Barb Fitzgeorge
Biographic Data
| ID | 4217696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barb Fitzgeorge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barb |
| FAMILY NAME | Fitzgeorge |
| SIGNATURE | FITZGEORGE B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Older adult with age-related vision loss, London, ON, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Critical Ethnographic Approach for Understanding How Environmental Factors Shape Experiences of Community Mobility for Older Adults Aging With and Into Vision Loss
The number of older adults diagnosed with vision loss in Canada, and globally, is growing. Older adults with age-related vision loss (ARVL), including macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, experience a reduced capacity to engage with their communities because their opportunities to access and engage with their environments are greatly reduced. This can lead to feelings of abandonment, enhanced fear, and social isolation, which…
Research Practices to Foster Accessibility for, and the Inclusivity of, Older Adults With Vision Loss
Introduction: It is important that the embodied experience of visual impairment is understood in research, and critical participatory action research (CPAR) is one such research methodology that encourages the direct participation of individuals with disabilities in the design, development, and dissemination of research. Methods: This reflexive paper unpacked how our research collective carried out accessible and inclusive CPAR with older adults …
Research Practices to Foster Accessibility for, and the Inclusivity of, Older Adults With Vision Loss
Introduction: It is important that the embodied experience of visual impairment is understood in research, and critical participatory action research (CPAR) is one such research methodology that encourages the direct participation of individuals with disabilities in the design, development, and dissemination of research. Methods: This reflexive paper unpacked how our research collective carried out accessible and inclusive CPAR with older adults …
A Critical Ethnographic Approach for Understanding How Environmental Factors Shape Experiences of Community Mobility for Older Adults Aging With and Into Vision Loss
The number of older adults diagnosed with vision loss in Canada, and globally, is growing. Older adults with age-related vision loss (ARVL), including macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, experience a reduced capacity to engage with their communities because their opportunities to access and engage with their environments are greatly reduced. This can lead to feelings of abandonment, enhanced fear, and social isolation, which…
Research Practices to Foster Accessibility for, and the Inclusivity of, Older Adults With Vision Loss
Introduction: It is important that the embodied experience of visual impairment is understood in research, and critical participatory action research (CPAR) is one such research methodology that encourages the direct participation of individuals with disabilities in the design, development, and dissemination of research. Methods: This reflexive paper unpacked how our research collective carried out accessible and inclusive CPAR with older adults …
Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Citizen journalism (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Disability Rights and Representation (1 work) · Ethnography (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work)