The IDEA Project

Our inaugural project is based on an IDEA. The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility (IDEA) project is a research initiative that will produce innovative and practical toolkits on race and disability across Canada. It will build capacity within the disability sector and create innovative solutions to support accessibility and inclusion across the country.

The word IDEA is in the middle and spelt in large font, each letter is in a different color. The words Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, Accessibility are written in smaller text below the text.
  • Text on the image reads: "Inclusion"

    An inclusive society is one that recognizes and embraces the lived realities of racialized people with disabilities.

  • Text on the image reads: "Diversity"

    A diverse community is one where histories of colonization, enslavement and racialization are recognized and validated.

  • Text on the image reads: "Equity"

    An equitable society acknowledges that racialized people with disabilities have been historically excluded from opportunities for advancement in all areas of society and that proactive measures to redress this are necessary and important.

  • Text on the image reads: "Accessibility"

    An accessible community is one that proactively removes barriers and actively creates systems, processes, programs, services, and environments that are barrier free.

Project Pillars

An icon of two hands shaking.
An icon of a microscope and research papers.
An icon of hands holding people in palms.
An icon of a graduation cap on top of a stack of books.