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Our research team @UTSC is running a study to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on reproductive health in people with disabilities in Canada

Toronto, Ontario
Joined April 2022
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The survey on Disability and Reproductive Health during COVID-19 is officially closed. Thank you to all who participated and expressed interest in this important work.
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LAST CALL for participants: do you identify as having a disability? Our study aims to improve sexual and reproductive health services for people with disabilities across Canada. Email [email protected] to participate in a survey and/or interview and receive a gift card
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We are looking for individuals to participate in our study on Disability and Reproductive Health during COVID-19. Email [email protected] if you are interested in doing a survey and/or interview with us.
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Do you have a disability? We are conducting a study on Disability & Reproductive Health during COVID-19. You can participate in a survey and/or interview to help us improve reproductive health services for people with #disabilities across Canada.
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Email [email protected] or call us at 647-601-4519 to participate. You will receive a $15 gift card for the survey and a $40 gift card for the interview.
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(1/5) We are conducting a @CIHR_IRSC funded study on #disability and reproductive health during the pandemic in partnership w @DAWNRAFHCanada. Our study is revealing #ableism in the health care system.
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(2/5) Anika* is blind & needed cervical cancer screening during the pandemic with a specialist. She wasn’t familiar with the hospital & needed support to navigate the space. The hospital wouldn’t let her bring a support person. She told us she was so frustrated that she left.
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We are conducting a study on disability and reproductive health during COVID-19 in partnership w @DAWNRAFHCanada. Share your experiences with us through a survey and/or interview and receive a gift card. Email [email protected] to participate.
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Check out our video to learn how you can participate in our Disability and Reproductive Health during COVID-19 study m.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRDZe…
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(1/5) We are conducting a @CIHR_IRSC funded study on #disability and reproductive health during the COVID-19 pandemic in partnership w @DAWNRAFHCanada. Participants’ stories shed light on people with #disabilities challenges accessing health care.
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(2/5) Maria* uses a wheelchair & was pregnant during the pandemic. She had to self-advocate to bring a support person to prenatal appointments. She said, “Because of COVID they were very strict. But I can’t change or go to the bathroom by myself. I need to bring someone so I did”
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(1/5) We are conducting a @CIHR_IRSC funded study on disability and reproductive health during the pandemic in partnership w @DAWNRAFHCanada. Our study is revealing challenges people with disabilities face when accessing sexual and reproductive health care.
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(2/5) Amy* has an amputation and had a baby during the pandemic. Virtual appointments were not accessible for her. She told us, “I had to push to get an in-person visit.”
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(1/4) During the #COVID19 pandemic, participants in our @CIHR_IRSC funded study on #disability and reproductive health have reported delays in accessing health care, such as cervical and breast cancer screening.
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(2/4) Winona* has chronic illnesses and said that she opted out of routine breast cancer screenings due to being at higher risk of getting severe COVID-19. This is one example of how the pandemic has restricted access to reproductive health care for people with disabilities.
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(1/5) We are conducting a @CIHR_IRSC funded study on #disability and reproductive health during the pandemic in partnership w @DAWNRAFHCanada
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(2/5) Participants are sharing how COVID-related disruptions to sexual and reproductive health care intersect with disability-related life experiences
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Do you have a disability? Check out our video to see how you can participate in our Disability and Reproductive Health during COVID-19 study. We hope to use the data to improve access to reproductive health care for people with disabilities across Canada. m.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRDZe…
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(1/2) There are inadequate sexual and reproductive health services for people w/ disabilities in Canada because of systemic #ableism. Our @CIHR_IRSC funded study asks how the #COVID19 pandemic impacts the reproductive health of women, trans, and non-binary people w/ disabilities.
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(2/2) Share your experiences accessing sexual and reproductive health services during COVID19 to help us improve accessible healthcare across Canada. Email [email protected] to participate in a survey and/or interview and receive a gift card for your time.
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We are excited to share our video on our Disability and Reproductive Health study at the University of Toronto. youtu.be/PsRDZeOQUjc Join our study today by emailing [email protected] to participate in a 20min survey and/or 1h interview and receive a gift card.
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During the #COVID19 pandemic, participants in our @CIHR_IRSC funded study on #disability and reproductive health have reported delays in accessing sexual and reproductive health care. Our study aims to improve disability-inclusion in reproductive health care across Canada.
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Have you also experienced challenges accessing sexual & reproductive health services during COVID19? Are you a woman, trans, or non-binary person with a disability? Email [email protected] to share your experiences in a survey or interview & receive a gift card.
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In this blog, @DAWNRAFHCanada has outlined why communities, especially those who are Deaf or have disabilities face significant barriers in accessing reproductive health care dawncanada.net/news/reproduc…
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Help us @UTSC improve reproductive healthcare access for people with disabilities by sharing your experience in a 20 minute survey and/or 1 hour interview. Contact [email protected] and receive a gift card to thank you for your time.
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(1/2) We are conducting a @CIHR_IRSC funded study on #disability and reproductive health during the COVID-19 pandemic in partnership w @DAWNRAFHCanada. Our study is revealing #ableism in the health care system.
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(2/2) If you are a woman, trans, or non-binary person and have experienced challenges when accessing reproductive health care, share your story with us and help make health care inclusive in Canada. Email [email protected] to participate in a survey and/or interview.
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