LiveWorkPlay

LiveWorkPlay is a charity based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1995, the organization supports community inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities or autism, including those with a dual diagnosis.[1]

LiveWorkPlay
LiveWorkPlay / VivreTravaillerJouer (French)
Founded1995
Location
Chief Executive Officer
Julie Kingstone and Keenan Wellar, Co-Leaders
Chair of the Board
Daniel Spagnolo
Websiteliveworkplay.ca

History

LiveWorkPlay was founded by Keenan Wellar and his wife Julie Kingstone, who are also the organization's co-leaders.[2][3]

Activities

LiveWorkPlay assists with employment for people with intellectual disabilities and has partnerships with both public and private employers.[4][5]

LiveWorkPlay also supports people with intellectual disabilities to live independently in the community, instead of in institutional settings, and supports full citizenship including voting rights.[6][7][8][9] Efforts in housing started in 2004 with demonstration projects at Carleton University, which were the subject of a documentary[10] by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Moving On program and a study by a University of Ottawa research team published in the Journal on Developmental Disabilities.[11] The organization received investments in 2016 from the Government of Ontario to launch partnerships with non-profit housing providers for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in new housing communities.[12][13][14]


LiveWorkPlay has more than 150 volunteers,[15] of whom ten have been recognized with the Governor General of Canada Caring Canadian Award[16] and one has received the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.[17]

References
  1. "Around Town: LiveWorkPlay celebrates 20 years of building an inclusive community". Ottawa Citizen.
  2. "Walker: LiveWorkPlay — a community where everyone belongs". Ottawa Sun.
  3. "Amazing People Keenan & Julie". CTV Ottawa News.
  4. "The Bright Side of Business: LiveWorkPlay partners with Ottawa mask manufacturer, creating inclusive work opportunities". Ottawa Business Journal.
  5. "LiveWorkPlay connects employers to people with intellectual disabilities". Ottawa Business Journal.
  6. Dare, Patrick. "Going it Alone". Ottawa Citizen via PressReader.
  7. "Developmentally disabled people shouldn't be living in hospitals, advocates say". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  8. "Second parent says their disabled adult child was victim of 'charity' scam outside Rideau Centre". Ottawa Sun.
  9. "Election gives Disabled Valuable Lesson". Ottawa Citizen via Newspapers.com.
  10. "CBC Television "Moving On" Documentary of the LiveWorkPlay On Our Own Together Housing Demonstration Project at Carleton University – LiveWorkPlay". liveworkplay.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  11. "Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities – Journal on Developmental Disabilities: Volume 14 Number 3 – General Issue". oadd.org. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  12. Ontario, Government of. "Spotlight on Transformation; Ministry of Community and Social Services" (PDF). www.mcss.gov.on.ca.
  13. Ontario, Government of. "Housing Task Force; Ministry of Community and Social Services". www.mcss.gov.on.ca.
  14. Toronto, P4P Planning Network. "18 Innovative Housing Solutions; The Developmental Services Housing Task Force". wwww.planningnetwork.ca.
  15. "Meeting of the minds: How two strangers became friends". Ottawa Citizen.
  16. "Her Excellency to Present". The Governor General of Canada.
  17. General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Mr. David Hernandez". The Governor General of Canada.
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