In The Media

Media & Publication Contributions

Here’s a collection featuring Wanda.

Featured Article

“‘I was diagnosed at 46’: Waterloo mom calls late autism diagnosis a relief”
(Waterloo Chronicle)

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Wanda smiling at the camera with Article Text "I was diagnosed at 46" captioned

Articles

ARTICLE: Charity Village

November 2024
Embracing Neurodiversity in Nonprofit Workplaces: An Interview With Wanda Deschamps

ARTICLE: Toronto Metropolitan University – Diversity Institue

April 2024
Women leaders living with disabilities lead by example, call for a more equitable workplace

ARTICLE: the fix | Leigh Felesky | Substack

March 2024
Mid-life crisis

ARTICLE: International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

October 2023
Embracing Neurodiversity: Building an Inclusive Future

ARTICLE: Plans and Trust

September 2023
Working Toward Neurodiversity Inclusion

ARTICLE: Waterloo Chronicle

May 2023
‘I was diagnosed at 46’: Waterloo mom calls late autism diagnosis a relief

ARTICLE: Eastern Workforce Innovation Board (as originally published in The Globe and Mail)

December 2021
How are workplaces supporting Canadian workers with disabilities?

ARTICLE: Reader’s Digest

November 2020
I Was 46 When I Discovered I Was Autistic. Suddenly My Life Made Sense

ARTICLE: Broadview

March 2020
I learned I had autism at 46. I now understand myself.

Podcasts & Video

PODCAST: CharityVillage Connects

October 2024
Listen to the full segment featuring Wanda, recorded for the 25th episode of CharityVillage Connects, “Accessible Workplaces: Is the Canadian Nonprofit Sector Falling Behind?”

PODCAST: Mind Your Own Business

January 2024
On this episode of Mind Your Own Business, we meet Wanda, a champion of change at the helm of Liberty Co, a consultancy firm for members of the neurodivergent community.

PODCAST: The Universal Workforce Institute

October 2023
Wanda talks about why accessibility needs to be included in DE&I, the need for representation of women with autism, and how neuroinclusion efforts benefit everyone in the process.

VIDEO: LSO 2023 Volunteer Award Presentation: Wanda Deschamps

May 2023
Life Sciences Ontario

VIDEO: Accessible Media Interview

May 2022
Invisible Disabilities
(Wanda’s segment begins at 10:43)

VIDEO: AutiTalks

March 2022
Wanda shares her journey as an autistic woman diagnosed late in life and discusses a number of topics such as inclusion at work