WELCOME TO YOUR MONTHLY UPDATES

Accept warm greetings from the Steering Committee. We successfully organized our 3rd annual PIRL Institute for 2021 with very insightful discussions. Huge congratulations to all the speakers and facilitators, planners, and attendees for the collective efforts. For those who did not have a chance to attend, the recordings will soon be available and you can access the discussions. The institute showed that there is much we can do together. As we enter the last year of the PIRL Project, let us work even harder to ensure the sustainability and progress of our collective endeavors. 

Regards,

Louis Mbibeh
On behalf of the PIRL Steering Committee

PIRL WEBINAR

Webinar topic: Shifting the paradigm of research evidence generation in the development and evaluation of technology-based interventions (PART 1) 
Presenter: Rosalie Wang, Ph.D., OT Reg. (Ont.)
Date and time:  Monday, November 8th, 2021, at 12:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time) 5:30 PM (West African Time).
Zoom link to join the webinar: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84356461931

Webinar Details: This is PART I of a two-part series in which Professor Rosalie Wang will be presenting on the new Framework for Accelerated and Systematic Technology-based intervention development and Evaluation Research (FASTER). She will share how the current approach to generate and evaluate research evidence for technology-based interventions that are rooted in evidence-based practices, particularly randomized control trials, can be problematic, inappropriate, and not feasible in technology-based research within the disability and rehabilitation context.

eACCESSIBILITY COURSE WITH DAVID BERMAN

Date and time: November 18th, 2021 from 12:30  – 4:30 p.m. EST
Link to register: https://wcag2.com/2021-nov-18-accessibility-course-online/
For more information about the course: https://davidberman.com/courses/keynotes-and-courses/web-accessibility-course/

David Berman has an excellent course on eAccesibility coming up soon. It will convince you why universal design helps everybody; show you how to comply with new laws (including the refreshed Section 508, the upcoming Accessible Canada Act, and the next deadlines for AODA), to broaden your audience, to drive down costs, and to fulfill our social responsibility and inclusion commitments. He will provide in-depth familiarity with W3C WCAG success criteria (including the new WCAG 2.1), as well as ADA, Section 508, and AODA requirements. No coding experience is required.

Please note there is a fee of $330 CAD to take this course and some discounts might be available.

DISABILITY RESEARCH IN AFRICA: A PH.D. SYMPOSIUM

Date and time: November 19th, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. SAST
Link to register: https://uctcmc.eventsair.com/dds-symposium/reg-form/Site/Register
For general and registration inquiries: Please contact Yvonne Brown at yvonne.brown@uct.ac.za

The University of Cape Town aims to build a collective around disability-related research within the African context. This symposium offers a space for Ph.D. graduates to share their unique knowledge, work, and practices in disability related fields to advance disability scholarship and research implementation in the continent. Attendees will have an opportunity to gain insights, knowledge, reflections, research methodologies, and theories generated by Ph.D. journeys and outcomes, in the spirit of learning, sharing, and connection with others. An intended outcome of this symposium will be the development of policy briefs to be collated in a Disability Catalyst Africa Series to synthesize implementation priorities.

Please note that there is a registration cost of R250 pp to participate in this event. Full details for payment will be provided after registration.

PIRL INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS FOLDER

Thank you once more to all those who joined us for the 2021 PIRL institute. We recognize that some people were not able to attend the institute, had to miss some sessions, or are generally curious about what happened in every workshop. We have created a folder for participants with resources from the institute. In this folder, you can find presentation slides, session recordings, resources shared by presenters, and much more. Please note that some sessions do not yet have all the resources uploaded, so be sure to regularly check the folder for updated materials. 

Link to the Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17-YcirJRzPTGl0bc6-E4qtKSuFgmGgLL?usp=sharing

 

PIRL WEBINAR RECORDINGS

1) Watch Daniel Boyco lead an insightful conversation on using an intersectional approach to understand how climate impacts are felt unequally by people worldwide.
2) Watch Jose Viera discuss the disability data gap and the roles of organizations of persons with disabilities in disability data collection.
3) Watch Dr. Muriel Mac-Seing, Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai, and Elizabeth Agbettor share their insights on the different paths to pursuing a career in Disability Inclusive Development.

Looking for ways to stay involved with PIRL? These are some things you can do: 

1. Attend PIRL webinars. Offer to present at one!
2. Become a PIRL podcast host or reviewer.
3. Share resources and opportunities that would be of interest to PIRL members.
4. Lastly, feel free to share any ideas or suggestions you may have on ways you can contribute to the PIRL Network and the PIRL Project.

Below you can find links to different resources for professional, academic, and personal development in the area of Disability Inclusive Development Research.