Debra Cameron
Biographic Data
| ID | 3857068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debra Cameron |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debra |
| FAMILY NAME | Cameron |
| SIGNATURE | CAMERON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2567-0564 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Situating occupational injustices experienced by children with disabilities in rural India within sociocultural, economic, and systemic conditions
This paper contributes to diversifying and situating understandings of occupational injustices through presenting findings from the knowledge generation phase of a participatory action research (PAR) project that utilized participatory filmmaking with children with disabilities in rural South India as co-researchers. Centering on situations of occupational injustices generated through a participatory analysis conducted with the child co-researche…
From “since” to “if”: Using blogs to explore an insider-informed framing of autism
This study was conducted within a series aimed at building understanding of autism using insider perspectives. We applied a descriptive qualitative approach, highlighting meanings that the informants attach to events in their lives. The data were generated by scraping blogs written by autistic authors. We conducted an inductive thematic analysis using an iterative process of coding, collating and reviewing themes. We present the themes using two …
Voices of youths on engagement in community life: A theoretical framework of belonging
Little is known from the perspectives of youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities themselves about their experiences related to inclusion, engagement in community life and friendship, and their quality of life. The Voices of Youths research project used an inclusive approach to learn from youths about these experiences. Twenty-four youths (age 13–24 years) with a range of intellectual and developmental disabilities diagnostic ‘labe…
A participatory filmmaking process with children with disabilities in rural India: Working towards inclusive research
Children with disabilities often experience exclusion within their communities, and this exclusion can extend into research processes. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, however, emphasizes that children of all abilities need to be involved as decision makers in matters affecting them. This article provides an in-depth description of the process of a participatory action research project carried out with children with disab…
From the day they are born: A qualitative study exploring violence against children with disabilities in West Africa
The study recommends policy-oriented actions and prevention programs that include children and their families in strategizing ways to address violence
Participatory digital methodologies: Potential of three approaches for advancing transformative occupation-based research with children and youth
This paper addresses the need for methodological expansions that enable critical examination of the situated nature of occupation and enact transformative research agendas. Participatory digital methodologies offer a potential way forward given their critical underpinnings and have been proposed as particularly appropriate to facilitate engagement of children and youth. This paper provides a critical methodological review of interdisciplinary res…
Gendered experiences of inclusive education for children with disabilities in West and East Africa
Background. Education is a fundamental human right, yet many children with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries remain deprived of educational opportunities. The movement towards quality inclusive education (IE) aims to support all children at school. Although gender and disability are key factors influencing IE, limited research explores their combined influence. Purpose. This study explored the gendered experiences of IE for childre…
Experiences of work among people with disabilities who are HIV-positive in Zambia
This paper focuses on accounts of how having a disability and being HIV-positive influences experiences of work among 21 people (12 women, 9 men) in Lusaka, Zambia. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted in English, Bemba, Nyanja, or Zambian sign language. Descriptive and thematic analyses were conducted. Three major themes were generated. The first, a triple burden, describes the burden of having a disability, being HIV-positive, and…
Towards a Critical Occupational Approach to Research
Critical approaches to research are becoming increasingly more prevalent but occupational science and critical approaches have not been explicitly combined into one approach despite the potential to enrich the understanding of the assumptions and ideologies underlying human activity. In this article we outline an approach to research that is mutually informed by occupational and critical social science perspectives. The critical occupational appr…
Occupation-for-Development: Expanding the Boundaries of Occupational Science into the International Development Agenda
Since the 1980s, the number of organizations worldwide providing international development programming has risen greatly; the majority of these regard ‘development’ as inherent to their organizatio
Towards a Critical Occupational Approach to Research
Critical approaches to research are becoming increasingly more prevalent but occupational science and critical approaches have not been explicitly combined into one approach despite the potential to enrich the understanding of the assumptions and ideologies underlying human activity. In this article we outline an approach to research that is mutually informed by occupational and critical social science perspectives. The critical occupational appr…
Voices of youths on engagement in community life: A theoretical framework of belonging
Little is known from the perspectives of youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities themselves about their experiences related to inclusion, engagement in community life and friendship, and their quality of life. The Voices of Youths research project used an inclusive approach to learn from youths about these experiences. Twenty-four youths (age 13–24 years) with a range of intellectual and developmental disabilities diagnostic ‘labe…
A participatory filmmaking process with children with disabilities in rural India: Working towards inclusive research
Children with disabilities often experience exclusion within their communities, and this exclusion can extend into research processes. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, however, emphasizes that children of all abilities need to be involved as decision makers in matters affecting them. This article provides an in-depth description of the process of a participatory action research project carried out with children with disab…
Participatory digital methodologies: Potential of three approaches for advancing transformative occupation-based research with children and youth
