RESEARCH IS BETTER

WHEN PEOPLE WITH SCI HELP DESIGN IT

Anita Kaiser, a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto and a research trainee in the SCI Mobility Lab, says there are seven ways incorporating the lived experience of people with SCI makes research better:

4. We can help interpret results.

A well-designed study means the results would be meaningful and applicable.

Whether it’s an early-stage study that tells us which direction to focus on, or late-stage research where we can take something and apply it to practice, even negative results are successful because they tell us what not to do.