Team
Dr. Bill Miller
Research Lead
Dr. Bill Miller
Dr. Bill Miller is an Occupational Therapist with research training in epidemiology and biostatistics and is a Professor in the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy and...
Ruby Ng
Community Lead
Ruby Ng
Ruby Ng is the Executive Director of the Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation, based in Vancouver, BC. She has extensive marketing and communications experience in the non-profit, corporate,...
Ally Malinowski
Research Coordinator
Ally Malinowski
Ally Malinowski is the Mobility Team Research Coordinator for the CDPP. She is currently a Research Coordinator in the Rehabilitation Research Lab at the University of British Columbia, and has...
Dr. Jaimie Borisoff
Team Member
Dr. Jaimie Borisoff
Dr. Jaimie Borisoff is the Canadian Research Chair in Rehabilitation Engineering Design at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Director of the REDLab at BCIT. He is also an...
Dr. Louise Demers
Team Member
Dr. Louise Demers
Dr. Louise Demers is a Professor and Director of the School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montréal. Her research interests include the impacts of technical aids...
Dr. Janice Eng
Team Member
Dr. Janice Eng
Dr. Janice Eng is a Professor in the UBC Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia and is the Director of the Rehabilitation Research Program of the Vancouver Coastal...
Dr. Atiya Mahmood
Team Member
Dr. Atiya Mahmood
Dr. Atiya Mahmood is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University. Her research interest is in neighborhood built environment, mobility and health in older...
Dr. Ben Mortenson
Team Member
Dr. Ben Mortenson
Dr. Ben Mortenson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on assistive...
Dr. François Routhier
Team Member
Dr. François Routhier
Dr. François Routhier is an Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy Program, Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval (Québec City). He is also an...
Resources and Publications
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Projects
Accessibility Design
The aim of this project was to describe the methodology used to propose design guidelines for accessible pedestrian
Read MoreMobility Resource Catalogue(s)
A scoping review of educational online resources for mobility assistive technology users and their caregivers.
Read MorePeer-led Wheelchair Training in the Community
The overall aim of this CDPP project is to continue evaluations of a peer-led manual wheelchair training program for community-
Read MoreSmart-phone Delivered Peer-led Physical Activity Counselling
Despite the importance of physical activity, the evidence for effective intervention strategies for manual wheelchair (MWC) users
Read MoreCase-Book of Community-Based Best-Practices
A MITACS-funded postdoctoral fellow has been working at the Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation (SSDF) on a series of program
Read MoreEnabling Mobility And participatioN among those with Disabilities (dEMAND)
This study aims to answer the following research questions: 1) Where do people who use different types of mobility assistive
Read MoreSystematic Reviews
The aim of this sub-project is to conduct systematic reviews to determine the state of knowledge and research gaps among the
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