LiveWorkPlay

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LiveWorkPlay
LiveWorkPlay / VivreTravaillerJouer (French)
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Founded1995
Location
Chief Executive Officer
Julie Kingstone and Keenan Wellar, Co-Leaders
Chair of the Board
Daniel Spagnolo
Websiteliveworkplay.ca

LiveWorkPlay is a charity based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1995, the organization supports community inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities or autism, including those with a dual diagnosis.[1] The French-speaking community is served under the name VivreTravaillerJouer.[2]

History[]

LiveWorkPlay was founded by Keenan Wellar and his wife Julie Kingstone, who are also the organization's co-leaders.[3][4]

Activities[]

LiveWorkPlay assists with employment for people with intellectual disabilities and has partnerships with both public and private employers.[5][6]

LiveWorkPlay also supports people with intellectual disabilities to live independently in the community, instead of in institutional settings, and supports full citizenship including voting rights.[7][8][9][10] Efforts in housing started in 2004 with demonstration projects at Carleton University, which were the subject of a documentary[11] by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Moving On program and a study by a University of Ottawa research team published in the Journal on Developmental Disabilities.[12] The organization received investments in 2016 from the Government of Ontario to launch partnerships with non-profit housing providers for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in new housing communities.[13][14][15]


LiveWorkPlay has more than 150 volunteers,[16] of whom ten have been recognized with the Governor General of Canada Caring Canadian Award[17] and one has received the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Around Town: LiveWorkPlay celebrates 20 years of building an inclusive community". Ottawa Citizen.
  2. ^ "Federal Corporation Information - 312728-1 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada". www.ic.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  3. ^ "Walker: LiveWorkPlay — a community where everyone belongs". Ottawa Sun.
  4. ^ "Amazing People Keenan & Julie". CTV Ottawa News.
  5. ^ "The Bright Side of Business: LiveWorkPlay partners with Ottawa mask manufacturer, creating inclusive work opportunities". Ottawa Business Journal.
  6. ^ "LiveWorkPlay connects employers to people with intellectual disabilities". Ottawa Business Journal.
  7. ^ Dare, Patrick. "Going it Alone". Ottawa Citizen via PressReader.
  8. ^ "Developmentally disabled people shouldn't be living in hospitals, advocates say". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  9. ^ "Second parent says their disabled adult child was victim of 'charity' scam outside Rideau Centre". Ottawa Sun.
  10. ^ "Election gives Disabled Valuable Lesson". Ottawa Citizen via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "CBC Television "Moving On" Documentary of the LiveWorkPlay On Our Own Together Housing Demonstration Project at Carleton University – LiveWorkPlay". liveworkplay.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  12. ^ "Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities – Journal on Developmental Disabilities: Volume 14 Number 3 – General Issue". oadd.org. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  13. ^ Ontario, Government of. "Spotlight on Transformation; Ministry of Community and Social Services" (PDF). www.mcss.gov.on.ca.
  14. ^ Ontario, Government of. "Housing Task Force; Ministry of Community and Social Services". www.mcss.gov.on.ca.
  15. ^ Toronto, P4P Planning Network. "18 Innovative Housing Solutions; The Developmental Services Housing Task Force". wwww.planningnetwork.ca.
  16. ^ "Meeting of the minds: How two strangers became friends". Ottawa Citizen.
  17. ^ "Her Excellency to Present". The Governor General of Canada.
  18. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Mr. David Hernandez". The Governor General of Canada.
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