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- About…
- Address and eliminate pervasive ableism in structures and behaviours that shape education
- Communicate, coordinate, and provide transparency of responsibility among institutions involved in WIL
- Make the cost of accessing education more equitable for disabled students
- Nomenclature/Definitions
- Provide resources for access professionals and other supporting professionals in HEIÂ
- Provide social, material, and informational support for disabled students during WIL
- Reduce the time and labour commitments in the accommodations process
- Relevant Organizations
- SCP Website Maintenance
- Shareables
- Site Map
- Social Change Tactics
- The Process
- Theory of Change
- Website Policies
- Welcome
- Workshop Information
Triggers
Action Areas
- Establish an inter-institutional allianceÂ
- Increase funding to students by targeting the government and other sourcesÂ
- Reduce costs and barriers to students by targeting the government and other sourcesÂ
- Reduce costs and barriers to students by targeting HEI
- Create a new body to help adjust and fix the current process
- Increase funding to students by targeting HEI
- Develop collaborative processes and resource sharing to increase knowledge and resources among professionals
- Increase HEI commitment to providing resources for accessible education
- Increase government commitment to providing adequate resources for accessible education
- Connect students with disabilities to one anotherÂ
- Ensure better matches between students and placement sitesÂ
- Ensure support at all stages of placements – before, during, and afterÂ
- Improve education and training for professionals supporting students in WIL
- Improve awareness, education, and make structural changes to reduce ableism within placement sites
- Improve awareness, education, and make structural changes to reduce ableism within HEI
- Investigate and advocate for alternative processesÂ
- Improve the existing process
Calls to Action
- Address and eliminate pervasive ableism in structures and behaviours that shape education
- Communicate, coordinate, and provide transparency of responsibility among institutions involved in WIL
- Provide resources for access professionals and other supporting professionals in HEI
- Make the cost of accessing education more equitable for disabled students
- Provide social, material, and informational support for disabled students during WILÂ
- Reduce the time and labour commitments in the accommodations process
Organization Sets
Organizations
- Employees with Disabilities Community Network
- University of Toronto Accessibility Awareness Club
- TMSU Student Access Collective
- Critical Disability Studies Student Association
- Able York
- WILAA Community of Practice
- Accessibility Institute
- Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities
- CommunAbility
- Experiential and Work Integrated Learning Ontario
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
- Canadian Disability Participation Project
- Accessible Campus
- Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health
- MDisability
- Docs with Disabilities
- Citizens with Disabilities – Ontario
- Abilities to Work
- Inter-University Disability Issues Association
- Council of Canadians with Disabilities
- National Educational Association of Disabled Students
- Episodic Disabilities Network
- ODSP Action Coalition
- Students for Barrier-Free Access
- Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students
- Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
Resources
- Late-Phase Evaluation Resource
- Early-Phase Evaluation Resource
- Implementation Toolkit Worksheet
- Capacity Worksheet
SCP Shareables
- ACTon: Disability Accommodation Stories in Placement
- Policy Brief: Recommendations for Improved Inclusion in Work-Integrated Learning and Higher Education Institutions
- SmART Toolbox
Shareable Contributors
Tactics
- Establish relationships with disabled students
- Establish relationships with allied professionals
- Create a toolkit
- Start a petitionÂ
- Social media campaigns
- Research
- Plan a social media campaignÂ
- Plan a public meetingÂ
- Organizes marches or paradesÂ
- Organize protests, sit-ins, or student strikesÂ
- Develop symbols, flags, or symbolic colours for the public to display their supportÂ
- Create a guide
- Create a decision tree
- Create a database
- Communicate information
- Conduct accessibility audits at placements
- Establish relationships with key decision-makers and influencers
- Support existing organizations
- Create a policy brief
- Offer educational or training sessions, webinars, teach-ins
- Coalition building