CDARS Lab Research
(Illustration by Sofia Woods)
The CDARS lab conducts research that focuses on investigating and improving quality of life, community participation, and social inclusion of children, youth and young adults with disabilities through an examination of the health practices and policies that affect their daily lives.
CDARS Lab Current Research Studies
Difference and Movement: The Youth Mobility Project
The Youth Mobility Project was a partnership between a diverse group of disabled youth, researchers, and artists in Ontario. Together we wanted to challenge how disability is seen as a deficit and explore the idea ofdisability as potential. Disability is a form of diversity and diversity is a strength. Utilizing creative participatory visual methodologies, the project aimed to investigate and re-theorize mobilities of youth labelled-as-disabled; and to use this knowledge to inform diverse areas of applied design, healthcare, education, and disability research.
Enhancing Compassionate Care
- Enhancing Care for Young People with Muscular Dystrophy: Addressing the Human Dimensions of Progressive Illness Experience
- Cards for Humanity - A tool to help address the human dimensions of illness experience (article)
- Research Summary
- Published Paper: Enhancing the human dimensions of children’s neuromuscular care (pdf)
- Published Paper: Piloting a methodology for fostering team reflexivity (pdf)
Enhancing Wellness
- Enhancing wellness of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and their families
- Research Summary (pdf)
- Published Paper: Gibson et al 2023(pdf)
Developing Collaborative Research with Disabled Youth
- Development of a partnership model for collaborative research with disabled youth
- Video: Dr. Gail Teachman (CDARS collaborator) discusses developing ethical 'terms of engagement' for partnering with young people in research and governance (part of the CHILD-BRIGHT Network 2020 Summer Learning Series)
