The Inclusive Early Childhood Service System (IECSS) is a research project that is working to understand programs for children with disabilities. The project uses interviews with families to better understand processes and procedures to access activities and accessibility in the daily lives of disabled children. This can lead to recommendations for educators and governments to make changes that are based on the experience of children and families.  






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Podcast Host


Kevin McShan


Podcast Guests


Munashe Nyenya


Grace Sweetman


Gregory Doucet


Kalea Davies


Abneet Kaur Atwal


Podcast Coordination


Devika Govindarajah


Kathryn Underwood


Abneet Kaur Atwal


IECSS Research Project


Project Director


Kathryn Underwood


Co-Investigators


Tricia van Rhijn


Gillian Parekh


Magdalena Janus


Patricia Douglas


Arlene Haché


Joanne Weber


Nicole Ineese-Nash


Virginia Caputo


Brenda Poon


Elaine Frankel


Karen Spalding


Martha Friendly


Collaborators


Kathryn Church


Eliza Chandler


Kristin Snoddon


Breanna Lawrence


Henry Parada


Marion Trent-Kratz


Bryany Denning


Catherine Moher


Yvonne Bomberry


Donna Lero


Heather Willis


Kathleen Brophy


Jessica Mudry


Stephen Swales


Advisory Committees


District of Temiskaming Elders Council


International Advisory Committee


Youth Advisory Committee


Black Advisory Committee


Partners


Brandon Friendship Centre


Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights (Carleton University)


Childcare Resource and Research Unit


City of Hamilton


City of Toronto


Comox Valley Child Development Association


County of Wellington


District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board


Keepers of the Circle (formerly Temiskaming Native Women's Support Group)


Offord Centre (McMaster University)


Macaulay Child Development Centre


Native Child and Family Services of Toronto


Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg


Toronto District School Board


Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University)


University of Guelph


Yellowknife Women’s Centre


Funders


Corporation of the County of Wellington


District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board


City of Hamilton


City of Toronto


University of Guelph


The Offord Centre for Child Studies


Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University)


This project is funded by the following grants:


Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant #895-2018-1022.


● Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant #890-2014-0096.


● Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Grant #PIH: 132311


Additional funding provided by:


Employment and Social Development Canada(ESDC) Grant #1592486, 2018


eCampus Ontario Open Initiatives Grant, 2016


● Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Knowledge Synthesis Grant #872-2016-0005


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