Module 4: Ableism and Accessibility
Resources and Further Learning
Below is a list of relevant educational and support resources.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Ryerson students can reach out to the Centre for Counselling and Student Development for assistance.
- A mental health tip sheet for dealing with anxiety and depression
- Community Resource List – TORONTO AREA REFERRAL SERVICES
- Canadian Mental Health Association – Metro Branch
- 416-535-8501
- Information about individual psychiatrists, listed by specialty area (affective disorders, schizophrenia), location and languages spoken.
- 519 Church Street Community Centre
- 416-392-6874
- Offers trauma-informed counselling services that prioritize the experiences and support needs of LGBTQ2S+ people. Does provide free in-house counselling (up to six sessions). Some services offered through this organization require a fee, but all are sliding scale.
- CAMH – Trauma: Where to go when you’re looking for help
- Canadian Mental Health Association – Metro Branch
- Mental Health Services – Canada
Articles/Readings
- 7 Workplace Etiquette Tips for Disability Inclusion by Serena Kappes
- Can You Tell The Difference Between Accommodation and Accessibility? by Katie Rose Guest Pryal
- Disability justice, anti-ableism and access resources: An assortment of resources and further reading about anti- ableism, access, and disability justice.
- What’s Disability got to do with it? How ableism work as a mechanism of white supremacy, capitalism, and colonization
- Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong (Book)
- People With ‘Invisible Disabilities’ Fight For Understanding: NPR
- 10 Principles of Disability Justice by Sins Invalid
- 7 Ways to Make Your Social Justice Space Accessible to Disabled People
Arts and Media
- Tangled Art + Disability
- Job Accommodation Network. “Deciding Whether to Disclose a Disability During an Interview.”
- Job Accommodation Network. “Disclosing a Disability to Obtain an Accommodation.”
- Disability Visibility on Stitcher (Podcast)
