Episode 19: The IDEA Initiative — A Year One Update

You Can’t Spell Inclusion Without a D

In our Season 5 opener, the two guests who were with us on our 2023 season opener, are back to give us an update on year one of the Inclusive Design for Employment Access initiative, or IDEA for short.

A quick recap: IDEA is a six-year research project being done with $9 million of federal funding under Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund. IDEA is reimagining how Canadian workplaces can be more inclusive for people who have a disability.

It’s been almost a year since IDEA officially launched in May 2023, and we wanted to find out what’s been happening since then.

Listen to this great year one update conversation with Dr.Emile Tompa and Dr. Rebecca Gewurtz, who lead the IDEA initiative.

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Find out more about the IDEA initiative:

• Website: https://vraie-idea.ca
• Government of Canada page about IDEA: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/stories-histoires/2022/inclusive-design-inclusif-eng.aspx
• Institute for Work and Health page about IDEA: https://www.iwh.on.ca/projects/inclusive-design-for-employment-access-idea-evidence-synthesis

Connect with and follow the IDEA initiative on social media:

• Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vraie_idea
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vraie-idea/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vraie_idea/
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@vraie_idea
• Mastodon: https://mstdn.ca/@vraie_idea

Get in touch about getting involved in the IDEA initiative: [e-mail]

Listen to the original conversation about the IDEA initiative (Episode 8): https://youcantspellinclusionwithoutad.podbean.com/e/idea-—-the-new-six-year-initiative-that-s-reimagining-canadian-workplaces-for-disability-inclusion/