Projects

Aims to determine the needs, interests and challenges involved in a recreational assistive device loan program.

A mobile application for teaching people how to fit and use walking aids properly, “Improving Canadians’ Walking Aid Skills, Learning, and Knowledge” (ICanWALK©). This project Aims to assess the influence of the ICanWALK© app on increasing knowledge and confidence of walking aids fitting and skills walking aids users.

Exploring how non-profit organizations and municipalities adapted service delivery and programming for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Understanding people with SCI’s experience on the airplane in order to develop training recommendation guidelines for airline companies with the goal of improving travel experiences.

This project will focus on identifying best practices, assessing the capacity building needs, and evaluating the collaboration between the cities and the advisory committees.

This project aims to support Quebec City in implementing the universal accessibility measures provided in the legislation.

This project analyzes existing public transportation policies across municipalities in British Columbia, in Canada and Illinois in US.

This project aims to provide recommendations for developing inclusive accessibility standards in heritage buildings and heritage sites.

The general aim is to develop indicators on the use of public transport by people with disabilities or reduced mobility.

This project will focus on increasing the awareness of subconscious reactions and implicit attitudes toward disability.

This project will review best practices and evaluate the tools for improving the accessibility of the streetscapes.

This project aims to explore the perceptions of eligible persons for adapted public transport with a child aged 5 or under, focusing on the obstacles and facilitators in using adapted transport.

This project aims to explore user experiences using wheeled mobility devices to navigate novel environments and different wayfinding strategies found to be effective among people with disabilities. 

This project aims to provide evidence-based recommendations on norms of accessibility in international airports.

This project aims to co-create three preventative tools to reduce the risk of fire deaths in private seniors’ residences and long-term care homes.

The project aims to create region-specific climate-disaster toolkits for people with disabilities and older adults across urban centers in Canada, providing essential, accessible resources to help increase their resilience and mitigate the risks posed by increasingly severe climate events.

 MAP is partnering with City of Burnaby to explore the process for identifying and prioritizing pedestrian infrastructure accessibility improvements. 

The purpose of the study is to conduct an analysis of interactions and relationships between all MAP team members, researchers (12) and partners, who are considered a network as a whole.

The Stakeholders Walkability / Wheelability Audit in Neighbourhoods (SWAN) tool is a neighbourhood-built environment audit tool which facilitates participant-led evaluations of selected street segments which influence mobility: https://inclusivemap.ca/swan-project/

This project will explore perceptions and experiences of public transport use by people with disabilities and reduced mobility before and after a training/familiarization with the use of public transport.

This project aims to better understand the lived experiences of PWD who regularly use taxis and other rideshare services. 

This project assesses the accessibility of the online resources of associations delivering services to people with traumatic brain injury.

This project explores the transportation experiences of cyclists or wheeled mobility device users in cycle lanes.