Ouellette-Kuntz, H., Cobigo, V., Hickey, R. & Lysaght, R. Creating a Culture of Knowledge-Informed Policy and Practice. Ontario Association Developmental Disabilities (OADD), Kingston, ON, on April 8-11, 2014.

Robinson, S., Weiss, J., Lunsky, Y., Blinkhorn, A. & Ouellette-Kuntz, H. Examining the relationship between perceived burden and social support in parents of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 137th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh PA, on June 3-6, 2013.

Hickey, R. (2013, invited speaker) Supporting evidence-based human resource practices in developmental services. Speaker Series, Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, Toronto, Canada. Robert Hickey’s presentation to MCSS.

Wallace-Gero, N., Harrington, S. and Hickey, R. Supporting Evidence-Based Human Resource Practices in Developmental Services. “Developmental Services Human Resources Strategy Forum”, a partnership between the Provincial Network on Developmental Services and the Ministry of Community and Social Services, Toronto, ON, Feb. 6 & 7, 2013.

Oullette-Kuntz, H. & Lunsky Y. (2013, invited speakers) Listening to and learning from parents who are seeking adult developmental services for their children. Speaker Series, Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, Toronto, Canada. Helene Oullette-Kuntz and Yona Lunky’s presentation to MCSS.

Cobigo, V., Lysaght, R. Workshop session: Promoting Social Inclusion – How To Do It and How To Measure Success. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities Conference, Halifax, NS, July 9-14, 2012

Cobigo, V., Webber, C. Measuring our success in promoting choices. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities Conference, Halifax, NS, July 9-14, 2012

Cobigo, V., Mahar, A., Stuart, H. Belonging: what does it mean to belong? International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities Conference, Halifax, NS, July 9-14, 2012

Hickey, R. Organizational logic, human resource practices and the experiences of direct support workers. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities Conference, Halifax, NS, July 9-14, 2012

Hickey, R. Pro-social motivation, stress and burnout among direct support workers. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities Conference, Halifax, NS, July 9-14, 2012

Ashworth, M., Martin, L., Ouellette-Kuntz, H., Cobigo, V. Planning Practices in Ontario. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities Conference, Halifax, NS, July 9-14, 2012

Cobigo, V. Changing how we see social inclusion. Stigma Conference, Ottawa, ON, June 4-6, 2012

Hickey, R. (Queen’s University) with Monica Neitzert (MCSS) and Michael Coxon (The Mills Community Services) Developing quality indicators for Developmental Services in Ontario: Multidimensional Assessment of Providers and Systems (MAPS). OASIS Conference, Muskoka, ON, May 9-11, 2012

Lysaght, R., Sparring, C., Armitage, K. & Payne, A. Breaking down barriers to Inclusive Employment: Creating a new framework for determining success, Ontario Association of Developmental Disabilities (OADD), Kingston, ON, April 17-19, 2012

Cobigo, V. Social inclusion: the road forward. Inclusion sociale: quel chemin prendre? Community Network of Specialized Care Speaker Series, April and June 2012. No longer available online.

Cobigo, V. (2011, invited speaker). Meeting policy objectives on social inclusion: the road forward. Speaker Series, Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, Toronto, Canada. Virginie Cobigo’s presentation to MCSS.

Cobigo, V., Stuart, H. Conceptualizing social participation. In: Heather Stuart & Norman Sartorius (co-chairs), International Perspective on Stigma Reduction. 20e world congress of the World Association for Social Psychiatry (WASP), Marrakech, Morocco, October 22-26, 2010.

Cobigo, V., Lysaght, R., Martin, L., Ouellette-Kuntz, H. Symposium on Social Inclusion IASSID Rome 2010. 3rd European Regional Congress, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities, Rome, Italy, October 19-22, 2010.

Cobigo, V., Lussier-Desrochers, D. & Lachapelle, Y. Être ou ne pas être inclus(e), là n’est plus la question. 11e congrès de l’Association Internationale de Recherche sur le Handicap Mental (AIRHM), Mons, Belgique, April 7-9, 2010.

Lysaght, R, Cobigo, V., & Hamilton, K. Part of the Team – What do we Mean by Inclusive Employment? 135th Annual Conference of American Association on Intellectual Developmental Disabilities – Minnesota, USA, June 28, 2011 AAIDD_Poster-Final AAIDD-Presentation-Executive-Summary

Hickey, R. Pro-social motivation as a buffer to stress and burnout among direct support professionals. 135th Annual Conference of American Association on Intellectual Developmental Disabilities – Minnesota, USA, June 28, 2011 Pro-social motivation as a buffer to stress and burnout among direct support professionals