Event Archives

Explore events associated with the MAP project.

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Thriving Kids Webinar Invite
Webinar from UBC Thriving Kids Research ClusterJune 13, 2025Zoom Video ConferenceDr. Ben Mortenson and Dr. Vanessa Fong will be presenting their research findings around the experiences of families of children with medical complexities during extreme weather events related to climate change. The presentation will also include a firsthand account from one of our family partners, Sandra Kahle, of evacuating from wildfires with a child who has complex medical needs. The webinar will include recommendations for preparing for future evacuations and will be followed by a Q&A. This webinar is part of a series presented through the UBC Thriving Kids research cluster, a network of researchers, clinicians, advocates and community members working together to re-imagine supports for children with medical complexity and their families. Click to Register View
MAP National Meeting Day 3 - Student Day
MAP National Meeting Day 3 – Student DayJune 11, 2025Pavillon du Parc de la Pointe-aux-lièvres (51 Rue de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres, Québec, QC G1K 2L1).Our final day of the event will be a student and trainee conference! All team members are welcome to attend from 8h00 to 16h00. Part one of the day will focus on theoretical approaches to disability research. Part 2 is a discussion about art outreach projects which will be hosted by Nathalie Gordon and Carla de Ávila. Part 3 is a hands on activity to create artistic representations of scientific data. The language of the event will be French. Unfortunately we are unable to provide translation services on site. Please email the Adaptavie Living Lab coordinator Joanie Bédard for more information about the event: [email protected]View
MAP National Meeting Day 2 - Research Day
MAP National Meeting Day 2 – Research DayJune 10, 2025Pavillon du Parc de la Pointe-aux-lièvres (51 Rue de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres, Québec, QC G1K 2L1).Research day will start at 8h30 and go till 16h30. We will host an icebreaker activity and breakfast followed by a session on MAP research priorities. After lunch we will participate in a discussion about knowledge translation strategies for the MAP team and follow this up with a workshop on Impact metrics and evaluation. The language of the event will be French. Unfortunately we are unable to provide translation services on site. Please email the Adaptavie Living Lab coordinator Joanie Bédard for more information about the event: [email protected] View
MAP National Meeting Day 1 - Inclufest
MAP National Meeting Day 1 – InclufestJune 9, 2025Pavillon du Parc de la Pointe-aux-lièvres (51 Rue de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres, Québec, QC G1K 2L1).The event will run on June 9th from 08h30 to 18h:00. In the morning we are excited to host our keynote speaker Jimmy Pelletier who will be leading a talk (in French) titled "Adapt or Survive". for our afternoon activities we welcome you to partipate in Inclufest, a festival featuring inclusive and innovative solutions for people with disabilities with various booths (information, equipment and tool demonstrations, interactive activities, and give-it-a-go experiences). There will be a happy hour and networking event in the evening. The language of the event will be French. Unfortunately we are unable to provide translation services on site. Please email the Adaptavie Living Lab coordinator Joanie Bédard for more information about the event: [email protected] View

