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False accusation. Inclusion of autistic kids.

Concordia in the news
Posted on July 20, 2016

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Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

  • Department of Journalism lecturer Alan Conter provides perspective in a Radio-Canada.ca story (text and audio) about a young man who issued a retraction on Facebook after falsely accusing two individuals in the immolation of a cat. Conter is heard at the 1:15 and 2:10 marks. 
  • Huffington Post and Ottawa Life Magazine run an opinion piece, reprised from The Toronto Star, by Kathleen O'Grady, research associate in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute. O'Grady reflects on the importance of including autistic children in their schools and in the community beyond.