Dr. Eliza Chandler, an associate professor in the School of Disability Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University, brings a strong commitment to social innovation and social justice to the Office of Social Innovation. Widely recognized for her work on how disabled people's innovative practices are reshaping culture and advancing rights and social justice, she teaches and researches in the areas of disability arts, critical access studies, social movements, and crip technoscience.
Dr. Chandler also leads a research program that animates disability arts and its connections to disability rights and justice. She is currently running a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council-funded Insight project that explores how disability-led accessibility plans that centre cultural accessibility can affect the arts and cultural sector in Canada.
She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars and is a practicing curator. Dr. Chandler's vision for OSI focuses on community-engaged initiatives, experiential learning, and the development of socially responsible technologies.
Contact:
416-979-5000 ext. 555875
eliza.chandler@torontomu.ca