The PROUD Project is looking for fellows whose work focuses on anti-ableism for the 2026-2027 year - apply now!

Interested applicants should reach out to info@thePROUDproject.ca with a CV, transcript, 250-word statement on their work.

We look forward to hearing from you!

In the fourth episode of the third season of Broadcastability, hosts Chloë Atkins and Zephyr Atkins-Mitra interview Drs. Harold Atkins (no relation), Santhosh Thyagu, and Carolina Rush of The Ottawa Hospital.

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New French Boradcastability episode! Hosts Chloë Atkins and Charlotte Flameng speak to Myriam Winance, Sociologist and Research Director at @inserm.fr: www.buzzsprout.com/1840928/epis...

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September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month. Both use red as their representative colour. 

Sickle cell disease is a term for inherited haemoglobin-related blood disorders. FASD affects people who were exposed to alcohol in the womb.

We are PROUD to celebrate #NationalDeafAwarenessMonth! Above is an image of the Deaf Flag, designed by French deafblind artist Arnaud Balard.

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New Boradcastability episode! Hosts Chloe G. K. Atkins and Lark Huska speak with Eliza Chandler, Executive Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Associate Professor at the School of Disability Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Happy Disability Pride Month!

It’s in our name: we are PROUD to be a member of and, collaborate with, our peers in the disability community.

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The first episode of season three of Broadcastability is out! This season we will be speaking with researchers doing work in disability. Listen at broadcastability.ca or any podcast platform.

June is Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Awareness month. MG is a chronic autoimmune disease which impacts the communication between nerves and muscles. Currently, there is exciting work being done with biologics, CART cell therapy, and stem cell transplants which offer potential cures!

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We are PROUD to celebrate #PrideMonth! June is also Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, Canadian Men’s Health Month, Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month, and Indigenous History Month.

Happy June!

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Our Accessible Mapping Project is now online! Check out our website to see Toronto’s Queer Village through a granular accessibility lens - the first of its kind.

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Our newest blog post is up on the PROUD Project website! Read what PROUD has been working on through the link in our bio. #thePROUDproject #leprojetPROUD #disability #research #update

PROUD Fellow news! Join Walter Rafael Villanueva as he moderates the Mad Asian Creativity symposium.

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Time: 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Nexus Lounge (OISE, 12th floor) - 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/mad-asian-...