This symposium is jointly organized by the Intersectoral Initiative Inclusive Society, the Centre de recherche et d’expertise en gérontologie sociale (CREGÉS), Exeko and the Institut universitaire en déficience intellectuelle et en trouble du spectre de l’autisme (Institut DI-TSA).
Société Inclusive is a cross-sectoral research initiative in adaptation-rehabilitation and social integration support. It brings together the research community and partners to support and fund participatory research projects aimed at creating more inclusive physical and social environments for people with disabilities.
CREGÉS (Centre de recherche et d’expertise en gérontologie sociale) brings together the worlds of research, professional practice and citizen action around a common project, social gerontology. Social gerontology is a multidisciplinary field of study that focuses on the social aspects of old age and aging.
The DI-TSA Institute is a national and international university-based research institute on intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. The Institute’s programming focuses on individual self-determination and inclusive environments. It aims to develop knowledge and improve practices that allow people with autism or an intellectual disability and their families, organizations and environments in which they evolve, to promote the true exercise of choices by these people in achieving their goals in all areas of their lives.
Exeko is an NPO that uses intellectual and artistic creativity in the service of inclusive and emancipating social transformation. Exeko’s social innovation laboratory aims to mobilize different approaches in social practices (mediation and co-construction, knowledge transfer, influence, scaling up) in order to experiment with hybrid strategies of social transformation within certain environments. These experiments contribute to the production of knowledge that feeds inclusive and emancipatory actions.
Supports
This conference is partly funded by SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council), Cirris (Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale), REPAR (Réseau provincial de recherche en adaptation-réadaptation) and the four members of the organizing committee.
The Vincent et moi program will offer a screening of works from its Collection during the meal. It is a program of the CIUSSS de la Capitale Nationale which places art at the center of its actions in order to promote development, encounter and well-being, in response to individual and collective needs. An important player in the fields of mental health and visual arts since its founding in 2001, it believes in the scope and benefits of art to contribute to the development, well-being and recovery of people living with mental health problems.
Thanks
Aurélia Fleury
Intersectoral Coordination Officer, Inclusive Society
Philippe Archambault
Co-director, Société inclusive
Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University
François Routhier
Co-Director, Société inclusive
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation, Laval University
Élise Milot
Consultant in intellectual disability and autism, Société Inclusive
Professor, School of Social Work and Criminology, Université Laval
William-Jacomo Beauchemin
Researcher and mediator, Exeko
Sandra Smele
Coordinator, Inclusive Aging, Diversity, Health and Well-Being Domain of Expertise
Center for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS)
Noémie Couture
Planning, Programming and Research Officer
Center de recherche et d’expertise en gérontologie sociale (CREGÉS)
CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Priscilla Ménard
Planning, Programming and Research Officer
Development Service of the University Institute for Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Center intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec
Joelle Dufour
Coordinator
Social Participation and Inclusive Cities Research Team
CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale
