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We are grateful to all those who were involved in this research project. First we thank our participants. There were 156 professionals who provide services to students with disabilities on Canadian college and university campuses who generously gave of their time and provided us with thoughtful responses. We recognize how busy each of you are, and appreciate your continued enthusiasm and support of our work. We hope that the findings we report here are of help to you in the trenches.
Second, we thank the main funding organization for our research, the Office of Learning Technologies (OLT). Without your support, this type of pioneering Canadian research could not have been realized. In addition, specific aspects and activities were supported by grants provided by EvNet, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et l'aide à la recherche (FCAR), Dawson College, the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec, Human Resources Development Canada, and le Comité d'adaptation de la main-d'oeuvre pour personnes handicapées.
Our project partners: the Canadian Association of Disability Service Providers in Post-Secondary Education (CADSPPE), the Service d'aide à l'intégration des élèves (SAIDE - Cégep du Vieux Montréal), le Services aux étudiants handicapés du Cégep de Sainte-Foy, the Association québécoise des étudiants ayant des incapacités au postsecondaire (AQEIPS), and the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) not only were vocal supporters of our work, but provided expertise and feedback during all phases of our research. They also provided us with numerous opportunities to publicize our research to their members. Merci and thanks to each of you.
Special thanks go to our very active Advisory Board and the Adaptech online community. We thank you most sincerely for feedback, constructive criticism, and guidance as we constructed and tested our interview protocol. We are especially grateful to Jane Drover (Mount Allison University), Alice Havel (Dawson College), and Frank Smith (National Educational Association of Disabled Students "NEADS"). Our gratitude to each of you is heartfelt.
It is impossible to conduct a successful research project without a dedicated and hard working research team: research assistants, professionals, and practitioners. In our case, they are the collaborators: Chantal Robillard, M.A., Myrtis E. Fossey, B.A., Darlene Judd, D.E.C., Jean-Pierre Guimont, M.Ed., Ray Tam, B.F.A., and Daniel Lamb, B.A., the representatives of our partners: Christian Généreux, B.A. (Association québécoise des étudiants ayant des incapacités au postsecondaire "AQEIPS"); Jean-Charles Juhel, M.Ed. (Le Services aux étudiants handicapés du Cégep de Sainte-Foy); Joanne Senécal, B.A. (Service d'Aide à l'Intégration Des Élèves "SAIDE"); and Joan Wolforth, D.Ed. (Canadian Association of Disability Service Providers in Post-Secondary Education "CADSPPE") as well as other members of our research team: Jason Lavers from Dawson College; Rachel Fima from Concordia University; Rhonda Amsel from McGill University; and Jocelyne Côté from Marianopolis College. Thank you is not sufficient in expressing our appreciation. The impact of your hard work will be felt for years to come.
Finally, we want to acknowledge the valuable contribution of many individuals at Dawson College, where we are based: members of the administration, faculty, computing staff, print shop, mail room and everyone else we are undoubtedly forgetting who fulfilled all of our requests. We are especially grateful to Gary Clemence, Jeff Grummett, Mary Derouin, Bruno Geslain, Stacey Katz, Drago Kresevic, Dr. Neville Gurudata, Natalie Kurylo-Paiva, Suzanne Prévost, Terry Sinchak, and Dr. Patrick Woodsworth.
Catherine S. Fichten
Jennison V. Asuncion
Maria Barile