Virginie Cobigo

Full Professor

School of Psychology, University of Ottawa

Executive Director

Open Collaboration for Cognitive Accessibility

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Degrees and Credentials

Year	Degrees
2012	Postdoctorate Health Services Research, Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
2008	Doctorate in Psychology (PhD-PsyD) Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2002	Maîtrise en psychologie Psychology, Université de Rennes II (Université de Haute-Bretagne), France
2000	Licence en psychologie Psychology, Université de Caen, France
1999	DEUG Psychology, Université de Caen, France

Credentials:

• Psychologist, College of Psychologists of Ontario

Employment History

Year	Academic Work Experience
2024	Full Professor, Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2015 – 2024	Associate Professor / Professeure agrégée, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2013 – 2015	Assistant Professor/Professeure Adjointe, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2012 – 2013	Senior Lecturer, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
2009 – 2012	Lecturer/Chargée de cours, Lecturer, Psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2008 – 2012	Postdoctoral researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow, Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Honours

Year	Designation
2024	FSS Excellence in Research Award, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2021	More Inclusion, Better Research: Inspiring Stories Competition, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2017	Research Chair in Children and Youth Mental Health, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
2009	Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS), Quebec, Canada
2008	Postdoctoral Fellowship, Consortium national de recherche sur l’intégration sociale
2007	Doctoral Fellowship, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC), Quebec, Canada
2006	Doctoral Award, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Québec Chapter
2006	Doctoral Award, Fonds pour l’accessibilité et la réussite aux études
2004	Bourse Bengt Nirje, Consortium national de recherche sur l’intégration sociale

Teaching

When	Undergraduate Courses
Jan. 2014 –	PSY3706 Aspects psychosociaux de la santé University of Ottawa, Ontario

When	Graduate Courses
Mar. 2017 –	PSY5207 Module intervention et consultation psychologique University of Ottawa, Ontario
Sept. 2013 –	PSY7103 Program Evaluation University of Ottawa, Ontario
Sept. 2013 –	PSY7503 Évaluation de programme University of Ottawa, Ontario

Lifetime Funding

Total amount of funding received: $51,068,519.70

As Principal Investigator: $4,684,106.00

External Research Funding As Principal Investigator

Date(s)	Source	Type	Amount
2025/4 – 2028/3	Accessibility Standards Canada Enhancing employment contracts accessibility: Plain language recommendations for accessible workplaces Program: Advancing Accessibility Standards Research	Grant	$406,500
2023/10 – 2024/4	Sinneave Family Foundation Financial abuse prevention	Grant	$20,000
2023/3 – 2027/3	Azrieli Foundation Collaboration for Cognitive Accessibility / Collaboration pour l’accessibilité cognitive	Grant	$2,000,000
2022/8 – 2023/8	Bank of Canada Usability and Cognitive Accessibility of a Voice User Interface for Payment Systems	Contract	$284,630
2022/3 – 2022/6	The Arc U.S. Accessibility testing, website	Contract	$12,916
2022/1 – 2022/3	Valor & Solutions Training on cognitive accessibility	Contract	$7,030
2021/9 – 2022/3	MagnusMode Accessibility testing, Magnus Cards	Contract	$30,118
2021/3 – 2021/6	Lundy Lewis Accessibility testing, EchoDot smart speaker	Contract	$10,000
2021/3 – 2021/5	JLG Health Solutions Inc. Accessibility testing, MAXMinder	Contract	$5,000
2021/1 – 2022/1	Valor & Solutions Évaluation et validation d’un outil évaluatif – QCEV (qualité des conditions et expériences de vie)	Contract	$14,825
2019/4 – 2023/4	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Accessible Technology for Canadians with Cognitive Disabilities: Closing the Digital Gap Program: NFRF, Exploration	Grant	$255,555
2019/1 – 2022/1	AGE-WELL NCE Social enterprise as a sustainable solution to promote the employment and digital inclusion of older adults with cognitive disabilities Program: Core Research Project Program	Grant	$128,750
2018/1 – 2021/1	Rural Ottawa South Support Services Evaluation of the pilot project “A Friendly Voice” telephone line	Contract	$36,000
2017/7 – 2022/6	Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Research Chair in Children and Youth Mental Health Program: Endowed Research Chair	Research Chair	$120,000

