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PBSC Projects

Each year, WAO members serve as mentors for Western law students and partner with lawyer supervisors to create law-based, public, and accessible projects. Past projects were focused on Indigenous law. This year, we have shifted direction and worked on disability laws on campus. With these projects, we choose who we want to disseminate them to. In the past, we created brochures and educational material for teachers. This year, we have decided to do a social media takeover (e.g., posting educational infographics) to grab students' attention.

From 2021 to 2023, Outreach partnered with Pro Bono Students Canada to design a set of teaching modules about Indigenous legal practices and Aboriginal law in Canada. These are intended for teachers and educators who are interested in incorporating these topics into their high school law classes.  While these modules were designed to be presented in full and in order, individual modules/topics can be presented in isolation to supplement a pre-existing High School Law or Social Studies curriculum. 
Below you will find a set of teaching modules that each contain a set of slides and an associated teaching guide containing additional notes, background, and resources. The first few pages provide a summary of the module, learning outcomes, example discussion questions and answers, and additional related resources. 

This project focused on creating a plain-language information booklet on the legal history of Indigenous land claims. The law students conducted research on case law and legislation about Indigenous land claims related to unmarked graves, as well as how Canada’s laws have enabled and promoted the historical injustices of the residential school system and medical system.

Click here to read the booklet.

This project focused on creating produced content on social media using plain language on the legal rights of those who identify as disabled on Western University campus. In particular, this project will focus on disability and accessibility and on disability law at a glance. The law students conducted research into the law as it pertains to disability and accessibility on campus. After conducting their initial research, the law students create social media posts to share as resources, as a method of content sharing. The presence on social media will act as an educational platform with content, such as how disability law applies to students on and off campus, Ontario accessibility regulations on businesses, and disability law and employment.

This project is a continuation of the 2024-2025 project, where the law students created an accessible booklet using the previous year’s research. The booklet gives further explanations of the social media posts that were created using plain language.