Dr Delphine Labbé in an assistant professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago in Disability and Human Development. Her work focus on promoting full participation and health of people living with disabilities by optimizing their interaction with the social and physical environment. She is deeply committed to co-construct knowledge and interventions with people with disabilities and with relevant stakeholders (e.g. urban planners, health care professionals) to produce policy and social changes.
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My research focuses on promoting full participation and health of people living with disabilities by optimizing their interaction with the social and physical environment. My community-based research focuses on 1) The lived experiences of people with disabilities when navigating their built and social urban environment; 2) Health promotion through recreational and physical activities for people with disabilities of all ages; and 3) the experience with assistive technologies of users and caregivers.
Fields of expertise: Disability, Health and wellbeing, Participation
