Research Participants Needed: Experiences of Racialized Children w/Disabilities from Perspective of Health Providers & Policymakers

Are you:

• A designated healthcare professional (e.g., nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, social worker, occupational or physical therapist, etc.) working in Canada who has experience working with racialized or BIPOC children/youth with disabilities in a pediatric healthcare setting?
• A healthcare leader or policymaker (e.g., working in hospital or government policy, hospital management, or a hospital CEO) who has experience working in pediatric health policy or pediatric healthcare leadership within the Canadian healthcare system and knowledge on racialized children/youth with disabilities?

If you answered yes to one of the above noted questions, you are invited to volunteer in this study that is trying to understand how racialized youth and families with disabilities navigate the Canadian healthcare system. We are looking for 12 healthcare providers and 12 health policymakers to participate.

As a healthcare professional or health policymaker, you will be asked to complete an interview about your experiences working in the Canadian healthcare system with racialized children/youth with disabilities and/or in related health policy.

Your participation will involve the completion of a 10-minute online demographic questionnaire and one 30-90 minute interview with a research staff. The interview may be virtual through the videoconferencing platform, Zoom, or in-person at Toronto Metropolitan University, depending on your preference. The interview will be recorded.

In appreciation of your time, you will receive a $50 electronic gift card. If you attend the interview in- person, cash for transit, gas and/or parking costs will be provided in addition to the $50 e-gift card.

If you are interested in participating in this study or for more information please contact:

• Nivatha Moothathamby, Research Coordinator, School of Early Childhood Studies: nmoothathamby@torontomu.ca
• Dr. Fiona Moola, Principal Investigator, School of Early Childhood Studies: fiona.moola@torontomu.ca

This research study has been reviewed and approved by the Toronto Metropolitan Research Ethics Board (REB 2022-270). This study is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.