Memory Witness and Hope: Sharing Stories About Surviving Institutions

 

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Memory Witness and Hope brought together French- and English-speaking institutional survivors labelled with intellectual disabilities.

We used art and video to tell our stories and learn new skills.

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Explore our work

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Memory Witness and Hope is now finished.

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This website serves as a repository of resources created through our project. You can explore our work below, or by visiting our Resources page.

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Illustrated story

 

I Remember Rideau Regional

by Robert Concordia 

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Participant videos

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• Doug Marr

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• Marcel Giroux

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• Harry LaRocque

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• Maurice Villeneuve

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• Robert Concordia

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Group video

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Lesson plans for secondary school teachers

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• Introduction - Memory Witness and Hope: A Unit of Study

• Lesson 1: Memory - The History of Ontario's Institutions for People with Developmental Disabilities

• Lesson 2: Witness - Learning from Survivors' Stories

• Lesson 3: Hope - Learning from the Past: Justice, Not Apologies

• Lesson 4: Take Action - Towards an Anti-Ableist Future

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Supplementary Tools

KWL Chart

Anti-Ableist Initiative

Anti-Ableist Initiative - Rubric

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*All resources are available in both French and English.

To access French-language versions, click here.

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Visit our Blog to see photos and learn about our process!

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