Join us for this two-part episode with Dr. Julius Nganji, Dr. Lynn Cockburn and Lesley Sikapa to talk about the work done in the PIRL project. In Part One, we talk about how the PIRL project started, who are are and share a bit about our inclusive research studies, the methods used and our findings. In Part Two, we share some of our learnings about conducting disability inclusive development research and working in international teams and some of the strategies we’ve used to facilitate our work over the past three years. Be sure to listen to Parts 1 and 2 and share some of your reflections with us about being part of the PIRL team and/or doing disability inclusive research. 

For the full transcript, and other resources, please checkout the podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/  

Where to find us 

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6j7iKcXmpY&ab_channel=PIRLProject 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/  

Email: [email protected]

Join us for this two-part episode with Dr. Julius Nganji, Dr. Lynn Cockburn and Lesley Sikapa to talk about the work done in the PIRL project. In Part One, we talk about how the PIRL project started, who are are and share a bit about our inclusive research studies, the methods used and our findings. In Part Two, we share some of our learnings about conducting disability inclusive development research and working in international teams and some of the strategies we’ve used to facilitate our work over the past three years. Be sure to listen to Parts 1 and 2 and share some of your reflections with us about being part of the PIRL team and/or doing disability inclusive research. 

For the full transcript, and other resources, please checkout the podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/  

Where to find us 

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6j7iKcXmpY&ab_channel=PIRLProject 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/  

Email: [email protected]

Join us for PART THREE of this episode on intersectionality in Disability Inclusive research. In this three-part episode, we talk about the origins of the term intersectionality, what it can look like to take or integrate an intersectional lens in Disability Inclusive Development and ways in which researchers can apply intersectionality in their work.

Come listen in as researchers and disability rights advocates  Tammy Yates Rajaduri, Bonnie Brayton and  Deborah Steinstra, talk about their extensive experiences and knowledge on the topic. Be sure to listen to Parts 1 and 2 if you have not yet done so.  

For the full transcript and other resources, please check out the podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/  

Where to find us :

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6j7iKcXmpY&ab_channel=PIRLProject 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/  

Email: [email protected]

Join us for PART TWO of this episode on intersectionality in Disability Inclusive research. In this three-part episode, we talk about the origins of the term intersectionality, what it can look like to take or integrate an intersectional lens in Disability Inclusive Development and ways in which researchers can apply intersectionality in their work.

Come listen in as researchers and disability rights advocates  Tammy Yates Rajaduri, Bonnie Brayton and  Deborah Steinstra, talk about their extensive experiences and knowledge on the topic. Be sure to listen to Parts 1 and 3.  

For the full transcript and other resources, please check out the podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/  

Where to find us :

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6j7iKcXmpY&ab_channel=PIRLProject 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/  

Email: [email protected]

Join us for PART ONE of this episode on intersectionality in Disability Inclusive research. In this three-part episode, we talk about the origins of the term intersectionality, what it can look like to take or integrate an intersectional lens in Disability Inclusive Development and ways in which researchers can apply intersectionality in their work.

Come listen in as researchers and disability rights advocates  Tammy Yates Rajaduri, Bonnie Brayton and  Deborah Steinstra, talk about their extensive experiences and knowledge on the topic and be sure to listen to Parts 1, 2 and 3.  

For the full transcript and other resources, please check out the podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/  

Where to find us 

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6j7iKcXmpY&ab_channel=PIRLProject 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/  

Email: [email protected]

Have you ever wondered what it's like being in an international research team? What about conducting inclusive research with an international team? Join us as we speak to Daniela Chan Viquez, about some realities of working in international research teams and why inclusion is essential in international teams and research teams in general. 

