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Creating a culture of accessibility and inclusion in STEM and healthcare as a team with lived experience.

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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
As a STEM educator, researcher, caregiver, and person with a disability, I navigate ableist systems from multiple perspectives. That intersection gives me insight into how ableism operates and how it can be dismantled. [VD: Dr. Sukhai speaks at a conference podium with a laptop and microphone.]
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Disability is part of our lived experience, not the center of who we are.  #InclusiveResearch #Personhood #DisabilityIdentity [VD: Dr. Sukhai speaks at a conference podium with a laptop and microphone.]
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Teaching with low vision and neurological vision loss shows why accessibility needs to be built into everyday systems. Vision loss is complex, not a single condition. #VisionLoss #DisabilityEducation #Accessibility [VD: Dr. Sukhai speaks at a conference podium with a laptop and microphone.]
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Personhood should be at the center of research and engagement. We are more than our roles, disabilities, or diagnoses. #Personhood #PatientEngagement #InclusiveResearch [VD: Dr. Sukhai speaks at a conference podium with a laptop and microphone.]
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Our next instalment of IDEA-STEM Voices is live on YouTube, exploring what “inclusion” really means, and why being invited into a space isn’t the same as truly belonging within it. 🎥 Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypLPx0C4MQ0 #Accessibility #Inclusion
A purple promotional graphic titled “IDEA-STEM Voices Presents: NO ONE LEFT BEHIND.” Below the title is a video player frame showing April Assenza speaking on stage, wearing a sleeveless light-coloured top with visible tattoos on her arm. The YouTube logo appears in the top-left corner of the video frame. Text beneath reads: “Exploring what ‘inclusion’ really means, and why belonging takes more than an invitation.” The IDEA-STEM logo appears in the bottom-right corner.
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Reducing someone to disability alone erases their intersecting identities and undermines their personhood.  #Inclusion #DisabilityIdentity #Intersectionality #Personhood [VD: Dr. Sukhai speaks at a conference podium with a laptop and microphone.]
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Grateful to be part of #Cannexus26. Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai led a powerful session on building accessibility into workplace design from the start. We also heard from Spencer West and Susan Aglukark on the power of lived experience and storytelling. #Cannexus26 #Accessibility #InclusiveLeadership
Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai stands at a podium labeled “Centre Rogers Centre,” presenting from a laptop with a microphone. He is wearing glasses and a purple sweater, speaking during a conference session.Spencer West, activist and speaker, sits on stage in front of a large audience, with his image displayed on a big screen behind him during a Cannexus 2026 keynote.Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark stands on a stage holding a microphone as she sings. Blue stage lighting surrounds her, and a large audience is seated in front of the stage.
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Equity and excellence aren’t in conflict; they reinforce each other. Strong equity standards help science remain competitive, ethical, and socially responsible.  #STEM #Equity #InclusiveScience
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I was the first blind person to do a PhD in genetics. That reflects how ableism still shapes who gets to participate in and benefit from science. #Accessibility #STEM #Ableism #DisabilityInclusion [VD: Dr. Sukhai speaks at a conference podium with a laptop and microphone.]
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Equity is how we raise the bar in science. It’s about better execution, anticipating bias, and doing more rigorous research that ultimately benefits more people. #Equity #STEM #ResearchExcellence
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
At IDEA-STEM we work to create systems-level change in policy and practice by embedding inclusive methodologies across research, teams, and learning.  #Accessibility #InclusiveResearch #STEM #SciencePolicy [VD: Dr. Sukhai speaks at a conference podium with a laptop and microphone.]
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Sometimes researchers, ethics, and funding panels don't know what they don’t know.  Examples: 1) a life-saving device delayed by an inaccessible survey 2) an aging-in-place study excluding its audience 3) and a genetic variant misclassified due to non-representative data #Accessibility #Inclusion
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Science is a universal human right, but access still isn’t universal. Modern systems decide who gets to participate and benefit, while many are still excluded. #ScienceForAll #AccessibilityInSTEM #InclusiveResearch [VD: Dr. Sukhai speaks at a conference podium with a laptop and microphone.]
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Inaccessible research design can delay or deny life-saving technologies. Thankfully, this is something we can prevent.  #Accessibility #Anti-Ableism #ScienceResearch
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Excited to share that our very own Mahadeo Sukhai will be presenting at #Cannexus26, Canada’s Career Development Conference! 📍 Ottawa | Jan 26–28, 2026 Celebrating 20 years of advancing career development with 140+ sessions. Learn more: cannexus.ceric.ca #CareerDevelopment #CERIC
Promotional graphic for Cannexus26, Canada’s Career Development Conference, celebrating 20 years, with CERIC logo. Green “Speaker” badge. Title reads: “Moving Beyond Accommodations: Redesigning Workplaces for Disability Inclusion” with Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai. Circular photo shows Dr. Sukhai in a suit and green shirt, smiling slightly. Event details: Monday, January 27, 2026, 10:45–11:45 AM EST, in person. Light yellow-green background with dotted design.
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Equity and excellence are mutually reinforcing. Inclusive research design strengthens rigor, reduces bias, and improves outcomes. #EquityInSTEM #InclusiveResearch #ResearchDesign #SciencePolicy
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
This is why he’s our Chief Operating Officer. We're making accessibility in STEM a reality! #Accessibility #Inclusion #STEMEducation
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Even well-intentioned research can be shaped by systemic bias. Ethics and funding reviews don’t always catch it. Lived experience helps reveal what formal processes overlook. #AccessibleSTEM #LivedExperience #InclusiveResearch
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Our next instalment of IDEA-STEM Voices is live on YouTube, exploring what “fairness” really means, and who gets left out. 🎥 Watch the video here: youtu.be/UaLR1MayUoo #Accessibility #Equity #InclusiveScience
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
These aren’t hypotheticals. They’re outcomes of systemic bias that passed ethics and funding review and that could have been avoided with inclusive research design. #Accessibility #InclusiveScience #ScienceResearch
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IDEA-STEM @ideastemcanada.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We'll say it again. Equity is central to excellence. Inclusive science simply is better science. #Accessibility #InclusiveScience #ResearchExcellence
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