One of the enduring legacies of the Canadian Disability Participation Project will surely be the 8 principles of partnership and integrated knowledge translation recently published. Based on an exhaustive review of the international peer-reviewed literature, and on the advice of an expert panel (made up of academic researchers, funding agencies, and representatives from national and provincial organizations representing people with spinal cord injuries), guiding principles emerged, such as: shared decision-making, mutual benefit, consideration for practical and financial constraints, and flexibility in the research process.
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