The Ase Community's accomplishments stand as a testament to the dedication and diversity of our team, comprising volunteers, staff, and youth. Their remarkable talents and unwavering commitment play a pivotal role in shaping and leading critical projects and initiatives. Our central mission revolves around valuing the lived experiences and unique strengths of Black disabled individuals. With their impressive educational backgrounds, diverse work experiences, and equity expertise, we actively work towards promoting the engagement and inclusion of Black Canadians with disabilities, fostering their advancement and well-being in society.
We warmly invite you to delve deeper into our priorities, actively participate in our endeavors, and explore the potential for partnering with us.
In collaboration with our partners, we have successfully developed Canada's first virtual hub, offering a culturally-relevant and Black-focused collection in our Disability Resources, Service Directory, and Knowledge Catalogue. We warmly invite you to take advantage of this platform to both submit and explore resources, all free of charge!
Through critical community-based and mixed methodologies research, policy analysis and papers, and collective advocacy we identify gaps and disparities across sectors, contribute to an emerging knowledge area, and inform policy change critical to eradication of structural and systemic barriers of ableism, anti-Black racism, and gender violence.
Through our signature national
program, The Restorative Education and Awareness Learning (REAL) Knowledge
Project, we educate, inspire, and drive critical change at the intersection
of race, disabilty, and gender.
The REAL Knowledge Series offers reflexive and transformative discussions,
training sessions, and educational workshops that are open to everyone, as
well as confidential sessions and townhalls designed to engage Black
Disabled people and our community.
The Ase Community fosters and
mentors Black youth leaders within an inclusively designed environment where
they enhance their skills, learn to navigate and advocate for accessibility
resources, and gain leadership confidence through training, experiential
learning, and mentorship.
Black disabled youth are the architects and drivers behind our strategic
youth initiatives and programs. They collectively lead the National Black
Youth Coalition and annual Black Student Success Summit, and many more
exciting projects and events.
The Ase Community and subject
experts offers a comprehensive portfolio of education, training, and
consulting services that will equip leaders, staff, advocates, and community
members with a toolkit of practical skills and strategies to effectively:
Embed principles of intersectionality within your institution and initiatives.
Address structural anti-Black racism, ableism, and gender-based discrimination.
Effectively recruit, hire, retain, and promote Black disabled staff and leaders within your institution.
