Acknowledgments
Land Acknowledgment
At Conestoga College, we would like to acknowledge that in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Brantford, we are located on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Haudenosaunee people of Six Nations, which includes six miles on either side of the Grand River. This is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral peoples. Recognizing the land is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those whose environment we reside in and a way of honouring the Indigenous people living and working on the ground for thousands of years.
Author’s Acknowledgments
I want to thank a few people who have been instrumental in my healing journey since MS first made its presence known in my body – Cathy Wordley, Kim Farrar, and Doug Cameron. It would have been impossible for me to reach this level of healing if you hadn’t had a huge hand in helping me through the worst of times and celebrating the best of times. I have no words for what your love and support mean to me.
I want to thank Gino Innamorato for helping me to push myself to include elements in this essay that I never would have thought to add because they were so personal—your ideas helped make it better. I am beyond grateful for our connection.
I want to thank my dear friend Marg for being such a support in everything I do, not just this project. We are lucky to share so much of our lives with one another—including the dog sitting of each other’s animal friends!
I want to thank Sunil Kuruvilla for being an early editor of this essay. You were so encouraging and helpful, and it meant more than I can say.
I want to thank my chair Adam Miller for your support in this project. I know that this essay inspired the idea of introducing a minor in disability studies at Conestoga College and I so appreciate your trust in me in this endeavour.
And I need to thank Kimberlee Carter and Rachel Stuckey in Conestoga College Open Learning for making this project go from my own first draft to this exciting publication. I cannot express how much it means to me to see this idea launched. I cannot wait to see where we go from here!
— Laura Quirk
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