Fall nature walks 🍂🍂

The Black populations' employment rate has been lower and their unemployment rate has been higher compared with those of the total racialized and total Canadian populations. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

In August, prices of products manufactured in Canada increased 0.5% month over month & gained 4.0% year over year. At the same time, prices of raw materials purchased by manufacturers operating in Canada declined 0.6% month over month & rose 3.2% year over year.
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🎬 Exciting Feature on Disability & Education Research 🎬

Thrilled to share my recent contribution to the Sage Learning Series, where I discuss findings from our (Rubab Arim) paper, "Through a Diverse Needs Lens." #InclusiveEducation #DisabilityResearch

Watch preview: sk.sagepub.com/video/throug...

Our new study finds among non-users whose parents looked for child care (CC): 34% cited shortage of spaces or waitlists as reasons for not using CC, 54% affordability, 43% subsidies as types of difficulties finding (CC). Link: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28...

#ChildCare #DisabilityInclusion

🎙️Honoured to be a panelist for “Exploring Your Options: A Workshop on Alt-Ac & Non-Academic Careers” at this year’s @csa-scs.bsky.social conference, exploring how sociological insights go beyond academia. Thanks to the @csa-students.bsky.social Student Concerns Subcommittee for the inspiring space!

📢 New Research Paper Alert!

My colleagues Sung-Hee Jeon, Rubab Arim, and I examined key financial supports of DTC & C/QPP disability benefits uptake using survey linked to administrative data. What do the patterns tell us? 📊 #Disability #Support

🔗 Paper: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28...

💡Another exciting paper related to disability this week w/ Rubab Arim, Stacie Kerr & Leanne Findlay! 📊 We explored disability measures & child care use among young kids with disabilities, highlighting the value of integrating medical & social models. 🌟 Paper: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-63...