{"id":6266,"date":"2023-04-12T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2025-04-21T09:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:08:59","slug":"neuroinclusivity-in-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/2023\/neuroinclusivity-in-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Accessibility Institute and The Sinneave Family Foundation working to establish neuroinclusivity in housing in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        The Accessibility Institute and The Sinneave Family Foundation working to establish neuroinclusivity in housing in Canada\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/\">The Accessibility Institute<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sinneavefoundation.org\/\">The Sinneave Family Foundation<\/a> are proud to announce the launch of a new collaboration that aims to advance neuroinclusivity in housing in Canada and inform the development of national and provincial housing policies and strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, entitled \u201cNeuroinclusivity in housing: Sharing knowledge and coordinating action,\u201d is a response to the growing need for affordable and suitable housing options for autistic and neurodivergent adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National and provincial governments have recognized the need to consider housing as part of an Autism Strategy, however there are no mechanisms currently in place to share successes, leverage ideas, and work together to inform government policy on neuroinclusivity in housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three-year project is funded by The Sinneave Family Foundation and will be led by the Accessibility Institute at Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project activities will include connecting housing champions from across Canada, collecting, synthesizing, and sharing existing knowledge, curating evidence-informed tools and resources, and applying a research framework to housing projects on the ground to advance collective knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will prioritize the role of first person and community voices, community engagement, and community-informed knowledge exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"background\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Accessibility Institute, based at Carleton University, is a dynamic hub for multi-disciplinary accessibility research, education, training, and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sinneave Family Foundation, based in Calgary, Alberta, is an operating foundation committed to removing barriers and enhancing opportunities for Autistic youth and adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"contact\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about this initiative, or to get involved, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tara Connolly<br>\nAssistant Director, Research and Development<br>\nAccessibility Institute, Carleton University<br>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:ni-house@cunet.carleton.ca\">ni-house@cunet.carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Accessibility Institute and The Sinneave Family Foundation are proud to announce the launch of a new collaboration that aims to advance neuroinclusivity in housing in Canada and inform the development of national and provincial housing policies and strategies. 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