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On lit pour vousVisionnaire dans l’âmeDans cet épisode de On lit pour vous, nous vous offrons une sélection de textes tirés des médias suivants: La Presse, Paraquad.
Au programme:
Visionnaire dans l’âme, un texte de Katherine Harvey-Pinard, paru le 06 novembre 2025 dans La Presse. (00:02)
Dossier ILS ONT CRÉÉ LEUR ENTREPRISE; Marjorie Aunos, chercheure et conférencière, paru dans le numéro 165 hiver 2025 du magazine Paraquad. (25:17)
Lecture: Claire Dorion, Jocelyne Langevin, Enregistrement: Claire Dorion, Jocelyne Langevin, Recherche: André Lebeau, Francine Thériault, André Lacombe, Montage: Carlo Bellomo Émission diffusée le vendredi 17h30, le samedi 21h30 et le lundi 14h30.
2025-12-0528 min
Happy Space Podcast with Clare Kumar[Encore] Championing accessibility at work - with Majorie AunosIn this curated selection from the Happy Space Podcast, I’m bringing back voices that challenge, inspire, and expand our thinking about designing for inclusion and accessibility. These encore episodes highlight conversations that continue to resonate—on neurodiversity, workplace design, and the small shifts that can make a big difference. Whether you’re tuning in for the first time or revisiting a favourite, I hope these episodes offer fresh insight into how thoughtful design can help everyone show up and perform at their best.If we want our world to be more inclusive, we need to pay close...
2025-05-2838 min
Drop your noiseEp22: Being an Unexpected Strength ft. Marjorie AunosAs a researcher, psychologist, speaker, author, consultant, and dedicated mother, Marjorie's life took a dramatic turn following an accident that left her paraplegic. She shares her journey through pain, resilience, and ultimately, grace, offering profound insights on parenting with disabilities and advocating for change. Meet Marjorie: Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D. is a psychologist, researcher, speaker, and consultant on accessibility and inclusion. She teaches organizations to solution-find and build environments that are accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to families with disabilities. As a Disability Advocate, she speaks to educators and professionals about embracing change, social justice and our need to support ou...
2024-06-061h 02
The SelfWork Podcast396 SelfWork: From Able-Bodied Mom to Disabled: A Conversation with Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D.Marjorie Aunos' story is not one you'll forget. In one second, she went from being an able-bodied mom to a disabled one.As a clinical psychologist, Marjorie developed the first program offering support for families headed by parents with intellectual disabilities in the province of Quebec, Canada. She fought for parents with intellectual disabilities to not be judged as “incapable” because of that disability. Yet in 2012, she sustained a spinal cord Injury in a car accident. Mother to a 16-month-old at the time, the accident and injury left her with paraplegia. Dealing with her own fear, her own...
2024-05-3137 minThe SelfWork Podcast396 SelfWork: From Able-Bodied Mom to Disabled: A Conversation with Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D.Marjorie Aunos' story is not one you'll forget. In one second, she went from being an able-bodied mom to a disabled one.As a clinical psychologist, Marjorie developed the first program offering support for families headed by parents with intellectual disabilities in the province of Quebec, Canada. She fought for parents with intellectual disabilities to not be judged as “incapable” because of that disability. Yet in 2012, she sustained a spinal cord Injury in a car accident. Mother to a 16-month-old at the time, the accident and injury left her with paraplegia. Dealing with her own fear, her own...
2024-05-3137 min
Word of Mom RadioDr. Marjorie Aunos Joins Dr. Crystal Morrison on The Village Vision PodcastDr. Marjorie Aunos is a researcher, speaker, and consultant on accessibility and inclusion. She teaches organizations and educators to solution-find and build environments that are accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to young families with disabilities.
Find out more on The Village Vision Podcast anytime. Connect with Marjorie at RollFwd.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
Dr. Crystal G. Morrison is a highly regarded executive advisor, strategist, leader, scientist, tech entrepreneur, and co-founder of Meerkat Village, a software company dedicated to improving outcomes for children with special needs by building collaboration and communication among adults providing care. She create the...