Contributions

Life-time summary count according to the following categories:

• Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: 73
• Conference Publications: 22
• Peer Reviewed Chapters In Books: 3
• Non-Peer Reviewed Chapters In Books: 9

Publications

Peer Reviewed Chapters In Books

1. Cobigo, V., Mignerat, M., Czechowski, K., Bah, F., Lévesque, D. (2022). Les handicaps cognitifs et habiletés cognitives non typiques. In A. Joyeau & S. Moisdon-Chataigner (Eds.), Handicaps invisibles et situations personnelles handicapantes : au croisement du droit et des réalités managériales (pp. 71-78). Rennes, France: Les Presses EHESP.
2. COBIGO, V., Mignerat, M., Czechowski, K., Bah, F. (2022). Les enjeux de la révélation des handicaps cognitifs. In A. Joyeau & S. Moisdon-Chataigner (Eds.), Handicaps invisibles et situations personnelles handicapantes : au croisement du droit et des réalités managériales (pp. 175-184). Rennes, France: Les presses EHESP.
3. Cobigo, V., Potvin, Lynne A., Fulford, C., Chalghoumi, H., Hanna, M., Plourde, N., & Taylor, W. (2019). A conversation with research ethics boards about inclusive research with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In Ariel Cascio Eric Racine (Ed.), Research Involving Participants with Impaired Cognition: Ethics, Autonomy, Inclusion, and Innovation. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Hodgins, Audrey, Beres, Melanie, Tahir, Munazza, Cobigo, Virginie. (2025, June). Assessing the quality of online resources for inclusive research methods: Insights from a 2024 rapid review. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. doi:10.1177/17446295251345968
2. Tahir, Munazza, Cobigo, Virginie. (2025, January). ‘I Don’t Think I Have Ever Worked Harder on a Case’: Needs of Canadian Child Protection Workers and Parents With Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 38(1). doi:10.1111/jar.70006
3. Biggs, Kelly, Ouellette‐Kuntz, Helene, Griffiths, Rebecca, Hansford, Rebecca, Hallet, Julie, Kelly, Christine, Decker, Kathleen, Dawe, David E, Shooshtari, Shahin, Brownell, Marni, Turner, Donna, Cobigo, Virginie, Mahar, Alyson. (2025, January). Frequency of Missing TNM Stage Data for Adults With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in a Provincial Cancer Registry—A Brief Report. Cancer Medicine, 14(1). doi:10.1002/cam4.70579
4. Tahir, Munazza, Cobigo, Virginie. (2024, October). “They helped me stand on my own two feet”: Canadian parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 29(2), 349 – 370. doi:10.1177/17446295241296215
5. Ghaderi, Golnaz & Cobigo, Virginie. (2024). Exploring the complex cognitive, affective and behavioural processes of individuals with intellectual disabilities in financially abusive situations. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37(2), 1-11. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13196
6. *Hansford R, Ouellette-Kuntz H, Griffiths R, Hallet J, Decker K, Dawe DE, . . . Mahar AL. (2024). Breast (female), colorectal, and lung cancer survival in people with intellectual or developmental disabilities: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Canadian Journal Public Health. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-023-00844-8
7. McLennan JD, *Fulford Casey, Hrycko Sophia, Cobigo Virginie & *Tahir Munazza. (2023). Service use patterns by children with Down syndrome in a Canadian region. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 61(1), 79-88. doi:10.1352/1934-9556-61.1.79
8. *Tahir, Munazza & Cobigo, Virginie. (2023). Accessibility of child protection investigations during pandemic: A qualitative analysis of court proceedings. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36(2), 343-353. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13064
9. *Gardam, Olivia, *Ferguson, Ryan J., Ouimet, Allison J. & Cobigo, Virginie. (2023). Measuring social isolation in older adults: A rapid review informing evidence-based research and practice. Clinical Gerontologist, 46(4), 478-497. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2023.2170843
10. *Ghaderi, Golnaz, Milley, Peter, Lysaght, Rosemary & Cobigo, Virginie. (2023). Including people with intellectual and other cognitive disabilities in research and evaluation teams: A scoping review of the empirical knowledge base. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1177/17446295231189912
11. Mahar, Alyson, Biggs, K, *Hansford, RL, Griffiths, R., Enns, JE, Dawe, DE, . . . Ouellette-Kuntz, H. (2023). Stage IV breast, colorectal, and lung cancer at diagnosis in adults living with intellectual or developmental disabilities: a population-based cross-sectional study. Cancer, 130(5), 740-749. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35068
12. *Hansford, R, Ouellette-Kuntz, H, Griffiths, R, Hallet, J, Decker, K, Dawe, DE, . . . Mahar, AL. (2023). Cancer survival in people with intellectual or developmental disabilities: A population-based retrospective cohort study of breast, colorectal, and lung cancer. Canadian J Public Health. (Accepted)
