What I’m working on within IDEAA
As an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism (IDEAA) consultant, research assistant, and health policy analyst who has worked on numerous task forces and executive committees focused on IDEAA
Most Recent Projects
Lived Experience Advisor for Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s ASD Kid Talk Peer Support Group (2024 - Present)
Joining the Board of Directors at ARCH Disability Law Centre (2023 - Present)
Advancing Equity in Childhood Disability Research Project - Research Advisor on a project that looks at the equitable inclusion of underrepresented groups involved in childhood disability research in partnership with CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research (2023 - Present) - Phoenix, M (PI), Micsinszki, S (coI), Collaborators: Wong, L, Knutson, M, Kakonge. Advancing Equity in Childhood Disability Research Partnerships. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Insight Development Grant. June 2023-May 2025. $73,599.
Minuk, A, Wong, L, Phoenix, M, Knutson, M, Micsinszki, S, Kakonge, L, Al Nubani, L, Gagne-Trudel, S. Training modules to build capacity engaging disabled children and multiply marginalized youth in research. Childbright Training Innovation Fund. $10,000. Jan. 2025 - Dec. 2025
Understanding School-Based Rehabilitation Services Through the Eyes of Children and Youth with Disabilities Research Project - Principal Knowledge User/research assistant on a research team investigating the barriers children and youth face when trying to receive essential school-based rehab services. In partnership with and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research (2023 - Present)
Youth advisor on a project - "What decision-makers want: A CHILD-BRIGHT study of processes and criteria for adoption of psychosocial interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their carers." is a two-year research project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research), Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation, and the IWK Health Foundation, through the CHILD-BRIGHT Network. In partnership with The Strongest Families Institute (Strongest Families Neurodevelopmental Program) (2023 - Present)
MisSion
I use my understanding of the world, of organizations, systems, and people to support the creation, implementation, and sustainability of diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments.
Vision
The creation of a just and equitable world for all recognizes that there will never be a one-size-fits-all approach to any project, situation, or initiative.
Values
I work from an intersectional, anti-ableist, critical disability trans-inclusive feminist, anti-colonial, anti-racist perspective which reflects that everyone has different needs, strengths, and talents that should be celebrated.