2023-11-1423 min
The Ingenium Books Podcast: Author. Publisher. Changemaker.How to Become a TEDx Speaker with Author Marjorie AunosDo you aspire to be a TEDx speaker? Are you eager to achieve the desired outcome of becoming a captivating presenter on the TEDx stage? Look no further. In this episode, our esteemed guest, Ingenium Books' author Marjorie Aunos, shares her invaluable insights on how to navigate the process of becoming a TEDx speaker. With her expertise, you can unlock the key to becoming a compelling TEDx speaker and realize your dream of captivating audiences worldwide.Every time I spoke, I felt more empowered, and I felt my message got clearer...my voice is still there...
2023-10-2637 min
Happy Space Podcast with Clare Kumar32 - Championing accessibility at work - with Majorie AunosIf we want our world to be more inclusive, we need to pay close attention to accessibility - the ease with which individuals can participate - at work, at home, and in daily life. Disability consultant Marj Aunos shares her highly relevant personal and professional lived experience. We explore what compelled Marj to dedicate her life to supporting adults with intellectual disabilities at a tender 20 years old, what motivated her when she became a paraplegic as a single mom to her 16-month-old son, and how to be a better ally to those who have accessibility challenges.Marjorie...
2023-10-2438 min
M4G Advocacy MediaJourneys: Season 3, Episode 31 - Marjorie Aunos
Today we spoke with Marjorie Aunos in an impactful episode! She talks to us about creating a more #accessible and #inclusive world, society's distorted #narratives , #InternalizedAbleism , and the struggles (and strengths!) of #parents with disabilities.
00:00 Intro
02:44 Marjorie's Journey
20:12 Access To Care In Canada
24:09 Our Children Are Much More Empathetic and Inclusive
32:52 Little Town vs. Big City
35:51 Where Discrimination Lies & Outdated Disability Laws
39:20 Adaptive Parenting With Support
41:00 Inequality Of Resources and Access
46:38 Changing Perspectives & Unlearning Internalized Ableism
51:00...
2023-10-1658 min
Living Full Out ShowLearn How the Strength Of Love Can Lead You To Living Full OutEpisode: 2023.9.40The Living Full Out Show with Nancy Solari encourages you to allow the strength of love to push you toward your goals. Perhaps you question whether you're worthy of compassion, or maybe you believe that the support of others will make little difference on your way toward success. Join Nancy as she explains the value of having people in your life who wish to assist and uplift you. Our first caller, Isaiah, worries that he should be doing more in pursuit of his dreams and constantly invalidates his own progress. Nancy asks him to reflect...
2023-10-1452 min
CASCW podcastEpisode 26: A Parenting LegacyIn this episode Marjorie Aunos and Dr. Traci LaLiberte reflect on the Parenting Done Differently Podcast. In this series Marjorie interviewed over 20 scholars and researchers in the field along with parents with disabilities and the children of parents with disabilities. Marjorie and Traci speak about the importance of providing tools for professionals who work in child welfare and looking for answers where we least expect them.
SHOWNOTES, RESOURCES, and Transcript available at:
z.umn.edu/parenting-done-differently
2023-08-0238 min
Uncover Untapped MarketsFrom Tragedy to Triumph: Designing for Inclusivity with Marjorie AunosIn this emotional and eye-opening episode, we speak with Marjorie Aunos, a psychologist and single mother who became a wheelchair user after a car accident. Marjorie shares her journey of adapting to a physical disability and navigating the world of technology, highlighting the challenges and little details that come with accessibility. We discuss the importance of voicing these challenges to create awareness and how technology, such as AI, can be helpful for people with disabilities.
Interested in creating more inclusive and accessible products and services? This episode is a must-listen. Join us as we...
2023-06-2926 min
Beneath Your Beautiful118. Marjorie AunosMarjorie Aunos, TEDx Speaker, Coach, Author, Psychologist & Researcher. In a second, she had become the single parent of a rambunctious 16 months old boy, sole breadwinner, and trying to comprehend what life would be like as a Mom On Wheels.For more information: rollfwd.com________Guests share stories of adversity and perseverance which inspire, encourage and challenge us. Host Hara Allison embraces these tough conversations, intimately exploring our loves, fears and hopes with a delicious combination of depth and lightness.Beneath Your Beautiful won first place in Self Help...
2023-06-1717 min
Strong Single and HumanE92 - Marjorie Aunos - Mum on WheelsThis week’s guest is a psychologist, inspirational speaker, author, and researcher from Montreal. Her expertise is working with parents who have intellectual disabilities. In 2012, she sustained a spinal cord injury in a car accident. Mother to a 16-month-old at the time, the accident and subsequent injury gave her an interesting perspective on parenting and disability. Marjorie believes that focusing on our strengths of character can lead to living a fulfilling life. With her family, she learned to be a solution-finder to make her world more accessible.
