DiPo Out and About: Spring 2023
DiPo team members had several opportunities to share their ongoing work this spring.
DiPo has been busy this spring! Take a look at the highlights below:
Christiane Roth presented on a panel moderated by Jennifer Zwicker titled “Using a Rights-Based Approach to Look at Autism Policies Around the World” at the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit in April.
Brittany Finlay led interactive sessions about understanding and influencing disability policy at two conferences (Expanding Horizons National Institute on Infant and Early Mental Health 2023 in April and ACDS 2023 Annual Conference in June) and as a lunch and learn for the SAAAC Autism Centre in April. Jennifer Zwicker led a similar session at the ENRICH Annual Symposium in May.
Ken Fyie and Jennifer Zwicker presented their work on linked administrative data at the Illuminating RDM: New Research Horizons at the Research Data Centres webinar in April.
Several DiPo team members presented their work at the Owerko Centre Conference in May.
Angela Senevirathna presented a poster based on her work with the ACCESS project, which described barriers and facilitators experienced by youth when accessing services during their transition from childhood to adulthood.
Patricia Basualto presented a poster based on her work with the ACCESS project, which discussed disparities in access to services and supports for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families from the perspective of service providers.
Stephanie Chipeur presented her work on paying family caregivers of children with disabilities as a three-minute flash talk.
Stephanie Chipeur also presented her work on paying family caregivers of children with disabilities at the ACHRITA Research in Progress Seminar in May.
Brittany Finlay was interviewed in June by the Independent Living Resource Centre Calgary (ILRCC) about her work on the Nothing Without Us: Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 project for their newsletter.
Brittany Finlay (third from the left) with staff of the ILRCC after her interview.
Jennifer Zwicker (standing) and Christiane Roth (seated third from the right) at the CALS Conference.
Sharing our work at conferences, webinars and with community organizations is an important way for our team to make connections with researchers, community members, individuals with lived experience, and other stakeholders, which helps to enhance the quality and impact of our work.