Alexis Buettgen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4083725 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexis Buettgen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexis |
| FAMILY NAME | Buettgen |
| SIGNATURE | BUETTGEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7370-723X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Engaging workers with disabilities in the financial sector
Purpose This study explores the challenges, barriers and opportunities for engaging persons with disabilities in employment in the Canadian financial sector. Design/methodology/approach We situated this research within a critical disability conceptual framework to add to existing theories of employee engagement. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study of key informant interviews of the experiences of diverse persons with disabilities in the…
From the Standpoint of Employees with Disabilities
This article presents an institutional analysis of workplace accommodation processes for employees with disabilities in three Ontario non-profit service organizations that wereconsidered sites for inclusive employment. This article helps to fill a gap in empirical research on alternative approaches to workplace accommodations, and how the use of medical documentation creates a culture of distrust, and barriers to inclusion and a sense of belongin…
Disabled People and the Intersectional Nature of Social Inclusion
This editorial introduces a thematic issue of Social Inclusion focusing on disabled people and the intersectional nature of social inclusion. This thematic issue includes transnational and transdisciplinary studies and expressions of lived experiences facing disabled people, their families, and allies across the globe from a social, human rights, and/or disability justice perspective. The articles comprising this issue include an explicit recogni…
Unpacking the potential of developmental evaluation in codesign work
Development and implementation of a framework for estimating the economic benefits of an accessible and inclusive society
Purpose To develop a framework for estimating the economic benefits of an accessible and inclusive society and implement it for the Canadian context. The framework measures the gap between the current situation in terms of accessibility and inclusiveness, and a counterfactual scenario of a fully accessible and inclusive society. Design/methodology/approach The method consists of three steps. First, the conceptual framework was developed based on …
Creative processes in co-designing a co-design hub
Background: Co-design is an approach to engaging stakeholders in health and social system change that is rapidly gaining traction, yet there are also questions about the extent to which there is meaningful engagement of structurally vulnerable communities and whether co-design leads to lasting system change. The McMaster University Co-Design Hub with Vulnerable Populations Hub (‘the Hub’) is a three-year interdisciplinary project with the goal of…
Are you really doing ‘codesign’? Critical reflections when working with vulnerable populations
‘Codesign’ and associated terms such as ‘coproduction’ or ‘patient engagement’, are increasingly common in the health research literature, due to an increased emphasis on the importance of ensuring that research related to service/systems development is meaningful to end-users. However, there continues to be a lack of clarity regarding the key principles and practices of codesign, and wide variation in the extent to which service users are meanin…
The Role of the Nonprofit Sector as a Site for Inclusive Employment
Employment is a pathway to increased income and empowerment, and improved quality of life and well-being; but for people with disabilities, job opportunities are limited, and employment supports often inadequate. This exploratory study analyzes the role of the nonprofit sector as a site for inclusive employment. Using data gathered from documents and in-depth interviews with nonprofit organizational staff, this study identifies the benefits that …
We did it together
This article presents the perspective of both non-disabled and developmentally disabled people working together in a research project on poverty and disability. Our study used a participatory action research approach that challenges the norm of exclusion in the research process. Control of the research agenda has been inclusive and shared to varying degrees in accordance with the needs and desires of the members of an advisory committee of develo…
We did it together
This article presents the perspective of both non-disabled and developmentally disabled people working together in a research project on poverty and disability. Our study used a participatory action research approach that challenges the norm of exclusion in the research process. Control of the research agenda has been inclusive and shared to varying degrees in accordance with the needs and desires of the members of an advisory committee of develo…
Development and implementation of a framework for estimating the economic benefits of an accessible and inclusive society
Purpose To develop a framework for estimating the economic benefits of an accessible and inclusive society and implement it for the Canadian context. The framework measures the gap between the current situation in terms of accessibility and inclusiveness, and a counterfactual scenario of a fully accessible and inclusive society. Design/methodology/approach The method consists of three steps. First, the conceptual framework was developed based on …
