Perspectives on the Pandemic with Sue Hutton

IDD: Get to know me

In Episode 2 of “IDD – Get to know me”, Daniel and Victor interview Sue Hutton, a developmental disability social worker and mindfulness guru, on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Key takeaways from their discussion: people’s mental health is suffering, the government could be doing more, and this thing can’t be over soon enough. Tune in for Sue’s answers to critical questions of the day.

Sue Hutton has worked in developmental services for 30 years. After working at Community Living Toronto in direct service, rights training and advocacy, Sue moved to ARCH disability law center where she coordinates Respecting Rights, a legal rights education project led by persons with disabilities. Sue recently joined the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at CAMH as a social worker and leads several mindfulness research groups.

In this episode, Sue shares her experience working with Respecting Rights at ARCH Disability Law Centre ( https://archdisabilitylaw.ca/initiatives/respecting-rights/). Sue also shares insights from an article coming soon (Feb/Mar 2021) to the Journal of Qualitative Social Work (https://journals.sagepub.com/home/qsw).

If this conversation piqued your interest, check back in two weeks for Episode 3, where we interview People First of Canada President Kory Earle on what it’s like to be someone with IDD who’s also working on the frontlines of the pandemic.

Follow Sue on Twitter @suehutton_msw and Facebook @suehuttonmindfulness

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Check out Sue's website: https://www.suehuttonmindfulness.com/