Disability Practice Institute

Recent papers from Disability Practice Institute

1. Gatekeeping and ableism in physical education provision for disabled children: perspectives and practicesQualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health · 2025
2. COVID-19 health distress among autistic adults: Does psychological flexibility explain effects of health distress on mental health concerns?Autism · 2025
3. Relegated to the Sidelines: A Qualitative Inquiry of Gatekeepers’ Perspectives and Values of Physical Education for Disabled ChildrenAdapted Physical Activity Quarterly · 2024
4. Moving Beyond Trauma: Activating Resilience to Support Our Most Vulnerable YouthInternational Journal of School Social Work · 2023
5. Family-centred care for children with traumatic brain injury and/or spinal cord injury: a qualitative study of service provider perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemicBMJ Open · 2022
6. Experiences With the Mental Health Service System of Family Caregivers of Individuals With an Intellectual/Developmental Disability Referred to STARTIntellectual and developmental disabilities · 2020
7. Effects of parenting adults with disabilities on later-life health: The role of intergenerational ambivalence.Psychology and Aging · 2019
8. Leg and Trunk Impairments Predict Participation in Life Roles in Older Adults: Results From Boston RISEThe Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2015
9. Differences between self-reported and observed physical functioning in independent older adultsDisability and Rehabilitation · 2013
10. Factors Affecting Leisure Participation After a Traumatic Brain InjuryJournal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation · 2009
11. Evaluation of a Community-Based Group Fitness Program for Children With DisabilitiesPediatric Physical Therapy · 2006
12. Measuring Physical Function in Patients with Complex Medical and Postsurgical ConditionsAmerican Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · 2005
13. A computer adaptive testing approach for assessing physical functioning in children and adolescentsDevelopmental Medicine & Child Neurology · 2005
14. Factors that influence employer decisions in hiring and retaining an employee with a disabilityJournal of Vocational Rehabilitation · 2002