In the second half of the show, we’re continuing our coverage of the Indigenous Disability Wellness Gathering hosted by Indigenous Disability Canada and the B.C. Aboriginal Network on Disability Society. Today we’re featuring interviews from Julia McEathron, the National Coordinator for IDC and BCANDS and Haleigh Hay, the Senior Accessibility Researcher. We’re also featuring an interview with Jeff Ferguson, the executive director of Knowledge Mobilization and Transformation at Inclusion Canada. 

Highlights: 

• Show Intro (00:00) 
• Interview with Julia McEathron, the National Coordinator for IDC and BCANDS (1:20) 
• Interview with Haleigh Hay, the Senior Accessibility Researcher for IDC and BCANDS (3:48) 
• Interview with Jeff Ferguson, the Executive Director of Knowledge Mobilization and Transformation at Inclusion Canada (9:27) 
• Interview with Dr. Michael J. Prince, Lansdowne Professor of Social Policy at University of Victoria (20:14) 
• Interview with Jeff Ferguson, the Executive Director of Knowledge Mobilization and Transformation at Inclusion Canada (24:53)

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