Our colleagues at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Dalhousie University Dr. Kevin Quigley and Kaitlynne Lowe have written an article for the Conversation about the impact of emergency preparedness for people with disabilities. For more, read the Conversation article here.
This Partnership identifies environmental mobility and social participation barriers and facilitators in Canada that are experienced by mobility device users. A community-engaged research approach collaboratively identifies and prioritizes research and development of barrier-alleviating interventions including guidelines, training, and policies. In this Partnership, we address these priorities by involving all partners in developing research questions, goals, and methods designed to improve… Read more »
In collaboration with the Mobility Team, we have conducted a scan of legislation, regulations and programs governing funding for wheelchairs and scooters for people with disabilities in 14 jurisdictions in Canada – federal, provincial and territorial. This is the second of three reports supporting the work of each research team. The first reviewed policy governing employment supports. The third will… Read more »
The Equipment and Assistive Technology Initiative (EATI) was created in 2009. It is a program run by the British Columbia Personal Supports Network (BCPSN) and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). For adults with disabilities in British Columbia who have an employment related goal, the program provides assistive technology (AT) (assistive equipment and devices). The purpose of this study was… Read more »
In 2013, CDPA was contracted by the Government of Canada to participate in the scheduled legislative review of the Registered Disability Savings Plan. We produced a paper that was embargoed until now. We share it now in the hope that it will still be useful. The literature, although difficult to summarize (due to varied methodologies), suggests that the lifetime cost… Read more »
