Sally Lindsay
Biographic Data
| ID | 80867 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sally Lindsay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sally |
| FAMILY NAME | Lindsay |
| SIGNATURE | LINDSAY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5903-290X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 115 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Managing Fit at Work
Sexually and gender minoritized (SGM) young adults with disabilities navigate workplaces shaped by cisnormative, heteronormative, and ableist ideals of employability, professionalism, productivity and fit. However, little is known about how disability, sexuality and gender intersect in their employment experiences. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 10 SGM young adults with disabilities aged 20 to 30 years in Canada, we examined how parti…
Experiences securing affordable housing in the Greater Toronto Area among families of children and youth with disabilities
Families with disabilities experience disproportionate impacts from the global housing affordability crisis and many families with children and youth with disabilities struggle to secure affordable homes. This study examined the experiences of families of children and youth with disabilities seeking affordable housing within the Greater Toronto Area. A qualitative design was used to conduct semi-structured interviews with 25 participants (19 pare…
Identity negotiations of multiply marginalized disabled youth
A Comparative Analysis of Data Quality in Online Zoom Versus Phone Interviews
Qualitative researchers are increasingly using online data collection methods, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. I compared the data quality (i.e., interview duration, average number of themes and sub-themes, and inaudible words) of 34 interviews (29 conducted by Zoom (16 with camera on, 13 camera off) and 5 conducted by phone) drawn from a study focusing on youth's coping experiences during the pandemic. Findings showed that phone intervi…
A systematic review of programs and interventions for increasing the interest and participation of children and youth with disabilities in STEM education or careers
A disability disclosure simulation as an educational tool
Purpose Many employers struggle with how to have a disability disclosure discussion with their employees and job candidates. The primary purpose of this study was to identify issues relevant to disability disclosure discussions. In addition, we explored how simulations, as an educational tool, may help employers and managers. Design/methodology/approach Seven participants (four employers and three human resource professionals) took part in this s…
Children with Disabilities Engaging in STEM
Five Approaches to Qualitative Comparison Groups in Health Research
Qualitative researchers have much to gain by using comparison groups. Although their use within qualitative health research is increasing, the guidelines surrounding them are lacking. The purpose of this article is to explore the extent to which qualitative comparison groups are being used within health research and to outline the lessons learned in using this type of methodology. Through conducting a scoping review, 31 articles were identified t…
Exploring Gender Differences in Teacher–Student Interactions during an Adapted Robotics Program for Children with Disabilities
We compared the interactions between teachers and children with disabilities enrolled in an adapted robotics program to examine potential gender differences in these interactions. We coded video recordings from instructional sections of the HB FIRST® robotics program, an adapted robotics program developed through a partnership between a pediatric rehabilitation hospital and FIRST® Canada (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)…
A framework for developing employer’s disability confidence
Purpose Many employers lack disability confidence regarding how to include people with disabilities in the workforce, which can lead to stigma and discrimination. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of disability confidence from two perspectives, employers who hire people with a disability and employees with a disability. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted using 35 semi-structured interviews …
Exploring how volunteer work shapes occupational potential among youths with and without disabilities
Although there are many benefits associated with volunteering, little is known about the volunteer experiences among youths with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to explore the benefits and challenges in volunteer work among youths with disabilities (physical and developmental) compared to youths without disabilities. We conducted 24 interviews including 12 youths with disabilities and 12 without, aged 17-24 (mean age 21.5 years). The …
A Qualitative Synthesis of Families’ and Students’ Hospital-to-School Transition Experiences Following Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is one of the greatest causes of death and disability among children in Canada. Following ABI, children are required to transition back to school and adapt to the physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional demands of the school environment. We conducted a qualitative systematic review of students' and parents' experiences of the transition back to school following ABI. We identified 20 articles that met our…
Parents' Experiences of Caring for a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder involving abnormal communication, repetitive and restrictive interests, and impaired social functioning. ASD can have a profound impact on family life, including the roles and responsibilities that parents assume. In this metasynthesis, we explore the experiences of parents who care for a child with ASD. We undertook a thematic synthesis to integrate qualitative evidence, searching 10 ele…
Employers’ and employment counselors’ perceptions of desirable skills for entry-level positions for adolescents
Today’s youth face high unemployment and other labor-market challenges; these challenges are often worse for youth with disabilities. This paper explores what employers and employment counselors look for when hiring youth into entry-level jobs and whether they believe youth with disabilities have fewer skills than those without. This study used a qualitative design with a purposive sample of 19 youth employers and employment counselors. Our findi…
