Ontario Bar Association Microsite
The OBA publishes timely and helpful articles centered around the ongoing needs of lawyers who are living and working with disabilities. We’ve collated these articles for ease of reference and will continue to add new articles regularly.
Neurodiversity in Legal Education: A lot left to learn
Rachel Lewis & Rebekah Smith
Hope and Hard-Won Wisdom Out of Darkness
Rumana Monzur
Book Recommendation - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Carol S. Dweck
Being a Disability Ally in the Legal Profession Starts with Breaking your Silence
Lorin MacDonald
Broader Thinking Needed to Support Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Emily Sinkins
The Buckland Review of Autism Employment: report and recommendations
Published 28 February 2024
Book Recommendation - Untypical
Pete Wharmby
Neurodiversity in the workplace: Best practices for inclusion
Andrew Harrison, Tamila Ivanov, Roberto Ghignone, Hugh A. Meighen, Simon Margolis
“Is Justice in Ontario Really Blind?” My experiences as a blind prosecutor in Ontario
Jason Mitschele
The Litigator and Mental Health – a Must Read Article by Chief Justice Strathy of Ontario
Heather S. Douglas, B.A., J.D., LL.M.
How the Legal Community Can Better Support Lawyers with Disabilities
Lorin MacDonald, JD, LSM
New Initiatives: An opportunity for section members to strengthen workplace capacity to fully include workers with disabilities
Alec Farquhar