Education

The best way to learn about neurodiversity, disability, mental health, addictions, and intersectionality is from people with lived experience (the vast majority of the education shared in this section).

NEURODIVERSITY

• What is Neurodiversity (The DERS Guide) [VIDEO]
• Human Neurodiversity Should Be Celebrated, Not Treated as a Disorder [VIDEO]
• Read about neurodiversity terminology

SOCIAL MODEL OF DISABILITY

• Watch video on the Social Model of Disability
• ​Read more on the Social Model of Disability: Fact Sheet.
• Watch video on unhelpful terminology: Not Special Needs

AUTISM

• Education for Everyone on Autistic Experience: Aucademy
• Alternatives to Compliance-Based Therapies for Autistic Children
• Watch video by an autist on identity-first language vs. people -first Language

ADDICTIONS

• ​Free in-person education (comes with catered lunch) for organizations / businesses in the Langley, British Columbia area to learn about the opioid crisis and receive naloxone training.

INTERSECTIONALITY

• ​Watch video by an autist on identity-first language vs. people -first Language
• Watch video explaining intersectionality

POVERTY / POVERTY REDUCTION

• Read about the Hidden Cost of Disability

VIDEOS AND PODCASTS- LIVED EXPERIENCE:

• From a Deaf person about the value of her community
• From an artist with Down Syndrome
• From a Deaf dancer Stories of Mental Health
• Empowerment and Change from OC87 Recovery Diaries
• From a student with Schizophrenia
• From people about being Black with ADHD and it's impact on Mental Health
• An Indigenous perspective of Intergenerational Trauma
• An addictions counsellor's experience of heroin addiction and stigmatization
• Learn about life after brain injury from survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injuries

  Continuing Education for Professionals:

• Schools/Educators: Re-framing Disability
• Understanding Stigma
• Neurodiversity in the Workplace
• Trauma-Informed Practice