Tiiu Ruth Poldma

Université de Montréal
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    The burgeoning interest in arts-informed research and the increasing variety of visual possibilities as a result of new technologies have paved the way for researchers to explore and use visual forms of inquiry. This article investigates how collage making and concept mapping are useful visual approaches that can inform qualitative research. They are experiential ways of doing/knowing that help to get at tacit aspects of both understanding and process and to make these more explicit to the resea…Read more
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    This article explores tacit knowledge of lived experience and how this form of knowledge relates to design research. It investigates how interior designers interpret user lived experiences when creating designed environments. The article argues that user experience is the basis of a form of knowledge that is useful for designers. The theoretical framework proposed in the article examines the nature of user experience and how it can be utilized in the design process. The study of lived experience…Read more
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    Exploring the facilitators and barriers to shopping mall use by persons with disabilities and strategies for improvements: Perspectives from persons with disabilities, rehabilitation professionals and shopkeepers
    with Bonnie Swaine, Delphine Labbé, Maria Barile, Catherine Fichten, Alice Havel, Eva Kehayia, Barbara Mazer, Patricia McKinley, and Annie Rochette
    Alter - European Journal of Disability Research / Revue Européenne de Recherche Sur le Handicap 8 (3): 217-229. 2014.
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    Understanding people's needs in a commercial public space: About accessibility and lived experience in social settings
    with Delphine Labbé, Sylvain Bertin, Ève De Grosbois, Maria Barile, Kathrina Mazurik, Michel Desjardins, Hakim Herbane, and Gatline Artis
    Alter - European Journal of Disability Research / Revue Européenne de Recherche Sur le Handicap 8 (3): 206-216. 2014.
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    Individual stakes and collective ideology in tension: Looking at physical and spatial obstacles from an experiential perspective
    with Kathrina Mazurik, Michel Desjardins, Ève de Grosbois, and Jan Gelech
    Alter - European Journal of Disability Research / Revue Européenne de Recherche Sur le Handicap 8 (3): 194-205. 2014.
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    Creating a rehabilitation living lab to optimize participation and inclusion for persons with physical disabilities
    with Eva Kehayia, Bonnie Swaine, Cristina Longo, Sara Ahmed, Philippe Archambault, Joyce Fung, Dahlia Kairy, Anouk Lamontagne, Guylaine Le Dorze, Hélène Lefebvre, and Olga Overbury
    Alter - European Journal of Disability Research / Revue Européenne de Recherche Sur le Handicap 8 (3): 151-157. 2014.