Beyond Services

Exploring the balance between natural & formal #DisabilitySupports
A partnership between @QueensSRT @VelaCanada @PlannedLifetime @PosAbilitiesCA and more

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

Welcome to the Twitter account for a new #research project on balancing formal and natural supports for Canadians with disabilities and their families! #Disability #CommunitySupport #FormalSupports #NautralSupports #Caregiving #Caregivers #Advocacy

[Heather Aldersey @haldersey]

Yesterday I was also honoured to visit the team at OREBACOM and some of their families. Excited to launch our new project today in Beira with a roundtable discussion on supports for people with disabilities and their families

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

We are so excited to see this research extended to an international context!

[Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence @CdnCaregiving]

Congratulations to our award winners! Your dedication to giving care has touched countless lives and made a remarkable difference. Learn more about our winners: https://t.co/o7h5kJoUTs
#CdnCaregiving #CCCESummit2023

[Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence @CdnCaregiving]

Caregiving is not a one-way relationship. We’re exploring reciprocal care with sisters @AmyDMathers and Holly Mathers, moderated by @Terrencewkho. #CCCESummit2023 #CdnCaregiving

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Here is some background on the first winner of the Vickie Cammack Award:
Donna Thomson @Thomsod, author of "My Four Walls of Freedom," takes clear-eyed look at the value of a life https://t.co/EgqNQSygFG via @globeandmail @CdnCaregiving #disability #inclusion #CCCEsummit2023

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

Proud of our team members @Thomsod and @haldersey for contributing to this amazing panel at the #CCCESummit2023

[Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence @CdnCaregiving]

. @thomsod facilitating an insightful panel discussing the critical relationship between caregivers, care providers, and those who access care.

#CCCESummit2023 #CdnCaregiving
@A_Fakolade_PhD @AMBinetti @haldersey

[Heather Aldersey @haldersey]

⁦@QueensUHealth⁩ ⁦@QueensSRT⁩ researchers at #cccesummit2023 using research to inform conversations for a national caregiving strategy ⁦@A_Fakolade_PhD⁩ ⁦@nicole_bobbette⁩ ⁦@_BeyondServices⁩ ⁦@queensuResearch⁩

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

A few of our team members got to attend the #CCCESummit2023. What an incredible opportunity for learning and discussion around #Caregiving and #DisabilitySupports

[Rebecca Pauls @beccapauls]

"My sister LOVES me alot more!"

Paul Knoll describing the difference between the way he works together with Support Workers, and the relationships he has with his family.

#cccesummit2023 @_BeyondServices @Thomsod

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

Wow! We couldn't be more proud of our amazing team member, @Thomsod ! We are so lucky to have her ongoing guidance and support on this project. Congratulations, Donna! So well deserved.

[Heather Aldersey @haldersey]

⁦@Thomsod⁩ just received the Vickie Cammack Trailblazer Award at #cccesummit2023. A proud and emotional moment for the ⁦@_BeyondServices⁩ team. ⁦@beccapauls�� ⁦@aletmanski⁩ ⁦@CaitlinPiccone⁩ ⁦@Navjit141⁩

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

Disability news from around the world - definitely an interesting blog to follow!

#Disability #DisabilityNews #DisabilityTwitter #DisabilityAdvocacy #Advocacy

[Disability Debrief @DisDebrief]

Curated disability news from the top of Everest to protests in Paris and Seoul. Meet radical disabled people from the past and present, and find out how home appliances are letting people down.

Supported by @Sightsavers_Pol and @CenterforInclu1

https://t.co/aZ9DqrnW04

[Louise Kinross @LouiseKinross]

'They’re calling for more inclusive research, diagnostic tools that account for the different ways #autism manifests according to race + gender, + more culturally relevant resources + support.' https://t.co/nOIRz1zwDj

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

YES! Making information accessible is SO important!

#KnowledgeDissemination #KnowledgeMobilization #Disability #IntellectualDisability #Research

[Inclusion Canada @InclusionCA]

We just finished a collaborative project examining how Canada can better communicate public health information to people with intellectual disabilities and their families. This infographic has some highlights!

What are your thoughts on the findings?

[World MS Day @WorldMSDay]

Today is World MS Day! 🎉🎈 Join us as we stand in solidarity with the global MS movement. Today, we come together to raise awareness, build community, champion self-care and advocate for change. Join the conversation using the hashtags #WorldMSDay and #MSConnections ! ✨

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

"We were open to conflict before it even arose" - @haldersey on the key to successful partnerships in participatory action research at @csa_sociology

[Caitlin Piccone @CaitlinPiccone]

“You want to be able to put two types of expertise together, and that requires trust” - @Thomsod presenting with @haldersey on the power of academic and family researcher partnerships in @_BeyondServices at @csa_sociology

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

We are so excited to be sharing results and calls to action from our scoping review on #NaturalSupports for Canadians with #Disabilities at the @csa_sociology conference this week! We'll be sharing more soon!

#Caregiving #DisabilitySupport

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

A beautiful message from a political advocate of the Anishinabek Nation! As those on our research team at Queen's University enter the long weekend, we take time to be grateful for traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee territory on which we live, learn and play.

[Anishinabek Nation @AnishNation]

Moozhendimoowin Naano-Giizhigad

Be gentle with yourself. You're doing the best you can.

Finish off the week strong and have a wonderful long weekend, everyone! #FridayFeeling

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

We're excited to hear this talk which sounds very relevant to our work in understanding how natural and formal #caregiving supports can be appropriately balanced in Canada!

[Heather Aldersey @haldersey]

Paying Family Caregivers Could Alleviate Shortage Of Providers, Study Finds https://t.co/LXBhX0lyjG

[Beyond Services @_BeyondServices]

"The benefits of our therapies and interventions cannot be sustained in the absence of meaningful relationships"

A really interesting read on The Social Role of Friends from @citizen_network

[Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) @plannedlifetime]

An interesting article to consider for the work of the ⁦@_BeyondServices⁩ study. https://t.co/EsKTRMyRzy