A Qualitative Synthesis of Adolescents' Experiences of Living With Spina Bifida
In this article, I explore the experiences and perspectives of youth living with spina bifida, the second most common congenital condition in North America, to inform the development of health programs. I undertook a thematic metasynthesis to integrate qualitative evidence across studies examining the experiences of youth with spina bifida. I used 10 electronic databases to search for and review 4,051 abstracts, and identified 12 articles meeting…
Becoming men
Children and youth with progressive conditions are living longer, and there is increased interest in designing programs that will assist them with "transitioning" to adulthood. Almost none of the transitions research to date, however, has attended to the experiences of disabled boys in "becoming men," nor has there been critical conceptual work problematizing notions of "normal" adulthood or theorizing the complex, diverse, and gendered experienc…
Exploring teachers' strategies for including children with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream classrooms
As the rates of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) increase and more students with ASD are enrolled in mainstream schools, educators face many challenges in teaching and managing social and behavioural development while ensuring academic success for all students. This descriptive, qualitative study, embedded within an inclusive pedagogical approach, draws on a purposive sample of 13 elementary school teachers who have experience in teach…
The Integrated Use of Audio Diaries, Photography, and Interviews in Research with Disabled Young Men
In this article we provide a critical reflection on the integrated use of solicited audio diaries, photography, and interviews in a study with disabled young men transitioning to adulthood. In the study, we developed a methodological approach for illuminating the intersectionality of gender, disability, and generation (life stage) identities. Drawing from a critical Bourdieusian perspective, we suggest that rather than producing single or 'true' …
Jack Levinson, Making Life Work
Social Inclusion at Different Scales in the Urban Environment
As area-based initiatives emphasise community empowerment and social inclusion programmes focus on place, this article compares participation in two ICT programmes in UK cities which sought to empower communities at different scales. Recruitment was better in a neighbourhood-scale project, a scale that enabled access to settings of public familiarity and helping/coping networks. However, the factors that promoted social inclusion during recruitme…
A sociological focus on 'expert patients
The increase of chronic illness as a leading cause of death has given rise to self-care and expert patient initiatives. Caring for chronically ill people places a tremendous economic burden on the health care system, informal carers, the labour market and benefit system (Department of Health 2001, 2004, 2005). Thus, in many countries health policy encourages patients to become ‘experts’ in the self-management of their conditions in the belief tha…
Prioritizing Illness
Chronic disease management strategies are largely based on single disease models, yet patients often need to manage multiple conditions. This study uses the concepts of 'chronic illness trajectory' and 'biographical disruption' to examine how patients self-manage multiple chronic conditions and especially how they prioritize which condition(s) will receive the greatest attention. Fifty-three people with multiple chronic illnesses participated in …
Can Informal e-learning and Peer Support Help Bridge the Digital Divide
The project that we report here provided free home computers and a one-year broadband subscription to a sample of 108 older people diagnosed with coronary heart disease. The sample was divided at random and the experimental group had ‘facilitated learning’, based on access to a dedicated website, while controls did not. The results suggest that many participants needed to overcome their fear of new technology before they could learn how to use it…
The Care–tech Link
Despite the dramatic increase of technology in the healthcare field, little is known of how care work and technical work are related. Examining substitute healthcare providers offers a useful illustration of the care–tech link because nursing (care) and medical (technical) models often merge. Forty‐two interviews with men and women (nurse practitioners, nurse anaesthetists and physician assistants) were conducted in the USA. The results showed th…
Enabling healthy choices
The White Paper Choosing health acknowledges that there is no lack of information in the system about healthy lifestyles, but the manner of communication of risk and the level of support for lifestyle change need improvement. Action also has to be taken to address inequalities in health and to focus on securing better access to healthier choices for people in disadvantaged groups or areas. Accordingly, this randomized controlled trial examined wh…
The Integrated Use of Audio Diaries, Photography, and Interviews in Research with Disabled Young Men
In this article we provide a critical reflection on the integrated use of solicited audio diaries, photography, and interviews in a study with disabled young men transitioning to adulthood. In the study, we developed a methodological approach for illuminating the intersectionality of gender, disability, and generation (life stage) identities. Drawing from a critical Bourdieusian perspective, we suggest that rather than producing single or 'true' …
Parents' Experiences of Caring for a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder involving abnormal communication, repetitive and restrictive interests, and impaired social functioning. ASD can have a profound impact on family life, including the roles and responsibilities that parents assume. In this metasynthesis, we explore the experiences of parents who care for a child with ASD. We undertook a thematic synthesis to integrate qualitative evidence, searching 10 ele…
Exploring teachers' strategies for including children with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream classrooms
