Accepted Abstracts
Breaking Barriers Day 2026
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| Poster # | Presenter | Title |
| P01 | Cyrielle Faivre | A fighter’s journey: autism as told by mothers in Francophone testimonies and media. |
| P02 | Desiree Leal | Characterizing Prompting in Mixed Reality Spelling for Nonspeaking Autistic Users |
| P03 | Erin Novakowski | Collaborative Futures for Care: an Ethnographic Exploration of Disability Policy in Alberta |
| P04 | Maidah Arif, Manel Djebrouni | Ableism, disablism, ableist, disableist: A review |
| P05 | Neha Saroya | Pilot Introduction Workshop to Accessibility Training for Students in Healthcare Education Programs |
| P06 | Park Bumstead | Resilience at the Intersections: An online ethnographic study |
| P07 | Sarah Dobrowolski | Knowledge and Awareness of Disability Accommodations and Human Rights Legislation Among Postgraduate Medical Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| P08 | Sherif Elsharkawy | Breaking Recognition Barriers: A Conceptual Research Design on Invisible Professional Disablement among Heritage Language Instructors in Canadian Education |
| P09 | Shiloh Deitz | Disability, Data, and the Limits of AI-Automated Curb Ramp Mapping |
| P10 | Tyseer Hima | A Qualitative Study of Digital Mobility Barriers Among Older Adults in Calgary |
| P11 | Duaa-Azeem Choudhary | The Representation of Neurodiversity in Francophone Media: A Qualitative Film Analysis of Autism Portrayals |
| P12 | Grace O. Ilori | Exploring the Surgical Journey of Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity: A Thematic Analysis |
| P13 | Isabella Lauren He | Play with Purpose: Feasibility of an Adapted Physical Activity Program for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| P14 | Jasmeet Sekhon | A novel video feedback-based tool improves confidence with using walking aids: a pilot randomized controlled trial |
| P15 | Paige Collings | “The power of physical activity”: An Eight-week Ice-Skating Program for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. |
| P16 | Terrance Mok | Co-Designing with Autistic Livestreamers: Care, Constraints, and Trade-offs in Live Online Spaces |