Under the auspices of DEEN Support Services, Race and Disability Canada (RDC) conducts research and provide education and training to help understand the lived realities of Indigenous, Black and Racialized people with Disabilities in Canada with a view to affecting positive change in service provision and policy directives across the country.

The Culture Disability and Inclusion Project (CDI) is an ambitious research project undertaken by RDC, L’Arche Canada, and Humanity and Inclusion Canada to conduct research in Canada and 10 countries, reflecting the cultural diversity of Indigenous, Black and racialized people with disabilities living in Canada, to better understand how disability is understood and approached in different cultural contexts. The CDI Working group has been established to co-develop and consult on research to better understand the cultural context of disability in 10 global locations and the intersectional challenges and barriers faced by Indigenous, Black and racialized people with disabilities.

RDC is currently recruiting for Community Led Research Consultants with close community ties and lived experience within the following diaspora communities in Canada: India, Burkina Faso, Japan, and The Philippines; to join the CDI Working Group and collaboratively contribute to the development and delivery of the research project.