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Indigenous peoples of Canada experience a disability rate significantly higher than that of the general population. Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM) brings awareness of these barriers and the issues that Indigenous peoples living with disabilities and their families face every day.
Living in Montreal Lake, Saskatchewan, Renita had learned about Neil Squire from an ad on social media. She decided to join the Working Together program to find work that suited her needs.
Sally, who currently resides in Grandmother’s Bay, Saskatchewan, has known she has the learning disabilities dyscalculia and dysgraphia for over 15 years. As a result, she finds learning easier by verbal direction and by being shown how to complete a task.
Christine’s drive to find a career she enjoyed paid off when she was able to network within her community and find employment. Through her connections she was able to find work at her local Co-op as a full-time dry goods clerk and cashier.
“I’m never a one trick pony,” says Richard Peter. As an Indigenous leader, five-time Paralympian, mentor, sports advocate, research champion, husband, son — and so much more — this is an understatement.