This summer, LET’S attended a retreat and met the wonderful Rochelle Ignacio from Tamarack Institute. Rochelle invited us to be part of the Tamarack’s EngageFest. We spoke about Disability Awareness as part of an event entitled Art, Mindfulness and Play: Practical Strategies for Accessible Spaces. The event was co-hosted by Yas Hassen. Working with Yas and Rochelle to develop and host this workshop was a delight and we hope to have future opportunities to collaborate.
Event description:
Participants deserve spaces designed with their needs in mind. Grounded in Disability Justice principles, this workshop will introduce practical tools and arts-based activities such as collage and body mapping that can be infused into your design as you expand your understanding of disability types, access needs and barriers to participation. Prepare to explore, create, and enhance accessible spaces in a dynamic and inclusive setting as we demonstrate digital and accompanying tactile engagement techniques throughout the workshop.
Tamarack Institute Vision and Missing:
Tamarack is a connected force for community change, building the capacity of changemakers in cities and communities, within Canada, and around the world.
Tamarack catalyzes collective action with diverse leaders to solve major community challenges including ending poverty, building youth futures, building belonging, and addressing climate change. Our belief is that when we are effective in strengthening our collective capacity to engage citizens and lead collaboratively, our work contributes to the building of peace and to a more equitable society.