CDPP Newsletter

A Message from the Project Director Dear Canadian Disability Participation Project Researchers, Community Partners, Trainees and Supporters, We have filed our final report with SSHRC for the Canadian Disability Participation Project, bringing the project to an official end. I am pleased to provide...

Last CDPP Annual Survey & Exit Interviews The KT team invites all CDPP researchers, trainees and community partners to complete a short survey to evaluate the impact of the CDPP network. If you have received an invitation via email, please consider taking 5-10 minute of your day to complete...

Results from the CDPP Annual Survey Between November 2019 and January 2020, members (n=34) of the CDPP (researchers, trainees, partners) completed a short survey to evaluate the impact of the CDPP network. The majority of the participants (79%) are (highly) satisfied with the way the people and...

Thank you for completing the CDPP Annual Survey 2019 Between November 2019 and January 2020, members of the CDPP were invited to complete a short survey to evaluate the impact of the CDPP network. The KT Team would like to thank you for your time and effort to complete this survey. An infographic...

The CDPP is hard at work on a Cross-Cutting project that brings together the Employment, Mobility, and Sport & Exercise teams to look at what factors predict, and what outcomes are associated with, quality participation in sport, exercise, employment and mobility for Canadians with a physical...

Key Findings of CDPP Annual Survey 2018 In August/September 2018, all members of the CDPP were invited to complete a short survey to evaluate the impact of the CDPP network. The KT Team created an infographic of the key findings of the annual survey 2018 including some points to be aware of in 2019...

Thank you for completing the CDPP Annual Questionnaire 2018 In August/September 2018, all members of the CDPP were invited to complete a short questionnaire to evaluate the impact of the CDPP network. The KT Team would like to thank you for your time and effort to complete this questionnaire. All...

NEW! CDPP Community Partner We are excited to welcome our newest community partner, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities , to the CDPP Team. Jumpstart is a national charity whose goal is to help children overcome accessibility and financial barriers to participation in sport and recreation to promote...

Canadian Disability Participation Project Team Highlights Our community partner, Gateway Association, published a piece written by the Employment Team on Job Performance Assessment in its newsletter the lens . Employment Team members are working with Gateway Association on a study about job carving...

Message from the Project Director: In the first four years of the CDPP, we have published over 40 academic papers, produced nearly 20 knowledge products, and engaged more than 150 trainees. These are accomplishments to celebrate! However, with our success has come an unexpected problem: how to...

What's in this issue: Message from Project Director, NEW Community Partner Profile: Gateway Association, NEW Research Partners: Dr. Blair Evans & Dr. Jennifer Tomasone, AWARD Celina Shirazipour, The KTE Shop, Canadian Disability Policy Alliance Update, CDPP Project Updates Message from the...

What’s in this issue: Message from the Project Director, Bilingual CDPP Logo, CDPP Website Live! Partner Profile: Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW), Policies Governing Employment and Mobility, Physical Activity, Active Living, and Sport Resource Catalogue, Project Updates A Message...

Mitacs Opens Research Funding to Not-for-Profit Organizations Our Community and University partners are now eligible to receive Mitacs funding to support collaborative research projects. Until a few weeks ago, only private sector organizations were eligible for Mitacs funding. Here's how it works:...

What's in this issue: A Message from the Project Director, Partner Profile: SCI BC, Update Regarding MITACS Funding, Student Exchange, Project Updates A Message from the Project Director As the first year of the Canadian Disability Participation Project winds up, Adrienne and I have been busy...

What's in this issue: Project Updates (Employment, Mobility, Sport, and Cross-Cutting), Meet the Leadership Team, Other News Message from the Project Director Since SSHRC's summer announcement of funding for Partnership Grants our team members have been busy hiring project staff, obtaining research...