As the rates of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) increase and more students with ASD are enrolled in mainstream schools, educators face many challenges in teaching and managing social and behavioural development while ensuring academic success for all students. This descriptive, qualitative study, embedded within an inclusive pedagogical approach, draws on a purposive sample of 13 elementary school teachers who have experience in teach…
Becoming men
Children and youth with progressive conditions are living longer, and there is increased interest in designing programs that will assist them with "transitioning" to adulthood. Almost none of the transitions research to date, however, has attended to the experiences of disabled boys in "becoming men," nor has there been critical conceptual work problematizing notions of "normal" adulthood or theorizing the complex, diverse, and gendered experienc…
Prioritizing Illness
Chronic disease management strategies are largely based on single disease models, yet patients often need to manage multiple conditions. This study uses the concepts of 'chronic illness trajectory' and 'biographical disruption' to examine how patients self-manage multiple chronic conditions and especially how they prioritize which condition(s) will receive the greatest attention. Fifty-three people with multiple chronic illnesses participated in …
A framework for developing employer’s disability confidence
Purpose Many employers lack disability confidence regarding how to include people with disabilities in the workforce, which can lead to stigma and discrimination. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of disability confidence from two perspectives, employers who hire people with a disability and employees with a disability. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted using 35 semi-structured interviews …
Employers’ and employment counselors’ perceptions of desirable skills for entry-level positions for adolescents
Today’s youth face high unemployment and other labor-market challenges; these challenges are often worse for youth with disabilities. This paper explores what employers and employment counselors look for when hiring youth into entry-level jobs and whether they believe youth with disabilities have fewer skills than those without. This study used a qualitative design with a purposive sample of 19 youth employers and employment counselors. Our findi…
The Care–tech Link
Despite the dramatic increase of technology in the healthcare field, little is known of how care work and technical work are related. Examining substitute healthcare providers offers a useful illustration of the care–tech link because nursing (care) and medical (technical) models often merge. Forty‐two interviews with men and women (nurse practitioners, nurse anaesthetists and physician assistants) were conducted in the USA. The results showed th…
A sociological focus on 'expert patients
The increase of chronic illness as a leading cause of death has given rise to self-care and expert patient initiatives. Caring for chronically ill people places a tremendous economic burden on the health care system, informal carers, the labour market and benefit system (Department of Health 2001, 2004, 2005). Thus, in many countries health policy encourages patients to become ‘experts’ in the self-management of their conditions in the belief tha…
Gendering Work
The field of nurse anesthesia has evolved from a low status, women's specialty to a high status profession where males comprise nearly half of all employees. This study explores reasons for men's influx into nurse anesthesia and the impact they have had on the profession. Twenty semi-structured interviews with certified registered nurse anaesthetists (CRNAs) and key informants were conducted. In addition, data on CRNAs from the US National Sample…
A Comparative Analysis of Data Quality in Online Zoom Versus Phone Interviews
Qualitative researchers are increasingly using online data collection methods, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. I compared the data quality (i.e., interview duration, average number of themes and sub-themes, and inaudible words) of 34 interviews (29 conducted by Zoom (16 with camera on, 13 camera off) and 5 conducted by phone) drawn from a study focusing on youth's coping experiences during the pandemic. Findings showed that phone intervi…
Social Inclusion at Different Scales in the Urban Environment
As area-based initiatives emphasise community empowerment and social inclusion programmes focus on place, this article compares participation in two ICT programmes in UK cities which sought to empower communities at different scales. Recruitment was better in a neighbourhood-scale project, a scale that enabled access to settings of public familiarity and helping/coping networks. However, the factors that promoted social inclusion during recruitme…
A disability disclosure simulation as an educational tool
Purpose Many employers struggle with how to have a disability disclosure discussion with their employees and job candidates. The primary purpose of this study was to identify issues relevant to disability disclosure discussions. In addition, we explored how simulations, as an educational tool, may help employers and managers. Design/methodology/approach Seven participants (four employers and three human resource professionals) took part in this s…
Exploring how volunteer work shapes occupational potential among youths with and without disabilities
Although there are many benefits associated with volunteering, little is known about the volunteer experiences among youths with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to explore the benefits and challenges in volunteer work among youths with disabilities (physical and developmental) compared to youths without disabilities. We conducted 24 interviews including 12 youths with disabilities and 12 without, aged 17-24 (mean age 21.5 years). The …
Can Informal e-learning and Peer Support Help Bridge the Digital Divide
The project that we report here provided free home computers and a one-year broadband subscription to a sample of 108 older people diagnosed with coronary heart disease. The sample was divided at random and the experimental group had ‘facilitated learning’, based on access to a dedicated website, while controls did not. The results suggest that many participants needed to overcome their fear of new technology before they could learn how to use it…
