Our work centers on three key areas: bringing grassroots communities and organizations together in safe spaces to co-create transformative plans, collaborating with decision-makers to reimagine policies that address systemic marginalization, and supporting the development of technologies that are designed for, accessible to, and owned by historically excluded groups.
The New Society Institute connects local community members and grassroots organizations to build solidarity between systematically marginalized individuals who are creating solutions to issues most impacting their lives. Since 2012, we have convened Local Safety & Inclusion Solidarity Networks (LSISNs) that bring together women and gender diverse people who are Indigenous, Black, racialized, refugees, trans and/or live with a disability, particularly intellectual and mental health disabilities.
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The New Society Institute engages in two key areas of policy work:
Through our work in Advancing the Equal Right to Legal Capacity, we link community members, researchers, and thought leaders to abolish guardianship and implement an equal right to decision making support.
In our Policy Making for Inclusion work, we support communities, researchers, and policy makers who seek to critically analyze systems shaping our lives and end marginalization.
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The New Society Institute works with Deaf and disabled people and their families to identify barriers to accessibility. Through The Accessibility Exchange, we connect diverse people with disabilities and Deaf persons with public, private, and civil sectors to co-design full accessibility in society. For more information visit: accessibilityexchange.ca
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