Centre for Global Disability Studies
@CGDS_UTSC
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The Centre for Global Disability Studies (CGDS) is a new research centre established in 2020 and housed at University of Toronto Scarborough
Scarborough Ontario
Joined March 2021
Join Our Team! CGDS is looking for a temporary (1 year, part time) Centre Coordinator. Interested applicants can apply by visiting https://t.co/W4LS50MGqV and entering 36935 in the search field (if you are an internal candidate, login to your SuccessFactors account to apply).
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Deadline Extended for the Undergraduate Award for #DisabilityStudies Scholarship! This award is available to undergraduate students across the 3 campuses of UofT. Applications now due March 4 2024 at 11:59 EST Learn more at: https://t.co/z6ACvglyai
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Apply Now for the new Undergraduate Award for #DisabilityStudies Scholarship! Awards are available to @UoftT students across the tri-campus. Applications are due at 11:59pm EST on Monday February 26, 2024 Learn more at: https://t.co/z6ACvglyai
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Watch the recording in English or Ukrainian/ASL: https://t.co/nM2uTJ0C0x (2/2)
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Recorded event – English with event transcription or Ukrainian with ASL. Orignal event date: October 18, 2023 from 12-1:30pm EST Virtual Event presented by the Petro Jacyk Program for t…
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ICYMI: “Organizing for Survival: Disability Advocacy during Russia's War Against Ukraine, from refugees to veterans”- Researchers and activists discuss civilian & veteran disability issues in a roundtable event. https://t.co/nM2uTJ0C0x (1/2)
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Save the date! 🗓️ Oct. 18th: “Organizing for Survival: Disability Advocacy during Russia's War Against Ukraine, from refugees to veterans”, a panel discussion moderated by CGDS Director, @CHartblay Find out more at: https://t.co/BcisPdQvmW
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CGDS is excited to announce our new RA fellows Aparna Menon & Adrianna Michell!
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Congratulations to our new Summer Fellows Tania Ruiz Chapman & Walter Rafael Villanueva. Find out more at: https://t.co/6Olj0TSq3u
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CGDS Director, @CHartblay will be sharing her research and invite discussion of the specificities of adapting global disability advocacy practices to the Kyrgyz context in a public lecture in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on June 22nd
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Are you a @UofT #DisabilityStudies grad student? Apply to be a 2023-2024 Graduate Student Research Assistant Fellow! Applications are due June 15th. Learn more at: https://t.co/aDet68CeYz
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The final event of the 2023 Critical Conversations series is June 16th! Join us for "Ethnographic Approaches to Global Disability Studies: Kinship, Value, and Care", with @Nessi_Maloney, Nilika Mehrotra, Michelle Friedner, & @Hanelizqui! Register at: https://t.co/22WUhP28aw
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Are you a @UofT #DisabilityStudies grad student? Apply to be a 2023-2024 Graduate Student Research Assistant Fellow! Applications are due June 15th. Learn more at: https://t.co/aDet68CeYz
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We're hiring! Applications are currently being accepted for two 2023-2024 Graduate Student Research Assistant Fellows, open to any @UofT #DisabilityStudies grad students. Apply by June 15.
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The CGDS is proud to offer several roles and opportunities to collaborate with our team and continue the important work of the Centre and its membership. The application period for the 2025-2026 RA…
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This Thursday at 7pmEST! "Detention and Disablement: The Politics of Indefinite Detention in Canada", the second of our 2023 Critical Conversations virtual event. To learn more about register: https://t.co/22WUhP2G04
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Come and join Disability Studies in Eastern Europe - Reconfigurations seminar details and registration: https://t.co/Bk6Pf116Qy 1/2 @CDSLeeds @DisabilityHistr @LongmoreInst @QUB_DRN @DisDigitMedia @DisHisCam @CGDS_UTSC @IntJDSJ @DurhamImh @MEDEP_CHANSE @ERC_Rethinking
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Thanks you everyone who joined today's session, the panelists, and all who supported! The next CGDS Critical Conversation, "Detention and Disablement: The Politics of Indefinite Detention in Canada" is May 25th. Learn more and register: https://t.co/22WUhP2G04
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Co-sponsored by @UofT_CDTS and The Program for Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity #UofT #NewCollegeToronto
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We will question how disability and dynamics of disablement are human rights issues, as well as what recourses undocumented detainees can access after they become disabled at the hands of the state (either through direct violence and/or neglect).
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This panel engages with disability and disablement in the context of those who lack status in Canada. We will be examining the various dynamics that put undocumented communities at a high risk of acquiring disability.
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