Speaking up !
Vivons visibles, the accessible podcast is a podcast created by AQEIPS where we meet with different people in the disability community and talk about any and all topics related to disability, postsecondary education and life.

Episode 1 : Stéphane Braney
Episode 2 : Leigh Smit

In our second episode, we are talking with Leigh Smit, a student in social services at Dawson college in Montreal. They were also a recipient of an AQEIPS bursary in 2022. We discuss several topics; ADHD, accommodation services offered in cegeps, ADHD-coaches, disclosing a disability, winning a bursary, everyday problems for someone with a disability, and more…
Episode 3 : Sergeline Isidore

(This episode is in French) In our third episode, we meet Sergeline Isidore, a student at UQÀM completing a master’s in education studies with a specialization in disability and deafness, as well as a member of AQEIPS’ governing board. We discuss several topics: the lack of school staff who have a disability, the notion of productivity in society and disability, accessibility in other provinces and countries, the challenges in finding support services and many more. Sergeline also presents her project: Mon Bras Droit Éduc
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Episode 4 : Mary Boswell

In our fourth episode, we meet Mary Boswell, a social services student at Dawson College in Montreal. With Leigh, my co-host, we discuss topics such as: what it’s like to live with autism spectrum disorder; how the symptoms of one’s disability can evolve and change over the course of a lifetime; how negative school experiences can last in one’s psyche for years; accessibility issues in CEGEPs and much more…
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