13. *Hansford, R, Ouellette-Kuntz, H, Bourque, M., Decker, K., Derksen, S, Hallet, J., . . . Mahar, AL. (2023). Investigating inequalities in cancer staging and survival for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and cancer: A population-based study in Manitoba, Canada. Cancer Epidemiology. (Accepted)
14. Rocheleau Jessica N, Chalghoumi Hajer, Jutai Jeffrey, Farrell Susan, Lachapelle Yves, Cobigo Virginie. (2021). Caregivers’ Role in Cybersecurity for Aging Information Technology Users with Intellectual Disabilities. Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking, 24(9), 624-629. doi:10.1089/cyber.2020.0572
15. McLennan John D, Bahadur Alexander, Cobigo Virginie, Hrycko Sophia, Fulford Casey. (2021). Cross-sector service use patterns among children with developmental disabilities in a district in Canada. Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, 34(2), 546-555. doi:10.1111/jar.12821
16. Fulford, C., & COBIGO, V. (2020). Service-provider perspectives on knowledge mobilization methods in community-based services supporting adults with intellectual disabilities: Post-test surveys and interviews. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2020-012
17. Potvin, L.A., Lindenbach, R. D., Brown, H. K., & COBIGO, V. (2020). Preparing for motherhood: Women with intellectual disabilities on informational support received during pregnancy and knowledge about childbearing. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5032915
18. Rocheleau, Jessica N and Cobigo, Virginie and Chalghoumi, Hajer and Jahan, Alhadi and Jutai, Jeffrey and Lake, Johanna and Farrell, Susan and Lachapelle, Yves. (2020). Factors affecting information technology use from the perspective of aging persons with cognitive disabilities: A scoping review of qualitative research. Technology and Disability, 32(1), 1–13. doi:10.3233/TAD190242
19. Cobigo, Virginie, Czechowski, Konrad, Chalghoumi, Hajer, Gauthier-Beaupre, Amelie, Assal, Hala, Jutai, Jeffery, Kobayashi, Karen, Grenier, Amanda, Bah, Fatoumata. (2020, January). Protecting the privacy of technology users who have cognitive disabilities: Identifying areas for improvement and targets for change. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 7. doi:10.1177/2055668320950195
20. Gomes, Tara and Khuu, Wayne and Tadrous, Mina and Vigod, Simone and Cobigo, Virginie and Lunsky, Yona. (2019). Antipsychotic initiation among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario: a population-based cohort study. BMJ open, 9(7), e028125. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028125
21. Potvin, Lynne A and Barnett, Barbara M and Brown, Hilary K and Cobigo, Virginie. (2019). “I Didn’t Need People’s Negative Thoughts”: Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Reporting Attitudes Toward Their Pregnancy. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 51(3), 154–167. doi:10.1177/0844562118819924
22. Taylor WD, Cobigo V, Ouellette-Kuntz H. (2019). A family systems perspective on supporting self-determination in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, 32(5), 1116-1128. doi:10.1111/jar.12601
23. Chalghoumi, H., COBIGO, V., Dignard, C., Gauthier-Beaupré, A., Jutai, J., Lachapelle, Y., Lake, J., Mcheimech, R., & Perrin, M. (2019). Information Privacy for Technology Users with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Why Does It Matter?. Ethics & Behaviour, special issue, 29(3), 201-217. doi:10.1080/10508422.2017.1393340
24. Potvin Lynne A, Fulford Casey, Ouellette-Kuntz Hélène, Cobigo Virginie. (2019). What adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities say they need to access annual health examinations: System navigation support and person-centred care. Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 65(Suppl 1), S47-S52.
25. Brown Hilary K, Cobigo Virginie, Lunsky Yona, Vigod Simone. (2019). Reproductive Health in Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Ontario: Implications for Policy and Practice. Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.), 21(4), 6-9.
26. Brown, Hilary K and Kirkham, Yolanda A and Lunsky, Yona and Cobigo, Virginie and Vigod, Simone N. (2018). Contraceptive provision to postpartum women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a population-based cohort study. Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, 50(3), 93–99. doi:10.1363/psrh.12060
27. Lunsky, Yona and Khuu, Wayne and Tadrous, Mina and Vigod, Simone and Cobigo, Virginie and Gomes, Tara. (2018). Antipsychotic use with and without comorbid psychiatric diagnosis among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 63(6), 361–369. doi:10.1177/0706743717727240
28. Plourde, Natasha and Brown, Hilary K and Vigod, Simone and Cobigo, Virginie. (2018). The association between continuity of primary care and preventive cancer screening in women with intellectual disability. American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities, 123(6), 499–513.
29. Ouellette-Kuntz H, Smith G, Fulford C, Cobigo V. (2018). Are we making a difference in primary care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities?. Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health, 42, e154. doi:10.26633/RPSP.2018.154

