About this work
Sinneave partnered with Carleton University’s Accessibility Institute to expand knowledge, strengthen connections, and build on the momentum from Housing Through an Autism Lens to support action on neuroinclusivity in Canada.
From October 2022 to November 2025, the work focused on research, knowledge sharing, community engagement, and connecting people and organizations involved in the housing sector, support services, research, and community development.
Sinneave supported the 3-year collaboration with a $1.5 million gift.
What did the work involve?
The Accessibility Institute and Sinneave worked with people across Canada from the housing ecosystem to gather information, conduct research, share ideas, and strengthen connections.
Together they:
- Established an Autistic and Neurodivergent Advisory Committee to guide the priorities and share lived experience.
- Collected and shared existing housing resources from across Canada.
- Conducted community-based research.
- Identified and shared promising practices.
- Created opportunities for people and organizations to connect and learn from one another.
- Developed practical resources based on what participants shared..
What did we learn?
People shared valuable knowledge through their lived experiences, research, professional practice, housing development, community services, and daily problem-solving to inform what helps housing work for different people.
The collaboration showed that no single person or sector holds all the answers. People create stronger housing solutions when they bring different perspectives, experiences, and expertise together.
There is value in creating opportunities for people across the housing ecosystem to share what they know, learn from one another, and apply ideas in different contexts.
This work expanded relationships, mobilized knowledge, and deepened understanding of neuroinclusivity in housing across Canada.
The Accessibility Institute team created the first version of this website to bring research, lived experience, tools,and resources developed together in one place. Their work helped establish the foundation for the website you are exploring today.
The Bright Ideas Book is a key resource that captures ideas, lessons, practical solutions, and shared wisdom gathered throughout the initiative.
To apply lessons from this collaboration, people from across Canada came together to share ideas, strengthen relationships and explore opportunities to advance neuroinclusive housing.