Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
More than 6.2 million Canadians live with a disability that impairs their daily activities. In Ontario, 25 per cent of people live with a disability, most with more than one type. While physical disabilities related to pain, flexibility, and mobility are the most common, mental health-related disabilities are on the rise as the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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When people have poor prospects for earning a liveable income it has a big impact on health. Those limited by a disability are particularly vulnerable to having low incomes and fall into risk of poor health because of poverty. Within this group women may be especially vulnerable due to their precarious attachment to the labour […]
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The Listening to Learn project was a community-based research project that engaged adults with physical disabilities in Burlington, Ontario in a meaningful conversation about their experiences related to housing, services, and overall quality of life. The project involved four qualitative methods of gathering data: interviews, focus groups, Photovoice, and a community forum and exhibition. The […]
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The Listening to Learn project was a community-based research project that engaged adults with physical disabilities in Burlington, Ontario in a meaningful conversation about their experiences related to housing, services, and overall quality of life. The project involved four qualitative methods of gathering data: interviews, focus groups, Photovoice, and a community forum and exhibition. The […]
Continue ReadingListening To Learn: Understanding The Needs Of Adults With Physical Disabilities Living In The Burlington Area Throughout Their Lifespan Download PublicationListening To Learn: Understanding The Needs Of Adults With Disabilities Living In Burlington Area Throughout Their Lifespan
Principal Organizations: St. Michael’s Hospital – Centre for Research on Inner City Health Partner Organizations: Aids Committee of Toronto (ACT) Principal Investigator: Kelly O’Brien The purpose of this study is to determine what “disability” means to PHAs to guide the future development of an instrument (questionnaire) that describes “disability” in the context of HIV. Specific […]
Continue ReadingDisability In The Context Of HIV/AIDS: Building The Foundation For An Instrument To Describe "Disability" Experienced By Adults Living With HIV Download PublicationDisability in the Context of HIV: Building a Foundation for an Instrument to Describe Disability Experienced by Adults Living with HIV
Principal Organization: Street Health Community Nursing Foundation Principal Investigator: Laura Cowan The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is intended to assist low-income people with disabilities, but many disabled homeless people are unable to access this program. In an effort to address this problem, Street Health decided to conduct a research project to identify the barriers […]
Continue ReadingFailing The Homeless: Barriers In The Ontario Disability Support Program For Homeless People With Disabilities Download PublicationFailing The Homeless: Barriers In The Ontario Disability Support Program For Homeless People With Disabilities
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.