She has just written a book “mum on wheels”
Where...
2023-03-131h 00
POSSIBLESMarjorie Aunos se raconte.Dans cet épisode, vous découvrirez le parcours de vie de Marjorie Aunos qui se présente comme une maman devenue paraplégique suite à un accident de voiture, qui est psychologue clinicienne et chercheuse dans le domaine de la parentalité avec une déficience intellectuelle. Lors de cette rencontre, Marjorie aborde plusieurs sujets tels que la parentalité, la psychologie positive, les technologies, la créativité et l’accessibilité pour nous donner son point de vue et partager ses expériences de vie. Vous pouvez suivre Marjorie Aunos sur Instagram sous le nom de marjorieaunos et la retrouver également sur Fac...
2023-02-0759 min
Study Motivation by Motivation2StudyCHANGE YOUR LIFE IN 2023 - LISTEN TO THIS To Stay Motivated Everyday! - Motivational Speech CompilationListen to This To Stay Motivated Everyday & Up Your Grades In 2023! This is a powerful Motivational Speech Compilation of some of our best speeches of the last few months that will motivate and inspire you to focus and make positive changes in your life.Speakers:Ed MylettTom BilyeuLisa BilyeuTim StoreySadhguruChaunte LoweSahra NguyenMarjorie AunosRick RigsbyMusic:Scott BuckleyReally Slow Motion
2022-12-0538 min
Philosophy Daily by MotiversityIt Will Make You Cry - Once Upon a TimeWhen we were young, we found our inspiration behind the words "Once upon a time" and we would be fighting dragons, climbing mountains and becoming anything we desired.Speaker:Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D. Psychologist, Legacy Coach Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-10-2806 min
Study Motivation by Motivation2StudyOnce Upon A Time - a beautiful emotional inspirational short storyWhen we were young, we found our inspiration behind the words "Once upon a time" and we would be fighting dragons, climbing mountains and becoming anything we desired. In this motivational episode, we share with you a beautiful, emotional and inspirational short story that will change your life! Speaker: Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D. Psychologist, Legacy CoachAuthor of Mom on Wheels: The Power of Purpose as a Parent with Paraplegiahttps://ingeniumbooks.com/as3oCo-Author & Curator of Our Yellow Brick Road: An...
2022-08-0106 min
The SPIRAL UP Podcast with Dr. LaChelle WiemeRe-writing Your Narrative with Marjorie AunosPsychologist, author, and advocate for parents who have intellectual disabilities themselves, Marjorie Aunos is here sharing her inspiring story. After being in an accident that left her Paraplegia, she wondered how she was going to raise her son as a single mother. This situation left her feeling depressed and anxious for ten years after her accident. Now, she has learned to change the narrative of her story! Tune into this episode of The Unstuck Podcast to hear how Marjorie has used the twenty-four characteristics to help re-write her narrative. DID YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE? If you did, make sure to subs...
2022-04-2036 min
Your Transformation JourneyS1E47- When life literal breaks your back and you come back with Wheels and Life with Guest Marjorie Aunos, Ph.DMarjorie Aunos, Ph.D. is a single-mother-by-choice, living with a Spinal cord Injury, a psychologist, award-winning inspirational speaker, author, and researcher from Montreal, Canada.Instagram: @ninjamarjTwitter: @ninja_marjLinkedIn: Marjorie AunosYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWSNPawpxFqWctKUJ5KR2qgFacebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ninjamarjAbout - Your Transformation JourneyThis podcast morphed from the Unstoppable Leadership podcast. The guest that was on had a running theme of transformation and why they started on their journey and that is why the name...
2022-03-1730 min
Imperfect Mommying: Better Parenting through Self-Healing with Alysia LyonsHow Important is Support in Parenting? with Special Guest Marjorie AunosI was in the hospital, trying to figure out what that meant in terms of the spinal cord injury, how how life was going to turn out. And I got scared that someone was going to come, that somebody in the hospital would flag me as a potential risk for for my son. And I knew how my clients had to struggle with that, and had to fight for their rights to be recognized. I feared that I would be put in the same position. My practice changed in that respect, but more in terms of understanding the emotional...
