Webinar Description:

Instructor Bio: Heather McCain

 Heather McCain (they/them) is founder and Executive Director of Live Educate Transform Society (LETS), a non-profit they started in 2005. Heather built LETS from a small grassroots organization to an organization that delivers workshops and adds their voice to projects and events across Turtle Island (colonially known as North America). 

Heather’s own experiences as an asexual, disabled, neurodivergent, queer, trans person led them to become a well-known and respected advocate, educator, and speaker. Heather works to create equity, celebrate diversity, and educate about and implement accessibility.  Heather recognizes that those within the disability community have intersecting identities and they work hard to ensure a multitude of voices and experiences inform their work and the work of LET’S. Heather is committed to centering decolonialization, engaging in cross-movement organizing, and utilizing both an intersectional lens and disability justice framework. 

Heather is proudest to be called a Crip Doula. This is a community given Disability Justice term for someone who helps disabled people navigate our complex systems, providing resources, support, and building community. This title was gifted by community members who have felt the positive effects of Heather’s work.  Heather has been a consultant of Vancouver Pride Society since 2019. Based on Heather’s accessibility audits and subsequent accessibility recommendations, Vancouver Pride changed the route of their parade and their festival location in 2023. For Heather’s work in creating more accessibility at Pride for volunteers, vendors, and visitors, they were named the Grand Marshal of the parade.