Past Events

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cartoon images of people participating in adapted sports including racing in a trike, playing wheelchair tennis, and participating in para-alpine skiing. The background is a mountainous landscape with trees and greenery. In the header is the logos for UBC recreation, the Rehab Research Program, and RAD Society.
RAD GearBox Softlaunch at UBCFebruary 28, 2025Martha Piper Plaza, Main MallGet Ready for the RAD GearBox Softlaunch! Empowering Accessible Recreation at UBC Try out adaptive equipment, connect with the community, and learn about how you cansupport accessible recreation! Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to experience the future of inclusive sports at UBC. The soft launch for the RAD GearBox at UBC is this Friday 28th February from 11am -1pm at Martha Piper Plaza Main Mall, UBC.View
MAP Virtual Retreat 2 (2024)
MAP Virtual Retreat 2 (2024)December 6, 2024Virtual over ZoomMAP researchers, partners, collaborators, students, and staff will be meeting for the second annual virtual retreat of 2024. The goal of the retreat is to create a tool that can be used to evaluate MAP partnership and project work. View
MAP Virtual Retreat 1 (2024)
MAP Virtual Retreat 1 (2024)November 22, 2024Virtual over ZoomMAP researchers, partners, collaborators, students, and staff will be meeting for the first annual virtual retreat of 2024. The goal of the retreat is to determine MAP indicators of success for partnership and project work.View
Our Voices Presentation Slide
Presentation about KT including Alfiya Battalova and Anu PalaNovember 18, 2024Virtual over ZoomThis event discussed the importance of knowledge mobilization and translation in rehabilitation research. Specifically, it looks into how creating a podcast is a great form of knowledge translation, and how it has been used in the accessible advisory committees project. watch the recording here View
MAP-SWAN team, DemSCAPE, SFU Civic Innovation Lab, SFU Centre for Dialogue and Happy Cities
SWAN community forum on urban accessibility in Burnaby, BCOctober 18, 2024 Bonsor Recreation Complex On October 18th, a community forum on urban accessibility was held at the Bonsor Recreation Complex in Burnaby, BC. This event was organized by the MAP-SWAN team, Project Sidewalk, DemSCAPE, SFU Centre for Dialogue and SFU Civic Innovation Lab, in collaboration with Happy Cities. The community forum consisted of a morning session featuring a World Café and an afternoon experiential Pop-Up Event. The World Café, a focused discussion group, brought together community stakeholders, researchers, and people with lived experience to engage in conversations about urban accessibility. In the afternoon, the open to public Pop-Up event offered an interactive experience aimed at knowledge mobilization.learn more here!View
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Maelle Corcuff Doctoral DefenceOctober 15, 2024Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry, 2855B, Université LavalDoctorate in Rehabilitation Sciences Universal accessibility: Best practices and challenges of knowledge mobilization within a municipal organization When: October 15th 2024 1:00pm EST View
Inclusive Mobility in Quebec Conference: perceived accessibility and narrative ethnography
Inclusive Mobility in Quebec Conference: perceived accessibility and narrative ethnographyJune 11, 2024Virtual over ZoomOver the past two years, two ethnographic studies have been conducted using narrative interviews, life stories, focus groups and participant observation. A narrative ethnography of participants' dilemmas and strategies regarding their experiences on public transport in Quebec City will be presented, as well as the factors that give rise to perceived accessibility, its social construction and the relevance of this approach, not only in studies of mobility for people living with disabilities, but also in mobility services aimed at the general population. Juan Camilo Mansilla holds a doctorate in information and communication sciences (Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle), is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (CIRRIS), a member of the Participation sociale et villes inclusives (PSVI) team at Université Laval, and the researcher in charge of the “Ethnographie du handicap à Québec” project (financed by SSHRC). Co-founder of the Human Mount Institute (humanmount.com), a participatory research initiative, his research focuses on urban ethnography, qualitative methods, inclusive mobility and active aging. Mr. Mansilla has been a visiting researcher in Tokyo, São Paulo, Berkeley, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Seoul.View
Presentation about inclusive mobility in the age of smart cities: the role of intelligence and geospatial data
Presentation about inclusive mobility in the age of smart cities: the role of intelligence and geospatial dataNovember 23, 2023Zoom Video ConferenceImproving the social participation of people with disabilities (PWDs) is a major challenge in Canada and internationally. For the vast majority of these people, getting around independently is an essential condition for carrying out their daily activities (e.g., working, going to the market, participating in community life). With this in mind, we’re going to find out how the use of geospatial navigation technologies adapted to the profiles of IAPs can greatly help them get around more safely in urban environments. We will present the adapted navigation requirements of IAPs, and then discuss the work of the MobiliSIG project, which aims to offer a navigation solution adapted to the needs of manual wheelchair users.View
Critical Skills WorkshopDecember 9, 2021Zoom Video ConferenceThe third and final part of a 3 part series of conferences hosted by Citizens for Accessible Neighborhoods (CAN) and our MAP advisory member Heather McCain. This workshop works with Citizens for Accessible Neighborhoods.View
Interacting with Disabled People WorkshopSeptember 28, 2021Zoom Video ConferenceThe second part of a 3 part series of conferences hosted by Citizens for Accessible Neighborhoods (CAN) and our MAP advisory member Heather McCain. This workshop explores examples of how to interact and communicate with disabled people, examples of what to avoid, and finally how to address and actively work against ableism.View
Disability Awareness WorkshopSeptember 21, 2021Zoom Video ConferenceThe first part of a 3 part series of conferences hosted by Citizens for Accessible Neighborhoods (CAN) and our MAP advisory member Heather McCain. This workshop discusses disability awareness through exploring the definition of disability, types of disability, examples of ableism, current disability terminology, tips for interacting with people with disabilities. View