Société Inclusive announces Fall 2025 Participatory Research Program awardees

Société Inclusive has announced the six winning teams of its 12th Cross-Sector Participatory Research Competition (Fall 2025).
Autism House Founders Rosemary and Xavier Maratta Hervé: Working Toward Autonomy and Choice for Autistic Adults

As co-founders of Autism House, Rosemary and Xavier have spent more than five years developing living, learning, and support environments that recognize the strengths of autistic adults, in close collaboration with researchers and the TACC network.
Call for proposals: Participatory and Intersectoral Research Program – Winter 2025 (Société Inclusive)

Application deadline: November 3, 2025
Play, Connect, Thrive: Inclusive Outdoor Play

On May 24, 2025, families, educators, researchers, and community partners gathered at the Giant Steps Centre in Montreal for a conversation that reached far beyond the playground.
A place to call home: A model for supporting self-determination among autistic adults

Supported by TACC’s Partners for Change initiative, this project shows how living and lived experience and co-design can lead to tangible outcomes for autistic adults and their families.
Conference in Montreal seeks to address lack of outdoor play spaces for neurodivergent kids (Global News)

For parents of neurodivergent kids, it’s not always easy to find appropriate outdoor play spaces. This, despite evidence of the developmental benefits of outdoor play.
Montreal school’s inclusive playground a model for outdoor play — and a push joy (CTV News)

At Giant Steps Montreal, a unique playground is redefining what outdoor play can look like — not just for autistic children, but for all kids.
Play, connect, thrive: Highlighting inclusive play in Montreal (City News Everywhere)

“We strongly believe in every child’s right to play,” said Seiun Thomas Henderson, Director of Research and Innovation at Giant Steps, about Play, connect, thrive—an event making outdoor play more inclusive for autistic kids. Adriana Gentile reports.
Play, connect, thrive: Perspectives on inclusive outdoor activities for autistic children

Date: May 24, 2025Format: In-person
From Concert Hall to Community: Making Music Inclusive for All

Award-winning OSMose project recognized for reimagining concert accessibility for neurodivergent children