Conference Publications

1. Chalghoumi, H., Rocheleau, J.N., COBIGO, V., Jutai, J. Bah, F., Lachapelle, Y., Cabral, D. and Nicholl, S. (2019). Reconciling needs and feasibility when developing technologies for persons with cognitive disabilities: A case study. In 7th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology and Accessibility (ICTA) (p. 1-3) IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICTA49490.2019.9144784
2. Rocheleau, J.N., Chalghoumi, H., COBIGO, V. (2018). Recognizing everyday information technology as assistive technology for persons with cognitive disabilities. Miesenberger K., Kouroupetroglou G (Ed.). In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Computers Helping People with Special Needs Springer.

Reports

1. Hernandez, Sebastian, Sutton-Lalani, Alexandra, Miedema, John, Cobigo, Virginie, *Bah, Fatoumata, *Tahir, Munazza, . . . Omrane, Badr. (2024). Digital Payments: A Framework for Inclusive Design. https://doi.org/10.34989/sdp-2024-15
2. Bah, F., Tahir, M. & Lévesque, D., Cobigo, V. (2023, November). Usability and Cognitive Accessibility of a Voice User Interface for Payment Systems (p. 37).
3. Lévesque, D., Cobigo, V., Bah, F., Ihejiahi, N. (2023, May). Authentication for Voice User Interfaces for Payment Systems (p. 22).
4. Cobigo, V., Bah, F., Lévesque, D., Tahir, M. (2023, February). Usability and Cognitive Accessibility of a Voice User Interface for Payment Systems. Phase 1 report: exploring the literature (p. 22).
5. Ferguson, R. & COBIGO, V. (2021). (2021). A Process and Outcome Evaluation of Telephone Support Line A Friendly Voice on aging adults’ experience of social isolation: Second phase.
6. COBIGO, V., Czechowski, K., & Bah, F., Mignerat, M., Jutai, J. (2020). An evaluation of the Accessibility Center of Excellence (ACE) team accommodation process for employees with cognitive disabilities.
7. Ferguson, R., Vandette, M.P., Ouimet, A., COBIGO, V. & Aubry, T. (2019). A Friendly Voice : Phase 1 report.
8. Potvin, L.A., Plourde, N., Cardinal, L., & COBIGO, V. (2019). La formation professionnelle en milieu collégial et l’intégration à un emploi des personnes présentant une déficience intellectuelle : une étude du stage intégré centré sur le mentorat de la Cité des Arts appliqués d’Ottawa.
9. Cobigo, V., Plourde, N. (2018). Évaluation du projet Passage vers mon propre toit! (p. 25).

