Critical Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (CDARS)
Lead Researcher - Barbara Gibson
Research Overview
Under the direction of Dr. Barbara Gibson, CDARs research 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.
Research Projects
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 of disability 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. [Funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant]