Organized in my current role as Chair of the ECU-Research Ethics Board, this event is a conversation with Dr. Charlotte Schallié, co-director of the Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives project. The conversation focuses on ethical considerations and protocols of arts-based research with trauma survivors. This hybrid event takes place 02-09-2026 at Emily Carr University (main Boardroom) and online
How can researchers and community-engaged artists centre accessibility and equitable participation of disabled participants, when selecting research or creative methods, designing their recruitment materials, or establishing consent processes? What responsibilities should researchers and creative practitioners have to disabled participants, whose experiences or stories they solicit or share? This virtual roundtable, presented by ECU’s Research Ethics Board (February 11, 2025), featured three participants speaking through lenses of crip theory, health design principles, and disability advocacy in the arts.
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Alla Gadassik: Media Scholar and Animation Curator 