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NSI is proud to be partnering with Fight For Right Ukraine – a coalition of disability organizations in Ukraine – as it prepares for reconstruction post-war. NSI has been working with the team at Fight for Right on researching Ukraine’s legal capacity regime. A summary of that report is being presented today at a conference […]

Over the past two weeks NSI has been highlighting efforts to advance inclusion and accessibility by building solidarity across marginalized communities. Our latest installation of the cultural production Dialogues on the Edge opened at the Annex Theatre in Vancouver November 17. And we were honoured to share our local-to-national grassroots employment initiatives at the Disability […]

Michael Bach and Lana Kerzner presented the findings of NSI’s latest study on legal capacity, Failing at the Gateways to Legal Capacity: Assessing Equality for People with Disabilities in Canada’s Legal Capacity Regimes.  The conference was hosted by the 120 Maryland Group in Winnipeg. The purpose of the Conference was to explore barriers that people […]

On June 18th, join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion exploring the complex ethical terrain of medical experimentation, inspired by the groundbreaking insights from Professor Carl Elliott’s recent work, “The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No.” Beginning with the public health worker who exposed the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and ending […]

National AccessAbility Week 2024 This week, in partnership with Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society IRIS hosted a panel discussion about the issues of diverse BIPOC people with disabilities and Deaf people. Recording of the panel discussion: National AccessAbility Week Panel Discussion: The Experiences of BIPOC People with Disabilities IRIS’ work is grounded in removing barriers to accessibility […]

IRIS continues our partnerships with the Saint John Human Development Council, Across Boundaries: An Ethnoracial Mental Health Centre (Toronto), Inclusion Winnipeg; Warriors Against Violence Society (Vancouver), Institut National pour L’Equité -L’Equalité -L’Inclusion (Montréal); and Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society (Iqaluit) to support the work and growth of Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Networks (LSISN) that have […]

Last week in Saint John New Brunswick, IRIS hosted a national event that brought diverse Indigenous peoples together from across the country with people with disabilities, d/Deaf people and/or racialized and refugee people. Through this event we learned about many truths… often difficult to hear. It became clear by the end of our two-day event, […]

IRIS is pleased to be partnering with BDO Canada on a new initiative to improve accessibility and inclusion in the workplace. BDO Canada and IRIS are set to co-design a first-of-its-kind audit tool that will set a baseline for accessibility in the workplace. This specialized Accessibility Engagement Audit Tool will help employers identify barriers and […]

  They have been called “village idiots”, “imbeciles”, “fools”, “sub-humans” and “retards”. They have been incarcerated and abused in prisons and institutions. They have been feared and misunderstood for centuries. They are people with intellectual disabilities. Directed by Pierre Tétrault, The “R” Word tells us stories of three generations of families and individuals, their incredible […]

It’s time to hear our stories … The Event Dialogues on the Edge – Point of Entry. This is a showcase of multidisciplinary performances to learn about the experiences of Indigenous, Black, refugee, Deaf peoples, and people with disabilities. This event will offer the rare opportunity for individuals in Canada to understand the unique experiences […]

This IWD IRIS would like to tip our hats to the amazing team at Elevate Resiliency! For Black History Month they hosted the Elevated Woman: Black History Month Celebration on February 17th in Scarborough at CEE (Careers, Education and Empowerment) – Centre for Young Black Professionals. Thank you to the phenomenal Laura Hammond and Alisha Williams, […]

IRIS has collaborated with two community organizations involved in the Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Networks in Saint John and Toronto to engage community in Black History Month celebrations! We are very excited for the events that are lined up during Black History Month. The first event entitled Elevated Woman: Black History Month Celebration is […]