Black Community Consultations
The Voices of Black Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers of Black Children with Disabilities within Early Learning and Childcare in Toronto
The Ase Community is a National Black and disability-led not-for-profit serving Canada. We are a fully accessible and culturally affirming organization that prioritizes working with community members and collaborative partners to showcase and analyze resources, critical research, policies, and services that advance all Black communities' overall well-being and economic engagement.
Our community's collective voices have amplified the pervasive structural barriers, policy gaps, and research gaps as a direct consequence of the interlocking realities of ableism, anti-Black racism, and gender-based discrimination in Canada. We cultivate access for all through education and awareness, collaborative knowledge sharing, research, and policy anchored in a national Black Accessibility Knowledge Hub.
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The City of Toronto believes that every child belongs and is committed to an inclusive early learning and child care system that is high in quality and rich in learning opportunities for all children. Every Child Belongs (ECB) facilitates inclusive early learning and child care for families of children who need extra support, providing services to licensed child care and EarlyON programs in Toronto.
This passionate team includes professionals from the City, community agencies, and Early Learning and Childcare Resource Consultants. In response to the City of Toronto's Confronting Anti-Black Racism Strategy, it was identified that Black parents of children with additional needs have unique challenges and unmet needs, requiring further examination and Early Learning and Childcare training.
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