For the full transcript and other resources, please check out the podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/  

Where to find us:

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6j7iKcXmpY&ab_channel=PIRLProject 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/  

Email: [email protected]

Speaker’s Bio:

Daniela worked as a physical therapist in Costa Rica for five years. Her clinical practice was mainly focused on rehabilitation for children with disabilities. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. Daniela’s project explores how interactive computer play (ICP) technologies, like video games, can be implemented for home rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy. She is especially interested in finding successful ways in which these ICP technologies can be used as an alternative motor therapy for children with cerebral palsy living in rural communities and developing countries, where access to rehabilitation services can be limited.

You can learn more about Daniela's work here: https://hollandbloorview.ca/research-education/bloorview-research-institute/research-centres-labs/pearl-lab
You can get in touch with  Daniela here: [email protected]

Welcome to the fourth podcast episode of the Inclusive Research with PIRL podcast. This month we celebrate women and in this episode, we celebrate Women and Girls with disabilities. We are joined by Deborah Stienstra and Bonnie Brayton to talk about a game-changing research project that seeks to co-create with women and girls with disabilities and center their experiences in identifying and addressing gaps in their inclusion. 

For the full transcript, Biographies and other resources, please checkout the podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/  

Where to find us 

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6j7iKcXmpY&ab_channel=PIRLProject 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/  

Email: [email protected]

Speakers’ Bios:

Deborah Stienstra holds the Jarislowsky Chair in Families and Work at the University of Guelph, where she is the Director of the Live Work Well Research Centre and Professor of Political Science. She is the author of About Canada: Disability Rights (Fernwood, 2020). Her research and publications explore the intersections of disabilities, gender, childhood, and Indigenousness, identifying barriers to, as well as possibilities for, engagement and transformative change. Her work also contributes to comparative and trans/international research and theory related to intersectional disability rights and justice.

Bonnie Brayton is the National Executive Director of the DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN), who recently celebrated 35 years in service . Bonnie is a recognized leader in both the feminist and disability movements in Canada and internationally.  Ms. Brayton is also a founding member of the Ending Violence Association of Canada and served on the Steering Committee of La Maison Parent-Roback, from 2008-15.  Ms. Brayton serves on the Advisory Committee for the Jarislowsky Chair in Families and Work at Live Work Well Research Centre at the University of Guelph. She is also the Partner Liaison for a seven-year initiative based at the University of Guelph called “Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development” (EDID). From 2016 to 2021, Ms. Brayton served as a member of the Federal Minister’s Advisory Council on Gender-Based Violence (WAGE).  During 2020 and 2021, Ms. Brayton also served Disability Advisory Group the DAG for Minister Carla Qualtrough.

Bonnie has also contributed to several anthologies including A BOLD VISION and LIVING THE EDGES, a DisAbled Women’s Reader and the newest release (2021) from Inanna publications STILL LIVING THE EDGES.  

Welcome to the third episode of the Inclusive Research with PIRL podcast where we talk about language and its implications in the context of disability. How do we talk about disability and to people living with disabilities? How does our understanding of disability affect the ways we view and interact with people with disabilities? How can teams made up of people with and without disabilities work better? Joining us to explore these questions are Ms. Veronica Ngum Ndi the Chief Executive Officer for the Community Association for Vulnerable Persons-CAVP and President of NorthWest Association of Women with Disability-NWAWWD and Mr. Jeffrey Andrion, a physiotherapist by profession with over 20+ years of direct patient care experience. 

For the full transcript, Biographies and other resources, please checkout the podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/ 

Where to find us :

Youtube:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/ 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/ 

Email: [email protected]


Speakers’ Bios:

Ms. Veronica Ngum Ndi is Chief Executive Officer for the Community Association for Vulnerable Persons-CAVP and President of North West Association of Women with Disability-NWAWWD. She has a long history of being active in local, national, and international humanitarian and community work. In her work, she focuses on the rights of women and girls with disabilities, women and girls with HIV AIDS including teen and single mothers. She is passionate about promoting sexual and reproductive health rights, education and empowerment providing information and communication technology and positive use of the internet to avoid online and social media violence towards women/girls. Recently, Veronica was recognized with the “21 Women Leaders to Watch in 2021” by World Pulse where she brought the spotlight to the technology needs of women with disabilities. https://medium.com/world-pulse/her-story-makes-history-21-women-leaders-to-watch-in-2021-8525b7bef55c. She was also recognized as the best disability advocate for women in the National Media Award for Excellence by World Echo Media Group and Kiki News and Disability Forum.


