SWAN Stakeholder Forum
Mortenson, B., Mahmood, A., Prescott, M., McIntosh, J., & Mahaffey, R. (2022, March 4). The Interactive Stakeholder and Collaborator Forum.
Abstract
The Interactive Stakeholder and Collaborator Forum introduces the MAP and SWAN projects to municipal members from the Cities of Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, New Westminster, community organizations, and persons with lived experiences of disabilities. Conductin six SWAN-Vision Zero audits in Burnaby, SWAN adapted the experiences and lessons from these audits to develop the SWAN-Vision Zero Tool. The purpose of this forum was to discuss the challenges and improvements to make for each city with stakeholders, the probable intersections to audit, and the next steps for the SWAN project and future collaborations with stakeholders.
Presenters
Atiya Mahmood, Ph.D. (she/her)
Dr. Mahmood is a Professor in the Gerontology Department at SFU with a research focus on older adults, persons with disability, mobility, social inclusion/exclusion and participation, physical environment and health. Her expertise includes qualitative, mixed-method and community-based participatory research.
Her recent research in MAP can be summarized as: a) development of comprehensive and validated user-led tools in environmental assessments for older adults and people with disabilities; b) development of evidence-based Knowledge Translation tools in mobility and participation for diverse group of people using a community-based participatory process.
Mike Prescott, Ph.D.
Mike Prescott is a postdoctoral research fellow in Geomatics at Laval University and Gerontology at Simon Fraser University. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (Ph.D.) from the University of British Columbia in 2021. His research interests are focused on the mobility of people with disabilities in their community and in both how people navigate and the policies and practices that impact them.
Rebekah Mahaffey, RPP MCIP
Rebekah Mahaffey is a Social Planner and the Executive Director of the Civic Innovation Lab with the City of Burnaby.
Ben Mortenson, PhD, MSc, BScOT, OT
Dr. Mortenson is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses are assistive technology, social participation, caregiving and outcome measurement.
Dr. Mortenson is involved in the Mobility, Access, and Participation (MAP) Research Project as the Principal Investigator and is leading the following projects: Accessibility Advisory Committees/Disability Advocacy, Intersectional Sensitivity Training for Service Providers, COVID-19 and Making Streets for People, Communications Committee.
Janette McIntosh, Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (B.E.S.T)
Janette McIntosh is leading the Seniors on the Move program at B.E.S.T.