IncluCity aims to bridge the digital divide by ensuring underrepresented groups have a voice in tech design. We conduct usability tests to gather feedback from diverse users, making digital services more accessible for everyone.

In our latest project we’re partnering with The City of Calgary to improve the accessibility of digital services for people with disabilities who use assistive technology.

Here are the details:

Who can join:  People over 18 years, with disabilities who use assistive technology, and can navigate the internet independently

Time commitment: About 1 hour

Payment: $60 per session

How to participate: Online or in person

Experience: No previous experience needed

Greetings!

My name is Kailey DeLucry, and I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Regina.

The Child and Family Research Lab is currently seeking Canadian parents and caregivers of 3rd to 6th grade students with a singular diagnosis of Down syndrome to participate in the second phase of my dissertation project titled, Exploring Parent and Caregiver Perspectives on Friendship and Psychological Well-Being among Third to Sixth Graders with Down Syndrome. 

Participants will be invited to complete an approximately 40-minute survey about various aspects of their child’s friendship experiences and mental well-being. They will be asked questions about challenges faced as parents/caregivers in facilitating friendship, the effectiveness of any strategies used, perceptions of the educational environment’s role in friendship development, and their own mental well-being and parenting style. The survey includes multiple choice, open-ended, and ranking-style questions.

Insights gathered from this research project will enrich our understanding of the development of children with DS during this period by identifying areas that require support and highlighting areas of strength. These findings can guide the development of proactive interventions that can be implemented early in students’ education journey. The results will inform resources for parents, caregivers, and school staff and could be used to guide educational policy and practice.

For more details, please review the attached recruitment flyer. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at Child.Clinic@uregina.ca with the email subject line: Friendship. Should you choose to send a message to this email account to ask questions, you will no longer be anonymous to the research team; however, we cannot link your study responses to you. Study information you provide to us will be anonymous.

To learn more about the study and to access the consent form and survey, please follow this anonymous survey link:

My name is Janice Phonepraseuth and I am a Research Coordinator at the Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. 

The Bloorview Research Institute is housed in Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation and continuing care teaching hospital, which is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Specifically, I work for Dr. Sally Lindsay (Senior Scientist). Dr. Sally Lindsay’s research focuses on the participation and social inclusion of children and youth with disabilities at school, work and in the community.

We are currently recruiting youth participants for one of our research studies, “Discrimination, ableism and racism hurt but inclusion can heal: Listening to the intersectional lived experiences of youth with disabilities and co-creating solutions”. This study focuses on understanding the diverse lived experiences of youth with disabilities and particularly how disability intersects with race, ethnicity and/or gender. Specifically, youth aged 15-29 who have a physical or apparent disability and identify as belonging to a racial, ethnic, or gender minority group, are encouraged to participate.

This study is funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Holland Bloorview Kimel Family Opportunities Fund.

Contact Janice at trail@hollandbloorview.ca

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED

Healthcare experiences of parents/caregivers and children and youth who are racialized or a Black, Indigenous, and/or Person of Colour (BIPOC) with a disability/ies

Are you:

• 12-24 years of age, living in Canada and self-identify as 1) racialized, Black, Indigenous, person of colour (BIPOC), and/or visible minority and 2) have a disability/ies

OR

• A parent, guardian, or caregiver of a child or youth with a disability who self-identifies as racialized, Black, Indigenous, person of colour, (BIPOC), and/or visible minority

If you answered yes to one of the above noted questions, you are invited to volunteer in this study that is trying to understand how racialized families with disabilities navigate the Canadian healthcare system.

We are looking for 18 pairs of children/youth and their parents to participate.

As a parent/caregiver-child pair, you will be asked to each individually complete an interview about your experiences while seeking care within the Canadian healthcare system and your interactions with healthcare professionals. Both parents/caregivers and children will also be asked to complete a poetry art activity about these experiences. This can be done together or separately.

Your participation will involve the completion of a 10-minute online demographic questionnaire and one 30-90 minute interview with a research staff. The interview may be virtual through the videoconferencing platform, Zoom or in-person at Toronto Metropolitan University, depending on your preference. The interview will be recorded. Either separately or together, parents and children will also be asked to complete a poetry art activity on your own time with the help of the research team, which may take between 2-4 hours of your time.

In appreciation of your time, you will each receive a $50 electronic gift card. If you attend the interview in-person, cash for transit, gas and/or parking costs will be provided in addition to the $50 e-gift card.


If you are interested in participating in this study or for more information please contact:
Alyssa Neville, Research Coordinator, School of Early Childhood Studies

alyssa.neville@torontomu.ca

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED

Healthcare workers or health policy makers who have experience working with or on health policy topics related to parents/caregivers and children/youth who are racialized or Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Colour (BIPOC) with a disability/ies

Are You:

• A designated healthcare professional (e.g., nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, social worker, occupational or physical therapist, etc.) working in Canada who has experience working with racialized or BIPOC children/youth with disabilities in a pediatric healthcare setting

OR

• A health policy maker working in Canada who has experience working in pediatric health policy within the Canadian healthcare system and knowledge on racialized children/youth with disabilities
  

If you answered yes to one of the above noted questions, you are invited to volunteer in this study that is trying to understand how racialized youth and families with disabilities navigate the Canadian healthcare system. We are looking for 12 healthcare providers and 12 health policy makers to participate.

As a healthcare professional or health policy maker, you will be asked to complete an interview about your experiences working in the Canadian healthcare system with racialized children/youth with disabilities and/or in related health policy.

Your participation will involve the completion of a 10-minute online demographic questionnaire and one 30-90 minute interview with a research staff. The interview may be virtual through the videoconferencing platform, Zoom or in-person at Toronto Metropolitan University, depending on your preference. The interview will be recorded.

In appreciation of your time, you will receive a $50 electronic gift card. If you attend the interview in- person, cash for transit, gas and/or parking costs will be provided in addition to the $50 e-gift card.

If you are interested in participating in this study or for more information please contact:
Alyssa Neville, Research Coordinator, School of Early Childhood Studies

alyssa.neville@torontomu.ca

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