Enabling healthy choices
The White Paper Choosing health acknowledges that there is no lack of information in the system about healthy lifestyles, but the manner of communication of risk and the level of support for lifestyle change need improvement. Action also has to be taken to address inequalities in health and to focus on securing better access to healthier choices for people in disadvantaged groups or areas. Accordingly, this randomized controlled trial examined wh…
The influence of the ‘spaces of everyday life’ on pregnancy health
Given the recent focus of medical geography on the social influences of health and illness, this paper draws upon a socio‐theoretical framework to show the link between pregnancy health and the spaces of everyday life. The health of pregnant women is becoming increasingly important given that 85 percent of women work during their pregnancy. Employment during pregnancy is consistently linked with good health for infants; however, large discrepanci…
The influence of the ‘spaces of everyday life’ on pregnancy health
Given the recent focus of medical geography on the social influences of health and illness, this paper draws upon a socio‐theoretical framework to show the link between pregnancy health and the spaces of everyday life. The health of pregnant women is becoming increasingly important given that 85 percent of women work during their pregnancy. Employment during pregnancy is consistently linked with good health for infants; however, large discrepanci…
Tackling the digital divide
The Internet is increasingly used to communicate health knowledge and there is growing belief that it can help transform both personal and public health. There is no lack of information on healthy lifestyles, but the manner of communication of risk and the level of support for lifestyle change need improvement, especially among deprived populations. Assisting vulnerable persons to increase their health knowledge could help them to be more respons…
Gender Differences in Rural and Urban Practice Location Among Mid‐level Health Care Providers
Context: Mid‐level providers comprise an increasing proportion of the health care workforce and play a key role in providing health services in rural and underserved areas. Although women comprise the majority of mid‐level providers, they are less likely to work in a rural area than men. Maldistribution of health providers between urban and rural practices is an important issue influencing health care. Purpose: To gain further insight into this i…
Gendering Work
The field of nurse anesthesia has evolved from a low status, women's specialty to a high status profession where males comprise nearly half of all employees. This study explores reasons for men's influx into nurse anesthesia and the impact they have had on the profession. Twenty semi-structured interviews with certified registered nurse anaesthetists (CRNAs) and key informants were conducted. In addition, data on CRNAs from the US National Sample…
Can Informal e-learning and Peer Support Help Bridge the Digital Divide
The project that we report here provided free home computers and a one-year broadband subscription to a sample of 108 older people diagnosed with coronary heart disease. The sample was divided at random and the experimental group had ‘facilitated learning’, based on access to a dedicated website, while controls did not. The results suggest that many participants needed to overcome their fear of new technology before they could learn how to use it…
The Care–tech Link
Despite the dramatic increase of technology in the healthcare field, little is known of how care work and technical work are related. Examining substitute healthcare providers offers a useful illustration of the care–tech link because nursing (care) and medical (technical) models often merge. Forty‐two interviews with men and women (nurse practitioners, nurse anaesthetists and physician assistants) were conducted in the USA. The results showed th…
Enabling healthy choices
The White Paper Choosing health acknowledges that there is no lack of information in the system about healthy lifestyles, but the manner of communication of risk and the level of support for lifestyle change need improvement. Action also has to be taken to address inequalities in health and to focus on securing better access to healthier choices for people in disadvantaged groups or areas. Accordingly, this randomized controlled trial examined wh…
A sociological focus on 'expert patients
The increase of chronic illness as a leading cause of death has given rise to self-care and expert patient initiatives. Caring for chronically ill people places a tremendous economic burden on the health care system, informal carers, the labour market and benefit system (Department of Health 2001, 2004, 2005). Thus, in many countries health policy encourages patients to become ‘experts’ in the self-management of their conditions in the belief tha…
Prioritizing Illness
Chronic disease management strategies are largely based on single disease models, yet patients often need to manage multiple conditions. This study uses the concepts of 'chronic illness trajectory' and 'biographical disruption' to examine how patients self-manage multiple chronic conditions and especially how they prioritize which condition(s) will receive the greatest attention. Fifty-three people with multiple chronic illnesses participated in …
Jack Levinson, Making Life Work
Social Inclusion at Different Scales in the Urban Environment
As area-based initiatives emphasise community empowerment and social inclusion programmes focus on place, this article compares participation in two ICT programmes in UK cities which sought to empower communities at different scales. Recruitment was better in a neighbourhood-scale project, a scale that enabled access to settings of public familiarity and helping/coping networks. However, the factors that promoted social inclusion during recruitme…
Exploring teachers' strategies for including children with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream classrooms
As the rates of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) increase and more students with ASD are enrolled in mainstream schools, educators face many challenges in teaching and managing social and behavioural development while ensuring academic success for all students. This descriptive, qualitative study, embedded within an inclusive pedagogical approach, draws on a purposive sample of 13 elementary school teachers who have experience in teach…
