Keiko Shikako
Associate Professor
BSc OT, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; PhD, Rehabilitation Science 海角社区
University, Canada; Postdoctorate Knowledge Translation in policymaking for children with
disabilities, McMaster University and Knowledge Translation in policymaking in
Environmental Design and Accessibility, Universit茅 de Montr茅al.
Occupational Solutions I - Pediatric Neurologic Conditions
Occupational Solutions II - Policies supporting the participation of children with disabilities
Knowledge Translation in Rehabilitation - Knowledge Translation to policymaking
Public Policy and Knowledge Translation听
My research focuses on the promotion of healthy living and听the human rights of children with disabilities AND knowledge translation science and practice. My research program adopts a participatory听approach to engage different interested parties, including policymakers, children and their听families听in finding solutions to change the environment, informing policymaking and promoting the participation of children with disabilities in different life roles and activities.
Current research projects include:
- The听听Jooay App ()
- The PLAY project - creating inclusive playgrounds and measuring human rights indicators through the right to play
- Accessibility Standards Canada - Youth Employment Accessibility through Healthy inclusive communities (YEAH!)
- Beyond Convention: The impact of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in Canada
Knowledge Translation Initiatives and projects that I am currently leading/involved in include:
- The Policy听Hub in Childhood Disabilities
- The Knowledge Mobilization program at the CHILD-BRIGHT SPOR ()
- The childhood disability LINK website ()
- Canadian Civil Society Organizations reporting on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and on the Rights of the Child
- Accessibility Standards Canada Technical Committee in Public Spaces
- CanNRT Neurodevelopmental Research Training Platform听()
Research Areas:听
childhood disability
knowledge translation
participation
public policy
human rights听
Policy Options-听
Stanford Social Innovation -听
CBC - Radio Canada -
Ami T茅l茅 (perfect parenting)-
Ami T茅l茅 (Une famille comme les autres) -
- Interview on the UN:听minutes 6:38 to 9:11 of the video.
- Interview on the Jooay application:听minutes 6:38 to 9:11 of the video
CTV -听
LA PRESSE -
Montreal Gazette - 听
ComSant茅 -
Globe and Mail -
CIHR - 听
CIHR -
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Public Policy, Knowledge Translation, Childhood Disabilities
Shikako-Thomas K, Shevell M. (2018). Promoting the Human Rights of Children With Neurologic Conditions.Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2018 Oct;27:53-61.
Shikako et al. Evidence-informed stakeholder consultations to promote rights-based approaches for children with disabilities. Front. Rehabil. Sci., 29 April 2024. Sec. Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion, Volume 5 - 2024 |听
Shikako K et al., Jooay App Research Group. Designing User-Centered Mobile Health Initiatives to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Children With Disabilities: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res 2021;5(9):e23877. doi:听
Shikako K, Lencucha R, Hunt M, Jodoin S, Elsabbagh M, Hudon A, Cogburn D, Chandra A, Gignac-Eddy A, Ananthamoorthy N, Martens R. How Did Governments Address the Needs of People With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Analysis of 14 Countries' Policies Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12:7111. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7111. Epub 2023 May 17. PMID: 37579394; PMCID: PMC10425656.
Longo E, Galv茫o 脡RVP, Ferreira HNC, Lindquist ARR,听Shikako-Thomas听K. (2018). Knowledge translation in pediatric rehabilitation: expanding access to scientific knowledge.Braz J Phys Ther. 2017 Nov - Dec;21(6):389-390.听
Moore JL, Shikako-Thomas K, Backus D. Knowledge Translation in Rehabilitation: A Shared Vision.听Pediatr Phys Ther. 2017 Jul;29 Suppl 3:S64-S72
Shikako-Thomas, K., & Law, M. (2015). A policy mapping of policies supporting participation of children with听disabilities in Canada: From policy to play. Disability & Society , 30(3).
Yusuf, A.,听Shikako-Thomas, K., Elsabbagh, M., & Prasanna, S.(2014). Community engagement and knowledge听translation: Progress and challenge in autism research Autism, 18(7).
Camdem, C.,听Shikako-Thomas, K., Nguyen, T., Russel, D., Thomas, A., & Morris, C. (2015). Perspectives in听integrated knowledge translation (IKT): A scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation.听
Shikako-Thomas, K., Kolehmainen, N., Ketelaar, M., Bult, M., & Law, M. (2014). Promoting听leisure participation as part of health and well-being in children and youth with cerebral palsy.听Journal of Child Neurology, 5;29(8):1125-1133. doi:10.1177/0883073814533422 (IF 1.6)
Shikako-Thomas K., Shevell M., Lach L., Law M., Schmitz N., Poulin C., Majnemer A., & the QUALA听group. (2013). Are you doing what you want do do? Leisure preferences of adolescents with听cerebral palsy. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. [Epub ahead of print] (IF: 1.861)
Shikako-Thomas K., Bogossian A., Lach L., Shevell M., & Majnemer A. (2013). Parents鈥� perspectives of听the quality of life of adolescents with cerebral palsy: Trajectories, choices and hope. Disability and听Rehabilitation, 35(25):2113-22.
Shikako-Thomas K., Shevell M., Lach L., Law M., Schmitz N., Poulin C., Majnemer A., & the QUALA听group. (2013). Determinants of participation in leisure activities among adolescents with cerebral听palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 7;34(9):2621-2634.
Shikako-Thomas K., Shevell M., Lach L., Law M., Schmitz N., Poulin C., Majnemer A., & the QUALA听group (2013). Picture me playing 鈥� A portrait of participation and enjoyment of leisure activities in听adolescents with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(3):1001-10.
MacDonald, S. Sharpe, H.,听Shikako-Thomas, K., Larsen, B., MacKay, L. (2013). Entering uncharted听waters: Navigating the Transition from Trainee to career for the non-physician clinician-scientist.听Academic Medicine 88 (1): 61-66.
Shikako-Thomas. K., Dahan, N., Shevell, M., Law, M., Birnbaum, R., Rosenbaum, P., Poulin, C.,听& Majnemer, A. (2012). Play and be happy? 鈥� Quality of life and participation in school-aged children听with cerebral palsy. International Journal of Pediatrics, ID387280. Doi:10.1155/2012/387280.
Dahan-Oliel, N.,听Shikako-Thomas, K., & Majnemer, A. (2012). Quality of life and leisure听participation in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: A thematic analysis of the听literature. Quality of Life Research, 21(3):427鈥�39.
Majnemer, A.,听Shikako-Thomas, K., Chokron, N.,Law, M.,Shevell, M., Poulin, C., & Rosenbaum, P.听(2010). Leisure activity preferences for children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and听Child Neurology, 52(2):115-6.
Shikako-Thomas, K., Lach, L., Majnemer, A., Nimignon, J., Cameron, K., Shevell M.(2009). Quality听of life from the perspective of adolescents with cerebral palsy: 鈥樷�業 just think I鈥檓 a normal kid, I just听happen to have a disability鈥�. Quality of Life Research, (18):825鈥�832.
Shikako-Thomas, K., Majnemer, A., Law, M., & Lach, L. (2008). Determinants of participation in听leisure activities in children and youth with cerebral palsy: Systematic review. Physical &听Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 28(2):155鈥�169.