Presentations

1. Keynote Address. (2026). “From Obstacles to Opportunities: Lessons on the Way to research and Academia”. BRaIN Program, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
2. Keynote Address. (2026). “Advancing Cognitive Accessibility in Health Research Design”. Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Canada. Retrieved from https://www.vchri.ca/events/advancing-cognitive-accessibility-health-research-design
3. Keynote Address. (2026). “Neuro-Inclusivity: Design & Build Principles that Enhance Aerospace Product Performance”. 4/16 EWP Live!, Ed Wells.
4. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2026). “Co-Designing Inclusive Employment: Evidence, Innovation, and Impact”. Canadian Association for Supported Employment, Canada.
5. Keynote Address. (2025). “La licorne de l’inclusion: Faire du handicap une force au travail”. International Ensemble vers une société inclusive, Niort, France.
6. Potvin, Lynne & Cobigo, Virginie. Lecture. (2025). “La prise de décision en matière de contraception par les francophones ayant une déficience intellectuelle et leurs proches aidants”. S’engager pour la santé en français : enjeux et innovations en contexte francophone minoritaire, Consortium National de formation en santé, Volet Université d’Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
7. Keynote Address. (2025). “Recruiting, Training and Retaining a Neurodiverse Workforce”. 68th Annual Convention of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario, Windsor, Canada.
8. MacCullogh, R., Pawley, K. Keynote Address. (2025). “There is no innovation without inclusive co-design”. ATS DemoDay, Toronto, Canada.
9. Lévesque, D., Cliche, E., et Cobigo, V. Other. (2024, May). “Organisation et gestion des services en français pour les comportements à défis pour les adultes en situation de handicap intellectuel (poster presentation)”. 91e Congrès annuel de l’Acfas: Mobiliser les savoirs en francais, Ottawa, Canada.
10. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, May). “Communication inclusive”. Symposium pour le personnel scolaire, Université d’Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
11. Cobigo, V., Murphy, A., Boomhower, J. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, May). “Accessibility Challenge – Défi de l’accessibilité”. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
12. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, April). “Accessibilité cognitive et langage: Langage simple et facile à lire et à comprendre”. Training, La Ressource.
13. Cobigo, V. Lecture. (2024, April). “Évaluation de programmes et de politiques dans le domaine du handicap: des expériences canadiennes”. Master situations de handicap et participation sociale, EHESP, France, Rennes, France.
14. Cobigo, V. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2024, April). “Nothing about us without us: Involving persons with cognitive disabilities in research”. Kahkiyaw wahkomâkanitik (All my relations) | Igniting IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility & Social Justice) within the Brain-Heart Interconnectome initiative, Ottawa, Canada.
15. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, April). “How can persons with intellectual disability benefit from using technology?”. Training, Ontario Developmental Disabilities Network.
16. Tahir, M., Cobigo, V., Paquet, C. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, April). “General and Consent Best Practices for Inclusive Research with Persons with Cognitive Disabilities”. National Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB) Conference, Canada.
17. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, March). “Plain language and easy read”. Training provided to the communication and executive team at the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.
18. Bah, F., Murphy, A., Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, March). “Cognitive Accessibility in Digital Environments”. Training, DemOutside Research team.
19. Tahir, M., Cobigo, V. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2024, March). “Inclusive research with persons with cognitive disabilities and ethics challenges”. CRECS Noon-Hour Colloquium, University of Ottawa.
20. Tahir, Munazza & Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, February). “How to support the social inclusion of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities”. Provincial Training, Ontario Developmental Disabilities Network (ODSN).
21. Cobigo, V. & Tahir, M. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, February). “A Conversation about Neurodiversity in the Workplace”. EARN leadership group.
22. Bah, F., Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, February). “Navigating Cognitive Accessibility through Assistive Technology for Inclusive Workplaces”. Disability Awareness Briefing, US Department of Defense, Defense Human Resources Activity, Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program, United States.