Disabled People and the Intersectional Nature of Social Inclusion
This editorial introduces a thematic issue of Social Inclusion focusing on disabled people and the intersectional nature of social inclusion. This thematic issue includes transnational and transdisciplinary studies and expressions of lived experiences facing disabled people, their families, and allies across the globe from a social, human rights, and/or disability justice perspective. The articles comprising this issue include an explicit recogni…
Creative processes in co-designing a co-design hub
Background: Co-design is an approach to engaging stakeholders in health and social system change that is rapidly gaining traction, yet there are also questions about the extent to which there is meaningful engagement of structurally vulnerable communities and whether co-design leads to lasting system change. The McMaster University Co-Design Hub with Vulnerable Populations Hub (‘the Hub’) is a three-year interdisciplinary project with the goal of…
We did it together
This article presents the perspective of both non-disabled and developmentally disabled people working together in a research project on poverty and disability. Our study used a participatory action research approach that challenges the norm of exclusion in the research process. Control of the research agenda has been inclusive and shared to varying degrees in accordance with the needs and desires of the members of an advisory committee of develo…
Are you really doing ‘codesign’? Critical reflections when working with vulnerable populations
‘Codesign’ and associated terms such as ‘coproduction’ or ‘patient engagement’, are increasingly common in the health research literature, due to an increased emphasis on the importance of ensuring that research related to service/systems development is meaningful to end-users. However, there continues to be a lack of clarity regarding the key principles and practices of codesign, and wide variation in the extent to which service users are meanin…
The Role of the Nonprofit Sector as a Site for Inclusive Employment
Employment is a pathway to increased income and empowerment, and improved quality of life and well-being; but for people with disabilities, job opportunities are limited, and employment supports often inadequate. This exploratory study analyzes the role of the nonprofit sector as a site for inclusive employment. Using data gathered from documents and in-depth interviews with nonprofit organizational staff, this study identifies the benefits that …
Creative processes in co-designing a co-design hub
Background: Co-design is an approach to engaging stakeholders in health and social system change that is rapidly gaining traction, yet there are also questions about the extent to which there is meaningful engagement of structurally vulnerable communities and whether co-design leads to lasting system change. The McMaster University Co-Design Hub with Vulnerable Populations Hub (‘the Hub’) is a three-year interdisciplinary project with the goal of…
Unpacking the potential of developmental evaluation in codesign work
Development and implementation of a framework for estimating the economic benefits of an accessible and inclusive society
Purpose To develop a framework for estimating the economic benefits of an accessible and inclusive society and implement it for the Canadian context. The framework measures the gap between the current situation in terms of accessibility and inclusiveness, and a counterfactual scenario of a fully accessible and inclusive society. Design/methodology/approach The method consists of three steps. First, the conceptual framework was developed based on …
From the Standpoint of Employees with Disabilities
This article presents an institutional analysis of workplace accommodation processes for employees with disabilities in three Ontario non-profit service organizations that wereconsidered sites for inclusive employment. This article helps to fill a gap in empirical research on alternative approaches to workplace accommodations, and how the use of medical documentation creates a culture of distrust, and barriers to inclusion and a sense of belongin…
Disabled People and the Intersectional Nature of Social Inclusion
This editorial introduces a thematic issue of Social Inclusion focusing on disabled people and the intersectional nature of social inclusion. This thematic issue includes transnational and transdisciplinary studies and expressions of lived experiences facing disabled people, their families, and allies across the globe from a social, human rights, and/or disability justice perspective. The articles comprising this issue include an explicit recogni…
Engaging workers with disabilities in the financial sector
Purpose This study explores the challenges, barriers and opportunities for engaging persons with disabilities in employment in the Canadian financial sector. Design/methodology/approach We situated this research within a critical disability conceptual framework to add to existing theories of employee engagement. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study of key informant interviews of the experiences of diverse persons with disabilities in the…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (3 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (3 works) · Business (2 works)