Mr. Jeffrey Andrion is a physiotherapist by profession and has over 20+ years of direct patient care experience. He is currently the Director of International Programs of Hope and Healing International, a children's disability organization based in Ontario, Canada. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Aside from his undergraduate degree in Physical Therapy, he also has a Master's Degree in Critical Disability Studies and in a few weeks, will be defending his dissertation leading to a PhD in Health, specializing in health equity and policy studies.

In this episode, Christian Noumi, and Ruheena Sangrar take a deep dive into two terms frequently used in research, global health and international development: Global North and Global South. We explore some underlying biases and assumptions that have shaped general understandings of these terms and how these biases are portrayed in research from funding to knowledge translation and dissemination.  

For the full transcript, Biographies and other resources, please check out the podcast page:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/ 

Where to find us:

Youtube:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/ 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/ 

Email: [email protected]

Speakers’ Bios:

Christian Noumi is originally from Cameroon and holds a PhD in Higher Education (University of Toronto, Canada), an MA in Higher Education Research and Development (University of Kassel, Germany), a BA in History and a Teacher’s Diploma (both from the University of Yaounde, Cameroon). He is currently a Bilingual Project Coordinator at Ryerson University (Canada). He is also the Vice-Chair Finance and Research at ICDR-Cameroon. He has extensive experience teaching and conducting research in several African countries, including Senegal, Ghana and Cameroon.

Ruheena Sangrar, PhD OT Reg. (Ont.) is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto (Canada). She completed her doctoral training in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at McMaster University. Her research and teaching interests are aimed at developing interdisciplinary interventions that reduce barriers to community mobility, participation, and belonging in later life, particularly at the intersection of health, social, and transportation sectors.

Welcome to the first episode of the Inclusive Research with PIRL podcast. In this episode, we set out to understand what is meant by Disability Inclusive Development. On our panel, we have Dr. Louis Mbibeh, Ph.D., an Independent international researcher and consultant and Mr. Sama Chic, an advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities and the president of the Coordinating Unit of Association of Persons with Disability(CUAPWD) in the North West Region of Cameroon.

We discussed what is meant by Disability Inclusive Development, explored how it is or can be in research and why it matters. We also looked at the concept of ‘them’ and ‘us’ and how they are used when it comes to discussions on disability and inclusion.

For the full transcript please check out our podcast website:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/ 

Where to find us :

Youtube:  https://inclusiveresearchwithpirl.buzzsprout.com/ 

Website: https://oticlab.utoronto.ca/research-projects/pirl/about-the-pirl-project/ 

Email: [email protected]

Speakers' Bios:

Dr. Louis Mbibeh is currently a lecturer at the University of Bamenda and one of the PIRL project coordinators. He is an international researcher and consultant with over 10 years implementing research, evaluations, and development projects for national and international organizations. His research works and project evaluations focus on inclusive education, Disability Inclusive Development, language development, health service delivery and others.  He is an editor and reviewer in several academic journals.

Mr. Chick Sama Fru is President of the Coordinating Unit of Associations of Persons with Disability (CUAPWD) in the North West Region of Cameroon. He is an advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities and focuses his energy on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in community-based activities, in schools, and in working environments. He has led advocacy missions to both governmental and non-governmental organizations recording key successes. He is a specialist in Braille and has been instrumental in transcribing examinations and texts from print to Braille. He teaches learners with visual impairments and teachers working in inclusive schools on how to use Braille. He has done many presentations in both national and international conferences on inclusion, especially of persons with visual impairment and of persons with disability in general.