2022-02-2446 min
Start Here, Start NowHow to Use Your Love as a Superpower w/ Marjorie AunosToday's guest, Marjorie, talks about love, gratitude, and appreciation, and how they already exist within you if you cultivate them. After a car accident leaving her quadriplegic, Marjorie battled with letting go of all the things she should and could have been. Then, how she used the superpower of love to bring movement back to her arms and hands, and to feel grateful for the chance to live life in new ways.You'll learn:- That love is your superpower- How love already exists in all of us if we choose to cultivate it
2022-02-1435 min
Pivot 180 Weekly BoostPost Traumatic Growth Found in Caracter StrengthsAfter surviving a horrific car accident 10 years ago, Marjorie Aunos is now thriving and telling her story of how she has used her healing experiences as learning lessons not only for herself but for her son. The love for her son has kept her alive and her love of learning has allowed her to thrive.What are some character strengths you have that have pulled you out of your darkest places?
2022-02-0923 min
The Ingenium Books Podcast: Author. Publisher. Changemaker.Public Speaking for Authors with Yvonne Caputo and Marjorie AunosAs an author, it doesn’t take very long after you’ve published your book – and sometimes even before you’ve published your book – before you are going to be required to speak in front of an audience. Now that audience may be live, although much less so during the days of COVID. But virtual, it may be with video; it may be audio only; it may be person to person; it may be in a bookstore. Who knows? But public speaking in any of those circumstances is not always something that either comes naturally to authors or can be very –...
2021-12-2231 min
CELEBRITY ESTATE CHAOSLESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY#lessons #yourbackupplan #spinalcordinjury #caraccident #parenting
On Talking Taboo with Tina, our interview today, LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY, will be inspiring to say the least.... Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D. is a psychologist, inspirational speaker, author and researcher from Montreal, Canada. Her expertise is working with parents who have intellectual disabilities. In 2012, she sustained a Spinal Cord Injury in a car accident. Mother to a 16 months old at the time, the accident and subsequent injury gave her an interesting perspective on parenting and disability. Marjorie believes that focusing on our strengths of character can lead to living a...
2021-12-0820 min
How to Deal When the Shit Gets Real Podcast37: Spinal Cord Injury with Marjorie AunosToday we talk with Majorie about handling motherhood after she was in a traumatic car accident. She experienced a life changing spinal cord injury but that never stopped her from being there for her son and herself. Majorie will leave you feeling oh so inspired. Majorie's book Mom on Wheels: The Power of Purpose for a Parent with Paraplegia will be published on May 31st 2022. You can preorder at the link below. https://www.amazon.com/Mom-Wheels-Purpose-Parent-Paraplegia-ebook/dp/B09WWSTMR9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DZ0EFF0CQ496&keywords=Mom+on+wheels+book&qid=1652363126&sprefix=mom+on+whee...
2021-10-2935 min
New World Normal4 Mom on Wheels and Harnesser of Super PowersSend us a textToday our guest is Marjorie Aunos, Marjorie has a Ph.D. in psychology and is an award-winning inspirational speaker, an author and researcher from Montreal, Canada. Her expertise is working with parents who have intellectual disabilities. Marjorie believes that by focusing on our strengths of character, which we have decided to call Super Powers, we can all live truly fulfilling lives. We are talking about her story that starts at age 18 when she first heard her calling to help people with disabilities, and takes a few not-so-normal plot twists – but her passion for he...
2021-10-0550 min
Awake to Wonder: Live like you mean it!Wonder Near Death's Doorstep | with Marjorie AunosIn 2012, Marjorie Aunos' life forever changed when she became paraplegic as the result of a car accident. Singly raising her 16-month old son, she found strength in her rehabilitation through practicing Wonder. Working as a speaker, a Psychologist and an advocate for parents with intellectual disabilities, or "different-abilities", Marjorie brings her work and experiences to IASSID (International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency) to support these parents. Hear her story and how we can harness what the school of Positive Psychology deems a powerful character strength called "Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence." ...
2021-09-0137 min
Single Parent Success Stories29: Marjorie Aunos - Ninja Marj“In life, everyone will have struggles. There's not one person who has a perfect life from birth to death. Things happen in life. And so, if from a young age we teach our kids to face their struggles head-on, and take it as a challenge, then when struggles come along they’ll find solutions to go over, under, or on the side.” - Marjorie Aunos
Welcome to Single Parent Success Stories! I’m your host, Irina Shehovsov. In this episode, Marjorie Aunos joins me to talk about her incredible testimony, the lessons she’s learned through hardship and recove...
