I had the pleasure of an energizing and challenging to shared presentation with podcaster and researcher Megan Linton as part of the Carleton University’s Disability Research Group – CUDRG series “Access, Inclusion, and Disability: Connecting Scholars and Practitioners.” We presented on different topics related to institutional history and practices related to people with intellectual disabilities and autistic persons, and answered questions that went into overtime!
Its so important that practioners in the field and researchers across academia work together to help the public understand not only the hideous past traumas of institutionalization and incarceration of people with intellectual disabilities, but that these processes and practices are still with us, even if the words and the buildings being used are different. I am so hopeful to see the work that Megan is doing, not only that she has chosen this area of research, but that she is communicating it so effectively…
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Keenan Wellar 