Serious Problems Experienced by Diverse People with Disabilities: Western Canada

You are asked to: - exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; - indicate both the complete title of the materials reproduced, as well as the author organization; and - indicate that the reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and that the reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorseme. [...] The primary purpose of this qualitative study is to obtain information from diverse people with disabilities about the kinds of serious problems they experienced in the last three years, the avenues they took to address these problems, and the outcome and effect on their lives. [...] With this in mind, the researcher spoke to local grassroots organizations that she has worked with in the past to explain the purpose of the research, privacy provisions, the interview and focus group processes, and the supports that would be in place for participants. [...] It was important not to adhere rigidly to the questioning format and sequence as outlined in the Interview and Focus Group Guides.2 The questions outlined in these guides were effective in eliciting the information being sought; however, the interviews were most successful when the 2 Please see the Interview and Focus Group Guides in the Appendices. [...] The case below of a woman who was not allowed to bring her service dog to a healthcare service illustrates the lack of communication and resistance to resolve a problem experienced by many research participants: Then all of a sudden, they were not letting me come with him and then they started making up stories about how they had to fumigate the place and that “so and so” had allergies and they ha.