Websites and Blogs:
Autistic Self Advocacy Sites and Disability Rights Blogs:
Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism
Research Blogs:
AASPIRE: Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy Guides:
Disability Related:
Guidelines on Accessible Education
Policy and Guidelines on Disability and the Duty to Accommodate
Policy on Drug and Alcohol Testing
Policy on Employment-Related Medical Information
Policy on Height and Weight Requirements
Policy on HIV/AIDS Related Discrimination
Policy on Human Rights and Rental Housing
Policy on Requiring a Driver’s Licence as a Condition of Employment
Human Rights At Work 2008 – Third Edition
Policy on Discrimination Against Older Persons Because of Age
Other Policy Guides:
Guidelines on Developing Human Rights Policies and Procedures
Guidelines on Special Programs
Policy and Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Family Status
Policy and Guidelines on Racism and Racial Discrimination
Policy on Creed and the Accommodation of Religious Observances
Policy on Discrimination and Harassment Because of Gender Identity
Policy on Discrimination and Harassment Because of Sexual Orientation
Policy on Discrimination and Language
Policy on Discrimination Because of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Policy on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Policy on Scholarships and Awards
Policy on Sexual Harassment and Inappropriate Gender-Related Comments and Conduct
Guide To Releases With Respect to Human Rights Complaints
Guide to Your Rights and Responsibilities Under the Human Rights Code
Guidelines for Collecting Data on Enumerated Grounds Under the Code
Police Record Checks For Vulnerable Sector Screening
Eugenics History:
Eugenics – Canada’s Human Rights History
Disability History:
Disability Rights Movement – The Canadian Encyclopedia
Out From Under: Disability History And Things To Remember
From Institutional To Community Living: A History Of Developmental Services In Ontario
Disability History Museum (United States)
History of Learning Disability
Links for Allies:
How To Fight Ableism as A Nondisabled Person
How To Interact With People Who Have Disabilities
How to Talk To An Autistic Person
Things You Should Never Say To an Autistic
Autistic Representation and Real Life Consequences
Neurotypical Privilege Checklist
Behaviour Plan for Autism Professionals
The Real Reason You Don’t Believe I’m Autistic
Tone Policing:
Anger Does Not Equal Hate (original post)
The Difference Between Anger and Hate (expanded discussion of the above post)
Ableism, Tone Police, and Hypocrisy
Avoiding Slurs Is Not About Sanitizing Language (explains the difference between a slur and a “bad word” because these things are not equivalent)
Addressing Racism:
Social Justice Training Institute Suggested Reading List
What Kind of Card Is Race? *some casually ableist language, use of this link is not an endorsement of the ableist language used
I Don’t Discuss Racism With White People
Student Teacher Anti-Racism Society Educational Resource
How to apologize when called out on oppressive behaviour
Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism:
What If Natives Stop Subsidizing Canada
Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions To The World
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health Fact Sheets
Residential Schools Weren’t Killing Culture They Were Killing Indians
An Act of Genocide: Canada’s Coerced Sterilization of First Nations Women
