Brain Injury & Accessibility of the Electoral Process in Canada Recruitment

RESEARCH STUDY RECRUITMENT

Are you passionate about removing federal electoral barriers for people with brain injuries?

Did you know that many persons with Canada who live with brain injury experience significant barriers to participation in federal elections?  Those barriers show up in the voter registration process, communication of candidate platforms, voting, and in seeking and/or sustaining employment at Elections Canada. Brain Injury Canada is excited to announce a new research project focused on these issues. The duration of the project is from Spring 2023 to late Winter 2026.

This project, Brain Injury & Accessibility of the Electoral Process, is funded by Accessibility Standards Canada and aims to identify barriers preventing individuals living with a brain injury from fully participating in federal electoral processes.  

 

The research from this project will contribute to the development of Canadian accessibility standards for federal elections. The perspectives of Canadians with brain injuries are crucial to the success of this project. This is why we would like to invite you to participate in this exciting work!   

At this stage, Brain Injury Canada is actively recruiting members who identify as living with brain injury for our project advisory group (PAG). These members will receive compensation to attend virtual meetings to provide their perspective on various aspects of the research project. Additional spots for professional/trainee members may be available depending on experience and interest. To learn more about the PAG and apply, click here

Applications will close on December 15th, 2023

Click here to learn more.

Click here to see the poster in English

Click here to see the poster in French

Participants Needed: Enhancing Caregiver Support

RESEARCH STUDY RECRUITMENT

Are you an ethnic minority caregiver for a loved one with a brain injury?

Brain injury recovery is not easy and requires a community. Intersected identities can make the journey more difficult.

If you are an ethnic minority caregiver for a loved one with a brain injury, please consider being a participant in our study!

Your unique experiences can help strengthen caregiver support programs. The Brain Injury Association of Peel and Halton (BIAPH) is conducting a project to better understand the unique needs and challenges faced by caregivers of individuals living with brain injury. We are recruiting caregivers to take pictures and discuss their day-to-day experiences as a caregiver. These photographs and experiences will be presented as a photobook to raise awareness of caregiver experiences. The project includes a 60-minute introductory meeting and a 60-minute interview over the phone or Zoom.

Your participation will help BIAPH improve support for the brain injury community. Participants will receive a $25 gift card following the interview process.

Click here to find a sample photobook.

Contact us for details or to participate:

• Research Assistant: Sarah Vu Nguyen
• Email: research@biaph.com
• Phone Number: 905-823-2221

View the Recruitment Posters (Click on your preferred language):

• Poster in English  
• Poster in Hindi 
• Poster in Arabic 
• Poster in Gujarat 
• Poster in Mandarin

At-Home Rehabilitation for Concussion study

 At-Home Rehabilitation for Concussion Study  

A research team, led by principal investigators Mark Bayley at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and Noah Silverberg at the University of British Columbia, is studying which kinds of behavioural interventions may help people get better after concussion. The goal of this research study is to evaluate and compare different behavioural intervention programs for concussion. Each program will be delivered remotely, meaning that you can participate from your own home, using your smartphone or computer. 

To be eligible for this study, you must:  
• Be between the ages of 18-70 years old 
• Sustained a concussion between 1 month and 24 months (2 years) ago 
• Feel comfortable reading and communicating in English (as this is how all our measures are worded) 
• Have accessto a stable internet connection and have access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone device. 

Briefly, this is what you will be asked to do to be involved in the study, if you are  found to be eligible to participate:  

1. Go to the Hull Ellis Concussion and Research Clinic, (Toronto Rehab-University, East Wing, 10th floor, room 200) for an initial detailed assessment. This will take about 2 hours. 
2. Complete 1 of 3 different programs designed to help improve your concussion recovery. You will be put into 1 of the 3 programs at random, like rolling a dice. These programs last up to 12 weeks in total. 
3. Complete an outcome assessment to see how you are doing after the treatment. 

If you think you may be eligible and would like to be contacted by the research team,  please fill in the contact form/give permission for your contact details to be shared  with the research team. They will contact you to schedule an eligibility screen, which will be a 10-15 minute phone call with a research assistant, asking you some  questions to see if you meet the criteria to be included in this study.  

Contact form: https://redcap.link/consent_to_contact 

Study website: https://blogs.ubc.ca/arcstudy/

Version 1.1, September 25, 2023