The Integrated Use of Audio Diaries, Photography, and Interviews in Research with Disabled Young Men
In this article we provide a critical reflection on the integrated use of solicited audio diaries, photography, and interviews in a study with disabled young men transitioning to adulthood. In the study, we developed a methodological approach for illuminating the intersectionality of gender, disability, and generation (life stage) identities. Drawing from a critical Bourdieusian perspective, we suggest that rather than producing single or 'true' …
Employers’ and employment counselors’ perceptions of desirable skills for entry-level positions for adolescents
Today’s youth face high unemployment and other labor-market challenges; these challenges are often worse for youth with disabilities. This paper explores what employers and employment counselors look for when hiring youth into entry-level jobs and whether they believe youth with disabilities have fewer skills than those without. This study used a qualitative design with a purposive sample of 19 youth employers and employment counselors. Our findi…
A Qualitative Synthesis of Adolescents' Experiences of Living With Spina Bifida
In this article, I explore the experiences and perspectives of youth living with spina bifida, the second most common congenital condition in North America, to inform the development of health programs. I undertook a thematic metasynthesis to integrate qualitative evidence across studies examining the experiences of youth with spina bifida. I used 10 electronic databases to search for and review 4,051 abstracts, and identified 12 articles meeting…
Becoming men
Children and youth with progressive conditions are living longer, and there is increased interest in designing programs that will assist them with "transitioning" to adulthood. Almost none of the transitions research to date, however, has attended to the experiences of disabled boys in "becoming men," nor has there been critical conceptual work problematizing notions of "normal" adulthood or theorizing the complex, diverse, and gendered experienc…
A Qualitative Synthesis of Families’ and Students’ Hospital-to-School Transition Experiences Following Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is one of the greatest causes of death and disability among children in Canada. Following ABI, children are required to transition back to school and adapt to the physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional demands of the school environment. We conducted a qualitative systematic review of students' and parents' experiences of the transition back to school following ABI. We identified 20 articles that met our…
Parents' Experiences of Caring for a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder involving abnormal communication, repetitive and restrictive interests, and impaired social functioning. ASD can have a profound impact on family life, including the roles and responsibilities that parents assume. In this metasynthesis, we explore the experiences of parents who care for a child with ASD. We undertook a thematic synthesis to integrate qualitative evidence, searching 10 ele…
Exploring how volunteer work shapes occupational potential among youths with and without disabilities
Although there are many benefits associated with volunteering, little is known about the volunteer experiences among youths with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to explore the benefits and challenges in volunteer work among youths with disabilities (physical and developmental) compared to youths without disabilities. We conducted 24 interviews including 12 youths with disabilities and 12 without, aged 17-24 (mean age 21.5 years). The …
Children with Disabilities Engaging in STEM
Five Approaches to Qualitative Comparison Groups in Health Research
Qualitative researchers have much to gain by using comparison groups. Although their use within qualitative health research is increasing, the guidelines surrounding them are lacking. The purpose of this article is to explore the extent to which qualitative comparison groups are being used within health research and to outline the lessons learned in using this type of methodology. Through conducting a scoping review, 31 articles were identified t…
Exploring Gender Differences in Teacher–Student Interactions during an Adapted Robotics Program for Children with Disabilities
We compared the interactions between teachers and children with disabilities enrolled in an adapted robotics program to examine potential gender differences in these interactions. We coded video recordings from instructional sections of the HB FIRST® robotics program, an adapted robotics program developed through a partnership between a pediatric rehabilitation hospital and FIRST® Canada (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)…
A framework for developing employer’s disability confidence
Purpose Many employers lack disability confidence regarding how to include people with disabilities in the workforce, which can lead to stigma and discrimination. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of disability confidence from two perspectives, employers who hire people with a disability and employees with a disability. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted using 35 semi-structured interviews …
A systematic review of programs and interventions for increasing the interest and participation of children and youth with disabilities in STEM education or careers
A disability disclosure simulation as an educational tool
Purpose Many employers struggle with how to have a disability disclosure discussion with their employees and job candidates. The primary purpose of this study was to identify issues relevant to disability disclosure discussions. In addition, we explored how simulations, as an educational tool, may help employers and managers. Design/methodology/approach Seven participants (four employers and three human resource professionals) took part in this s…
Psychology (22 works) · Sociology (17 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Qualitative research (11 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Social science (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Disability Education and Employment (6 works)