October 18, 2022
On September 24, 2022, the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Autism Equity received the Gerry Bloomfield Award from Autism Ontario for its contribution to the elevation of Autistic voices and lived experience in the area of autism research and public policy!
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June 25, 2022
Partnering with the Housing through an Autism Lens Solutions Lab and incorporating learnings from our Policy Compendiums (2020, 2021), we have ten policy recommendations targeting the federal policy areas of Housing, Employment, Workforce Development, Social Development and Disability Inclusion.
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June 14, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada announces a new name to better reflect a more holistic and strengths-based approach to autism.
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May 12, 2022
The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) releases the Assessment of the Autism report: “Autism in Canada: Considerations for future public policy development.“
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May 6, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada announces the launch of Examining Criminal (In)Justice Across the Autism Spectrum, a project aimed at studying the experiences and perceptions Autistic people have of the criminal justice system.
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May 6, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada launches a policy development working group in partnership with Inclusion Canada, aimed at inclusive employment through the development of policy recommendations on accessibility for developmental disabilities.
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April 22, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada announces the recipients of the 2022 Autism Alliance of Canada-Kids Brain Health Network Policy Development Practicum Fellowship. The fellows will be gathering information on national autism strategies from countries that have signed the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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April 5, 2022
Whitney Hodgins, autism and mental health advocate, receives the first annual Jim and Ginette Munson Autism Leadership Award during the 8th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit (2022) hosted by the Autism Alliance of Canada.
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March 28, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada hosts its 8th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit (CALS2022), this year focused on themes chosen by the Public Health Agency of Canada as they lead the creation of the National Autism Strategy.
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February 15, 2022
An overview of the main takeaways from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)'s “Autism spectrum disorder: Highlights from the 2019 Canadian health survey on children and youth.”
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