Hi All
I'm passing the following sad news from others with permission of senders.
Remembering Dr. Tanis Doe
It is with deep sadness that I report the passing of Dr. Tanis Doe, advocate
and educator. Tanis passed away in her home in Victoria, British Columbia
late Wednesday, August 4, 2004 due to a pulmonary embolism. Doe is survived
by her daughter, Ann Marie, and a loving community of friends, colleagues,
mentees, lovers, dance partners and family in every sense of the word.
As a Métis (Ojibway/French Canadian) Deaf woman with other disabilities who
was active in disability, queer, and feminist movements internationally, she
was widely respected as a disability rights advocate and as an educator.
Doe began her teaching career in Jamaica while in her late teens. It was at
that time she adopted her daughter, Ann Marie. Doe was a professor of
social work and disability studies at the University of Victoria, and in
recent years also taught at Royal Roads College, Ryerson University and the
University of Washington. In 2003 she was a Fullbright Scholar in Bioethics
at the University of Washington. In addition to her teaching
accomplishments, she has been the principal researcher in many projects
including projects at the Canadian Association of Independent Living
Centres, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Disabled
Women's Alliance, University of Washington, and the World Institute of
Disability. Doe was an innovative and influential researcher. She brought
together diverse Deaf, disability, and people of color communities in
research; conducted pioneering research with Dick Sobsey on violence against
people with disabilities; and developed national and international peer
training models for Deaf and disabled people. Her writing, training and
research in areas such as gender equity, assistive technology, education,
employment, parenting, bioethics, violence and sexual abuse, independent
living, community organizing, and disability rights have created a legacy of
work that will inform our community for generations. She was a prolific
writer both under her given name and the pen name "Vicky D'aoust". In
addition to her professional and personal accomplishments, Doe was a lover
of ballroom dancing, and competed in competitions and exhibitions around the
world.
A memorial webpage with a guestbook has been set up by DAWN. You can visit
the page by pointing your browser to: http://dawn.thot.net/tanis/ A
memorial online chat will take place within the next month. Please visit
http://dawn.thot.net/tanis/ for details about the chat, as well as details
about memorial contributions. In the meantime, drink a Snapple and plant a
sunflower as you remember and honor Tanis's memory.
For inquiries, please contact Carrie Lucas at [log in to unmask]
Please forward this message to others.
Service to be held Friday July 13, 2004, 9:00 a.m., at the University of
Victoria Interfaith Chapel Garden, located next to Parking Lot #6 on the
outer Ring Road.
The memorial webpage with a guestbook has been set up by DAWN. You can
visit the page by pointing your browser to: http://dawn.thot.net/tanis/ A
memorial online chat will still take place within the next month. Please
visit the website for details.
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