23. Lecture. (2024, January). “La recherche inclusive”. Master Situations de handicap et Participation Sociale, Ecole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique, Rennes, France.
24. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2024, January). “A journey to Cognitive Accessibility”. Provincial EDI training for Managers and Directors, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Government of Ontario.
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25. Tahir, M., Cobigo, V. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2024). “Paving the road to cognitive accessibility in research and development”. Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) Annual Conference, Edmonton.
26. Keynote Address. (2024). “Cognitive Accessibility in the Workplace”. EARN Annual conference, Ottawa.
    Patacairk, David & Rowe, Meghan. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2023, November). “Fostering Diversity: Removing barriers to recruitment, retention, and promotion of neurodivergent employees”. Ottawa Labour Law Conference, Lancaster House, Ottawa, Canada.
27. Lévesque, D., Cobigo, V., Er-Raji, N. Other. (2023, October). “Voice payment system authentication: exploring user preferences and accessibility needs of users with cognitive disabilities”. AGE-WELL Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
28. V. Cobigo, M. Tahir, D. Lévesque, F. Bah. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2023, October). “Cognitive Accessibility in Banking Technology”. AgeWell Innovation Week, Toronto, Canada.
29. Hansford, R., Ouellette-Kuntz, H., Bourque, M., Decker, K., Derksen, S., Hallet, J., Dawe, D., Cobigo, V., Shooshtari, S., Stirling, M., Kelly, C., Brownell, M., Turner, D., & Mahar, A. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2023, September). “Cancer staging and prognosis in people with intellectual or developmental disabilities in Manitoba, Canada”. Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control Annual Conference, Canada.
30. Hansford, R., Dagnachew, A., Dessie, M., Ouellette-Kuntz, H., Griffiths, R., Derksen, S., Hallet, J., Decker, K., Dawe, D., Cobigo, V., et al. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2023, September). “Cancer incidence in people with intellectual or developmental disabilities: Two population-based retrospective cohort studies in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada”. Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control Annual Conference, Canada.
31. Mahar, A., Biggs, K., Hansford, R., Derksen, S., Griffiths, R., Enns, J., Dawe, D., Hallet, J., Decker, K., Cobigo, V., et al. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2023, September). “Breast (female), colorectal, and lung cancer staging in people with intellectual or developmental disabilities: Two population-based cross-sectional studies in Manitoba and Ontario”. Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control Annual Conference, Canada.
32. Other. (2023, April). “Collaboration for Cognitive Accessibility”. Perley Health Webinar Series. Retrieved from https://www.perleyhealth.ca/free-webinar-series
33. Bah, Fatoumata. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2023). “Cognitive Accessibility 101”. National CBC Digital Accessibility Champions – Triweekly Meeting.
34. Keynote Address. (2023). “Is social inclusion an achievable outcome for persons with severe and profound intellectual disability?”. International International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Special Research Interest Group, Persons with Profound and Multiple Disabilities, Louvain, Belgium.
35. Ghaderi G. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2022, June). “Can technology help prevent financial abuse?”. National AGE-WELL EPIC Conference, Canada.
36. Cobigo, V., Bah, F. Keynote Address. (2022, April). “L’autodétermination, un principe directeur de la recherche inclusive”. Journée nationale de l’autisme, Rennes, France.
37. Cobigo, V. Lecture. (2022, March). “The AART of inclusive research: Accessibility, Autonomy, Reciprocity and Trust”. Grand Round, CHEO, Ottawa, Canada.
38. Cobigo, V., Bah, F., Nyangweso, S., Gibbons, L. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2022, February). “Neurodiversity in Research and Innovation”. CRECS colloquium, Ottawa, Canada.
39. Cassie, A., COBIGO, V., Nyangweso, S. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2021, November). “DI + Your start-up”. Event co-sponsored by L-Spark and uOttawa Entrepreneurship Hub, Ottawa, Canada.
40. Cobigo, V. Keynote Address. (2021, November). “Rendre la recherche accessible aux personnes présentant une déficience intellectuelle”. Conseil scientifique de la Trisomie 21 France, Paris, France.
41. Cobigo, V., Herrera, D. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2021, October). “Équité, Diversité et Inclusion”. Connexions Recherche, Faculty of Social Sciences, uOttawa, Ottawa, Canada.
