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wrote on February 2, 2025
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Eli will be missed dearly within the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University. She was a fierce disability advocate, promoting the rights of disabled students, staff and faculty. We began a staff and faculty disability caucus at Dal, a place where disabled persons could come together for understanding and respect. Eli was one of the founding members of the caucus and she was always present to listen to her colleagues and to support their struggles for recognition and equity within the university. Eli had a critical lens to disability justice that challenged the establishment at the same time finding space for compassion and care with her disabled colleagues. Within the School of Social Work she embraced the role of Accommodations Officer with grit and might, helping so many disabled students achieve their educational goals. A true advocate and warrior - Eli Joy Manning, you will be missed but your work carries on through each student that you helped, for each mind that you challenged to think differently, and for each heart that found hope through your efforts.