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Deborah Stienstra

@dstienstra.bsky.social

Feminist disability activist and professor in Canada and around the world. She/her

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Live Work Well Research Centre@liveworkwell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New report from @dstienstra.bsky.social and Catherine Hall: “Transportation Accessibility as an Economic and Competitiveness Opportunity." Commissioned by Transport Canada, this report discusses the potential of #accessible transit. Learn more: shr.pn/transport! #Disability #Inclusion #Access

New Research on Transportation Accessibility as an Economic and Competitiveness Opportunity

The Live Work Well Research Centre recently published “Transportation Accessibility as an Economic and Competitiveness Opportunity,” a report commissioned by Transport Canada*.    Deborah Stie…

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Live Work Well Research Centre@liveworkwell.bsky.social · 6mo ago

LWWRC Director @dstienstra.bsky.social recently wrote an article on how #feminist disability activists have reshaped inaccessible policy spaces. Read “Women with Disabilities Have been Misfitting in Canada’s Foreign Policy for Thirty Years" in the Open Canada journal: bit.ly/4rssvpY #Disability

Women with Disabilities Have been Misfitting in Canada's Foreign Policy for Thirty Years - Open Canada

They brought the knowledge to change it. The question is whether Canada will bring the resources.

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Live Work Well Research Centre@liveworkwell.bsky.social · 7mo ago

On December 3, 2025, for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Statistics Canada released a series of products that highlight the diverse experiences of persons with #disabilities in Canada. Visit our news post to learn more: bit.ly/4advqfp #Disability #DisabilityAwareness

New Products from Statistics Canada Highlight the Diverse Experiences of Persons with Disabilities

December 3, 2025, was International Day of Persons with Disabilities. To commemorate the occasion, Statistics Canada released a series of products to help inform progress on the Accessible Can…

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Live Work Well Research Centre@liveworkwell.bsky.social · 7mo ago

In December, Disability Without Poverty hosted their 2025 research symposium! The panel '2SLGBTQ+ People with Disabilities and Experiences of Poverty in Canada,’ presented the first national study on poverty among #2SLGBTQ+ Canadians with #disabilities. Read more: bit.ly/45LX2a5 #LivelihoodsCanada

2SLGBTQ+ People with Disabilities and Experiences of Poverty with the Disability Without Poverty Team  – Reimagining Livelihoods

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Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This is deeply distrubing, especially as publically available data demonstrates that research proposals from many equity-deserving groups remains under-represented in Tricouncil funding.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding. As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas: I'm tabling the following motion: That the committee request the three funding councils, namely the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), as part of the study on the impact of federal funding allocation criteria on research excellence in Canada, to provide it with the disaggregated data of all submitted applications, whether funded or not, for all student and faculty funding programs from the master's level onwards for applications made between 2020 and 2025. That this data include (1) demographic data of applicants and collaborators, including applicants' responses to the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) questionnaire, (2) the institutions and departments of applicants, including the institutions of collaboration, (3) the language of the application, (4) all data regarding the type of application and project content (application year, grant program, discipline, title, summary, amount requested by the applicant), as well as (5) the identity of the evaluation committee, comments, opinions, scores assigned to applications for each criterion, and (6) the outcome of the application and the amount awarded. That the three funding councils submit all this data to the committee within 15 days following the adoption of this motion, in an Excel spreadsheet format.
Deborah Stienstra@dstienstra.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Here's the speech! www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

Gender Equality: Federal Ministers Make an Announcement

At a news conference in Ottawa, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announces funding from the upcoming federal budget for gender equality initiatives. He is joined by Women and Gender Equal...

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Julie S. Lalonde@julieslalonde.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The federal government is currently making an announcement about new funding for women and 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations. This pre-budget announcement (and the new funding) is happening *entirely* because of all the public outcry and pressure we've mounted over the last few months re: cutting WAGE by 81%

Live Work Well Research Centre@liveworkwell.bsky.social · last yr.

On September 26, 2025, @edid-ghdi.bsky.social will co-host a virtual panel on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in United Nations peacebuilding policy and practice. ⏰: September 26, 2025, 10:30am-12pm ET 📍Virtually on Zoom Register and learn more: bit.ly/45YcGjf!

Intersecting Agendas: Gender and Disability-Inclusive Peacebuilding at the UN, September 26, 2025

On September 26, 2025, from 10:30AM-12:00PM ET, the Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development/Genre, handicap et développement inclusif (EDID-GHDI) partnership and Finding Their Place: The Contribu...

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Live Work Well Research Centre@liveworkwell.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations LWWRC director, @dstienstra.bsky.social, GRA Kathryn Reinders, and former GRA Dilshan L. Fernando on their recent chapter, “A Disability Livelihoods Approach to Including Communities Meaningfully in Development.” Learn more about their chapter at bit.ly/46U6c5U!

Community-Based Inclusive Development

This book analyzes underpinnings and dimensions of CBID from the intersections of disability studies, and inclusive development in the Global South.

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Deborah Stienstra@dstienstra.bsky.social · last yr.

"Disabled women are making waves like never before, ushering in societal change through politics, business, acting, science, sport, music, journalism and more." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

‘I’m still sick. I’m still disabled. But I’m proud of my body’: Frances Ryan’s manifesto for disabled women

Women with disabilities are the biggest minority group in the world, but are still shut out of society. In an extract from her new book, the writer reveals how that is changing – and what more needs t...

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Live Work Well Research Centre@liveworkwell.bsky.social · 2y ago

Congratulations Leah Fusco, Jane Stinson, @dstienstra.bsky.social, and @leahlevac.bsky.social on their new report on applying Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) to offshore wind development. Find out more in our news post: bit.ly/4kHn0RP

New Report Alert: Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

On January 25, 2025, the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW-ICREF) published a report called Harnessing the potential for a more equitable future in Newfoundland and Labra...

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Deborah Stienstra@dstienstra.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us online for this important conversation about disability, international commitments and countering exclusion.

Live Work Well Research Centre@liveworkwell.bsky.social · 2y ago

On Feb 27, 12:30-2:00pm ET, join civil society leaders and researchers to talk about the role of women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities in responding to gaps in Canada’s international agreements. bit.ly/4gJqno5 @dstienstra.bsky.social @leahlevac.bsky.social

University of Guelph Live Work Well Research Centre event, Countering Policy Exclusions: Canada, disability, and international commitments, on February 27, 2025, 12:30-2:00 pm ET, Virtual on Zoom.