Wendy Porch
Wendy Porch | |||
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||
| Citizenship | Canada | ||
| Education | Counselling Psychology | ||
| Alma mater | University of Toronto | ||
| Occupation | Advocate for accessibility, disability and human rights | ||
Wendy Porch a Toronto-based advocate for accessibility, disability and human rights.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] She is the Executive Director of the Centre of Independent Living Toronto,[12] Canada.
Personal Life
Wendy is married and has a son, Jasper.[13]
Education
Porch has Master in Education (Counselling Psychology) from the University of Toronto.[14]
Professional Life
Volunteering
Porch volunteers at AODA Alliance and is the chair of the Toronto City Council Accessibility Task Force.[15]
Employment
Porch has previously worked at ARCH Disability Law Centre, InfoAbility, Women's College Hospital, the Institute of Educational Technology (Open University, UK), Realize (Toronto), she has chaired the national Episodic Disabilities Forum (Canada), and the University of Toronto.[16]
She is currently the Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Living Toronto.[17][18]
Advocacy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
In 2021, Porch advocated to Toronto City Council to provide better support services to people with disabilities.[19][20]
References
- ↑ "Centre for Independent Living in Toronto welcomes new Executive Director". www.boyden.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "Opinion | What you can do to make Toronto more inclusive". The Toronto Star. 2019-05-12. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ Stadelmann-Elder, Markus. "Creating a new standard for engagement that includes people with disabilities - Maytree". https://maytree.com/. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Where Is The Disability Beat In Canada?". CANADALAND. 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "Toronto 'Woefully Unprepared' to Meet Needs of Aging Population". Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ Insider, Disability (2021-04-19). "Toronto's ATF on COVID-19 Vaccines to address equity gaps in vaccine access". Disability Insider. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "People with disabilities excluded from re-opening plans, advocates warn | Braceworks Custom Orthotics". braceworks.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "5 surprising barriers to voting in Canada by @ReadLocalLove". locallove. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ Michael, Smee. "New plan proposes pushing patios back to make room for pedestrians, people with disabilities". CBC. Retrieved 3 Oct 2021.
- ↑ Michael, Smee (13 May 2019). "Dupont Station accessibility project years behind schedule". CBC.
- ↑ "Demanding Disability Rights Amid COVID-19". TVO.org. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "History – CILT". Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ Ore, Jonathan (29 March 2019). "Why parents with disabilities often become advocates for themselves — and their kids". CBC. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Centre for Independent Living in Toronto welcomes new Executive Director". www.boyden.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "'This is the community in action': Toronto's Disability Vaccine Outreach Initiative". Healthy Debate. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "Centre for Independent Living in Toronto welcomes new Executive Director". www.boyden.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "Centre for Independent Living in Toronto welcomes new Executive Director". www.boyden.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "The Self-Manager" (PDF). Direct Funding Ontario. Winter 2019. Retrieved 3 Oct 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Communication from Wendy Porch, Accessibility Task Force on COVID 19 Vaccines" (PDF). Toronto City Council. 7 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Demanding Disability Rights Amid COVID-19". TVO.org. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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