2021-08-2933 min
Parent TellWhat It's Like Being A Paraplegic ParentThis week on Parent Tell, Kaila had the privilege of talking with Marjorie Aunos, a single mother by choice who became wheelchair bound only 16 months after the birth of her son. Majorie and Kaila have an open and honest discussion about what it was like to become a paraplegic parent, need unanticipated and sometimes unwanted help from her own parents, and how frustrating it can be to live and parent in a world that is rarely adapted to anyone except those with the ability to walk. Parenting looks different for everyone but especially for those who are born or...
2021-08-2346 min
Let's Talk Near DeathThe NDE of Marjorie AunosJoin the FREE Online Community at: www.letstalkneardeath.com Sign up for weekly updates at: https://www.subscribepage.com/letstalkneardeathnewsletter Marjorie Aunos' entire life changed in a split second. Travelling from Montreal, the car Marjorie was travelling in slid, and she stared straight at death. As her mind wandered between accepting death or holding onto life, she connected with a passed loved one, and chose the latter. But the impact of the tragic car accident left her with a Spinal Cord injury that changed her perspective of life—both physical and spir...
2021-08-2241 min
Mindful Moments for Families and SchoolsFocusing on Our Strengths of Character Can Lead Us to Resillience: a conversation with Marjorie Aunos, a psychologist, inspirational speaker, author, and researcherIn this episode I am joined by psychologist, Marjorie Aunos. Marjorie begins by telling us her incredible story. Her life changing experience led her to finding a new perspective and way of approaching life. We talk about character strenghths, positive pschology, and how they both relate to mindfulness. The tips Marjorie shares are so valuable for both teachers and parents. If you would like to learn ways to change your perespective and help your children become resillent and confident then listen in to hear all she has to say and connect with Marjorie to learn even more.
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2021-08-1948 min
Well, That F*cked Me Up! Surviving Life Changing Events.EP29.1 Marjorie's Story - BONUS After ThoughtsSend us a textWhy do bad things happen to good people? In Marjorie's Story, we heard from a truly remarkable woman who survived a car crash but lost the use of her legs. Her positive thinking and acceptance is quite amazing. Luke and Kyle discuss Marjorie's wonderful episode.Helpful Links from MarjorieYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWSNPawpxFqWctKUJ5KR2qg Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ninjamarj Instagram: @ninjamarjTwitter: @ninja_marjLinkedIn: Marjorie AunosSupport the show
2021-08-0510 minWell, That F*cked Me Up! Surviving Life Changing Events.EP29: Marjorie's Story - A Life Changing Car CrashSend us a textMarjorie had set off for work, not knowing that on this day, in the blink of an eye, things would change forever. A patch of black ice would send her car into a head on collision with a truck, and leave her without the use of her legs from that moment onwards. 10 years on, Marjorie discusses that fateful day, the physical and mental highs and lows, and how she adapted to bringing up her son as a single mother, and as a paraplegic. Amazingly, Marjorie focuses on the positivity she feels, the lessons...
2021-08-0539 min
Crash Victim Life SurvivorI wanted to hold my son with Marjorie AunosEvery year around the world, between 250.000 and 500.000 people suffer a spinal cord injury. Spinal injuries can be caused byfalls, acts of violence,car accidents, medical conditions surgical procedures sports.Here is a fact. The majority of spinal cord injuries are caused by preventable accidents. Number one on this list of causes are car accidents, touching 39.6% of all the spinal cord injuries. Joining me on this episode , is Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D. is a psychologist, inspirational speaker, author and researcher from Montreal, Canada. Her expertise is workin...
2021-06-2950 min
Sydney IdeasDean's Lecture Series. Dr Marjorie Aunos on Parenting with DisabilitiesAt 35 years of age Dr Marjorie Aunos had made a name for herself nationally and internationally as a leading practitioner-researcher and advocate for parents with intellectual disabilities. In her own words, “life was good”; she was doing what she loved especially her new role as a mother to her 18 month old son. On the 5th of January 2012, on her way to work, Marjorie’s life took a sharp turn. Her car slipped on ice and collided with an oncoming truck. She was left with paraplegia. In this lecture Marjorie will share the experience of moving from being an “outsider” to an “inside...
2016-08-0357 min