Professor Tim Stainton talks Bill C7 and Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada with @Questions_MarkTV and Keith Dow
Disability, vulnerability and assisted death: commentary on Tuffrey-Wijne, Curfs, Finlay and Hollins
Canadian Researchers: Persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their caregivers should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities, COVID-19 and priority for vaccination A group of Canadian researchers, including CIIC members Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch and Dr. Tim Stainton, has released recommendations developed as part of a report being prepared on the impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. Recommendation #1: In recognition of the heightened susceptibility of persons […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Protocol Recommendations
In partnership with Inclusion BC, we have proposed to BC Health officials considerations and recommendations for vaccine protocols and priority of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and others receiving in home supports in individualized residential settings other than group homes or LTC facilities in BC. Read our submission here: Vaccine Considerations Protocols
The future of community living: testing new roles, relationships and purposes
Join authors of The Trampoline Effect, Sarah Schulman and Gord Tulloch for a conversation about the formal and informal roles of the future About this Event Social worker, community support worker, residential support worker, behavioural support worker, life skills worker, employment specialist, housing worker, child welfare worker, case manager, mental health worker, addictions support worker, […]
2019 – 2020 Annual Report
CIIC ANNUAL REPORT 2019 – 2020 FINAL
NEW Report: The Impact of COVID-19 on BC’s Children with Medical Complexity and their Families
Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch has today shared the results of her survey about the impact of COVID-19 and associated restrictions on medically-complex children and their families in British Columbia. You can download a copy of the full report here: https://spice.nursing.ubc.ca/outreach/ A two-page infographic with some of the key information and recommendations is also available. The results […]
Transitioning Youth with Disabilities and Employment – The TYDE Project
Opening Doors The Transitioning Youth with Disabilities and Employment (TYDE) project empowers young people with disabilities to find meaningful paid work, unlocking the door to a world of possibilities.
Is Innovation Really Possible in the Community Living Sector? – Webinar Recording
Thanks so much to Gord Tulloch and Sarah Shulman for yesterday’s webinar “Is Innovation Really Possible in the Community Living Sector?” based on learnings shared in The Trampoline Effect: Redesigning our Social Safety Nets. And thanks to everyone who attended on Zoom. If you weren’t able to join the webinar, you can view the recording […]
Building momentum for the Canadian Disability Benefit Learning Series
We are pleased to be a supporting partner of this initiative. Cliquez ici pour la version française This webinar series is a collaboration between individuals, groups, coalitions and organizations from across Canada, without which this would not be possible. A 4-part online learning series on the proposed Canadian Disability Benefit Hosted by Rabia Khedr You may have already […]
Graduate Student Internships Available
About Us The Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship (CIIC) is Canada’s first university-based research centre with a dedicated focus on social policy and practice issues concerned with the full inclusion and citizenship of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). We envision a society that acts to achieve lives of quality for all citizens […]