This paper addresses the need for methodological expansions that enable critical examination of the situated nature of occupation and enact transformative research agendas. Participatory digital methodologies offer a potential way forward given their critical underpinnings and have been proposed as particularly appropriate to facilitate engagement of children and youth. This paper provides a critical methodological review of interdisciplinary res…
From “since” to “if”: Using blogs to explore an insider-informed framing of autism
This study was conducted within a series aimed at building understanding of autism using insider perspectives. We applied a descriptive qualitative approach, highlighting meanings that the informants attach to events in their lives. The data were generated by scraping blogs written by autistic authors. We conducted an inductive thematic analysis using an iterative process of coding, collating and reviewing themes. We present the themes using two …
Situating occupational injustices experienced by children with disabilities in rural India within sociocultural, economic, and systemic conditions
This paper contributes to diversifying and situating understandings of occupational injustices through presenting findings from the knowledge generation phase of a participatory action research (PAR) project that utilized participatory filmmaking with children with disabilities in rural South India as co-researchers. Centering on situations of occupational injustices generated through a participatory analysis conducted with the child co-researche…
Occupation-for-Development: Expanding the Boundaries of Occupational Science into the International Development Agenda
Since the 1980s, the number of organizations worldwide providing international development programming has risen greatly; the majority of these regard ‘development’ as inherent to their organizatio
Occupation-for-Development: Expanding the Boundaries of Occupational Science into the International Development Agenda
Since the 1980s, the number of organizations worldwide providing international development programming has risen greatly; the majority of these regard ‘development’ as inherent to their organizatio
Towards a Critical Occupational Approach to Research
Critical approaches to research are becoming increasingly more prevalent but occupational science and critical approaches have not been explicitly combined into one approach despite the potential to enrich the understanding of the assumptions and ideologies underlying human activity. In this article we outline an approach to research that is mutually informed by occupational and critical social science perspectives. The critical occupational appr…
Experiences of work among people with disabilities who are HIV-positive in Zambia
This paper focuses on accounts of how having a disability and being HIV-positive influences experiences of work among 21 people (12 women, 9 men) in Lusaka, Zambia. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted in English, Bemba, Nyanja, or Zambian sign language. Descriptive and thematic analyses were conducted. Three major themes were generated. The first, a triple burden, describes the burden of having a disability, being HIV-positive, and…
Gendered experiences of inclusive education for children with disabilities in West and East Africa
Background. Education is a fundamental human right, yet many children with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries remain deprived of educational opportunities. The movement towards quality inclusive education (IE) aims to support all children at school. Although gender and disability are key factors influencing IE, limited research explores their combined influence. Purpose. This study explored the gendered experiences of IE for childre…
From the day they are born: A qualitative study exploring violence against children with disabilities in West Africa
The study recommends policy-oriented actions and prevention programs that include children and their families in strategizing ways to address violence
Participatory digital methodologies: Potential of three approaches for advancing transformative occupation-based research with children and youth
This paper addresses the need for methodological expansions that enable critical examination of the situated nature of occupation and enact transformative research agendas. Participatory digital methodologies offer a potential way forward given their critical underpinnings and have been proposed as particularly appropriate to facilitate engagement of children and youth. This paper provides a critical methodological review of interdisciplinary res…
Voices of youths on engagement in community life: A theoretical framework of belonging
Little is known from the perspectives of youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities themselves about their experiences related to inclusion, engagement in community life and friendship, and their quality of life. The Voices of Youths research project used an inclusive approach to learn from youths about these experiences. Twenty-four youths (age 13–24 years) with a range of intellectual and developmental disabilities diagnostic ‘labe…
A participatory filmmaking process with children with disabilities in rural India: Working towards inclusive research
Children with disabilities often experience exclusion within their communities, and this exclusion can extend into research processes. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, however, emphasizes that children of all abilities need to be involved as decision makers in matters affecting them. This article provides an in-depth description of the process of a participatory action research project carried out with children with disab…
From “since” to “if”: Using blogs to explore an insider-informed framing of autism
This study was conducted within a series aimed at building understanding of autism using insider perspectives. We applied a descriptive qualitative approach, highlighting meanings that the informants attach to events in their lives. The data were generated by scraping blogs written by autistic authors. We conducted an inductive thematic analysis using an iterative process of coding, collating and reviewing themes. We present the themes using two …
Situating occupational injustices experienced by children with disabilities in rural India within sociocultural, economic, and systemic conditions
This paper contributes to diversifying and situating understandings of occupational injustices through presenting findings from the knowledge generation phase of a participatory action research (PAR) project that utilized participatory filmmaking with children with disabilities in rural South India as co-researchers. Centering on situations of occupational injustices generated through a participatory analysis conducted with the child co-researche…
Sociology (10 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Action research (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (3 works) · Citizen journalism (3 works)