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The Inclusive Schools Checklist

The Inclusive Schools Checklist is a reliable and valid tool that identifies 76 potential architectural barriers, 44 potential inclusive classroom practices and 23 potential school/school board inclusive policies for children and youth with special needs/disabilities.

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Child and  youth engagement

Assessment of communities and neighbourhoods

Community Asset Mapping

Physical and  social  inclusion

Development of Child  Friendly Communities

Community-based research/ Program evaluations

Collaboration/Partnership  building

Policy scans and Reviews

CLIENTS

National Collaborating Center on Healthy Public Policies
The Canadian Institute of Health Information
Office of the Provincial Health Officer of British Columbia
BC Healthy Child Development Alliance
Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
National Collaborating Centre for Health Determinants
Human Resources Development Canada, Office of Persons with Disabilities     
Taxation Canada
Transport Canada
University of British Columbia
University of Ottawa
Ottawa Heart Institute
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Vancouver District School Board
The Upper Canada District School Board
Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
Educating Future Physicians of Ontario
The Stanley Knowles Foundation
Health Information Partnership
The Institute for Rehabilitation Research and Development
The Integra Foundation
The American Association for Spinal Cord Injury Nurses
The Ontario Neuroscience Research Initiative
Nortel Canada
 

  UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/ PRESENTATIONS

Practical Strategies for Implementing Child Friendly Communities. University of British Columbia, 10th Annual Assessment Workshop. May 3, 2012.

Exploring Child and Youth Engagement Methods for Community Evaluation and Development. 49th
International Making Cities Livable Conference. Portland, OR, May 20-­24, 2012

NEWEST PUBLICATIONS

New Approaches to Early Child Development: Rules, Rituals and Realities. H. Goelman, J. Pivik & M. Guhn (Eds.) Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Palgrave Macmillan. 2011.

Evaluation of a community-based participatory research consortium from the perspective of academics and community service providers focused on child health and well-being. J. Pivik & H. Goelman. Health Education & Behavior. 2011 Jun;38(3):271-81.

The perspective of children and youth: How different stakeholders identify architectural barriers for inclusion in schools. Pivik, J. (2010). Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30, 510-517.  

A child friendly perspective on community service and learning: The story of the Knick Knack Nook. Pivik, J. (2008). The Community Psychologist, 41(3/4), 71-74.   

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