Take Out or Renew Your CCDS Membership Today!
Are you interested in issues that affect us all? If you interested in exploring these issues through disability research and disability studies, helping to disseminate information about these issues, and transforming this knowledge into action, then become a CCDS member today! Please visit our membership page on this link http://disabilitystudies.ca/ccds-memberships/ to learn more about membership benefits [...]
2013 Manitoba Disability Research Forum
On February 22, 2013, CCDS and the Disabilities Issues Office held a Manitoba Disability Research Forum. For a summary of the forum and a copies of resources discussed during the forum, please visit the following page: http://disabilitystudies.ca/2013-manitoba-disability-research-forum/
2013 Manitoba Disability Research Forum
The Disabilities Issues Office (DIO) and the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) will once again be hosting a Manitoba Disability Research Forum on Friday, February 22, 2012, from Noon – 2:00 p.m. in the Buchwald Room at the Millennium Library (2nd floor, 251 Donald Street) in Winnipeg. Here is the agenda for the forum: 2013 [...]
CCDS Featured in United Nations Publication
CCDS’ Livable and Inclusive Communities Project was featured in the United Nations’ 2011 Best Practices for Including Persons with Disabilities in All Aspects of Development Efforts. To see the publication, click on the following link: http://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/best_practices_publication_2011.pdf
Job Opportunity – Social Work – University of Toronto
The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social work invites applications for a one-year teaching-stream position in the area of clinical social work practice with individuals and families. The appointment will be at the rank of Lecturer and will begin in May 2013. For more information, please click the following link: Lecturer – Social Work – University of [...]
Season’s Greetings!
The Board of Directors and staff of CCDS extend Season’s Greetings to all! With CCDS’ continued work on inclusive education, visitable housing and the livable and inclusive communities concept over the past year, CCDS encourages you to think about how you can make future holiday gatherings more inclusive.
Recipients of CCDS Small Grants Announced
CCDS would like to congratulate the most recent recipients of CCDS Small Grants – Sally Lindsay and Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere. The CCDS Small Grants Subcommittee recommended these two recipients from very strong competitors. The CCDS Board of Directors approved the recommendation in early December 2012. Sally Lindsay of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Centre submitted the proposal Exploring accessibility and [...]
CDSA Call for Proposals Released
The Canadian Disability Studies Association invites abstract submissions for papers to be presented at the 10th annual conference. For more information, please click on the following link Call for Proposals: http://www.cdsa-acei.ca/2013cfp.html
Job Opportunity – Department of Biology – University of Toronto Mississauga
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), Department of Biology, invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2013. For more information please see the following link: Integrative Animal Biologist
New Board Members
At the 2012 Annual General Meeting in September, CCDS welcomed Gregor Wolbring, Majid Turmusani, and Roy Hanes to the CCDS Board of Directors. For a full list of Board Members, please visit the following page: http://disabilitystudies.ca/board-of-directors/
