by Amber Bernard Communications Specialist

The Wabanaki Council on Disability and the Mawitam’k Society, and our national partner the Canadian Association of the Deaf, are pleased to announce the ground-breaking Atlantic-wide regional research project ‘Hearing Their Voices.’ This new project is the first of its kind in the region, where Indigenous persons with disabilities and special needs are the focus of the study.

Accessibility Standards Canada has committed funding to the ‘Hearing their Voices’ study over a multiple-fiscal-year period ending in March 2024.

The goal of this research is to hear the voices of Indigenous people and in particular persons with disabilities and special needs, their families, and caregivers. Through this process we hope to begin to uncover the needs and concerns of Indigenous persons with disabilities and special needs and their families.

Additionally, we also want to hear from service delivery groups and organizations that provide support to Indigenous persons with disabilities and special needs. This research will also serve as valuable insight for advocates and service providers, while providing key insights to policymakers, all levels of government and service organizations for the improved accessibility to services and supports by Indigenous persons with disabilities and special needs.

The study will Indigenize the research process to better serve Indigenous people, communities, and organizations. The Indigenous research methodology will be d ...