42. Cobigo, V. Lecture. (2021, October). “Inclusive Design For and With Persons with Varying Cognitive Abilities”. LivAble Design Summit, Sensing Design: Creating Mindful Sensory Spaces, Canada.
43. COBIGO, V., Wilson, M., Wong, K. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2021, October). “Creating Accessible Technology”. AGE-WELL Innovation week, Canada.
44. COBIGO, V. Bah, F., Léa P. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2021, September). “Improving accessibility for people with various cognitive abilities through inclusive research and development”. Public Webinar Series, AGE-WELL NCE, Canada.
45. Bah, F., COBIGO, V., Hladik, D., Lagacé, M., Lévesque, D., Rollin, S. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2021, June). “Open : une plateforme de co-apprentissage entre personnel hautement qualifié (PHQ) et personnes vieillissantes en situation de handicap cognitif”. AGE-WELL EPIC Conference, Canada.
46. Cobigo, V. Lecture. (2021). “La recherche inclusive avec des personnes présentant une déficience intellectuelle : Réflexions sur les défis méthodologiques et éthiques”. Séminaire de recherche, Rennes, France.
47. Cobigo, V. Lecture. (2021). “Les technologies de l’information pour rompre l’exclusion”. Symposium Au-delà du confinement, Table de planification des services communautaires, Canada.
48. Cobigo, V. Other. (2020, December). “Cognitive disabilities and inclusiveness”. Taskforce on the Accessibility Roadmap, Employment and Social Development Canada, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
49. Cobigo, V. Lecture. (2020). “Handicap invisible et situations personnelles handicapantes : les spécificités du handicap cognitif”. Colloque Du handicap invisible à la situation personnelle handicapante, du droit aux réalités managériales, Chaire Vivre ensemble, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TAzZAqgBS0
50. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2020). “Empowerment et déficience intellectuelle”. Séminaire, ASKORIA, Rennes, Rennes, France.
51. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2020). “Inclusion sociale : des défis conceptuels et méthodologiques”. Séminaire de recherche, Rouen, France.
52. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2020). “Inclusion sociale : des défis conceptuels et méthodologiques”. Séminaire de recherche, Rennes, France.
53. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2020). “Inclusion sociale : des défis conceptuels et méthodologiques”. Séminaire de recherche, Caen, France.
54. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2020). “Inclusion sociale : des défis conceptuels et méthodologiques”. Séminaire de recherche, Lille, France.
55. Cobigo, V. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2020). “Handicap cognitif et employabilité : le besoin de rampes cognitives”. Séminaire de recherche, Master mention psychologie clinique, Parcours Handicap et troubles neurodéveloppementaux, UFR psychologie, Université Rennes 2, Rennes, France.
56. Cobigo, V., Héroux, M. Workshops and/or Round Tables. (2020). “La recherche inclusive en action”. Séminaire de recherche, Master Situation de handicap et participation sociale, École de Hautes études en Santé publique, Rennes, France.
57. COBIGO, V., Milley, P., Deavey, P., Löffler, K. Keynote Address. (2019, November). “Promoting the Employment and Digital Inclusion of persons with Cognitive Disabilities”. CRECS Partners Meeting, Ottawa, Canada.
58. COBIGO, V., Fulford, C., Hrycko, S., McLennan, J. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2019, June). “Tell us about the services your child with developmental needs received”. CHEO Development and Rehabilitation 2019 Clinical Research Symposium, Ottawa, Canada.
59. COBIGO, V., Fulford, C., Hrycko, S., McLennan, J. Abstracts and/or Papers Read. (2019, May). “Cross-sector service use patterns in Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders”. CHEO Mental Health Research Rounds, Ottawa, Canada.
60. Fulford, C. & COBIGO, V. (2018). “How to implement evidence-based friendship support strategies for adults with developmental disabilities who have complex needs”. Workshop presented at the Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities Conference, Kingston, Canada.
61. Plourde, N., Chalghoumi, H., Cardinal, L., & COBIGO, V. (2018). “Les exclus parmi les exclus: regard critique sur l’inclusion des personnes francophones en situation minoritaire et présentant une dé cience intellectuelle”. Oral presentation at Regards croisés sur le handicap en contexte francophone, Winnipeg, Canada.
62. Sokolowski, J., Wayne. K., Chalghoumi, H., COBIGO, V. & Jutai, J. (2018). “Ethical Issues When Adopting Technologies that Attempt to improve Independence for Aging Persons Living with Cognitive Disabilities”. Poster session presented at the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health symposium, Halifax, Canada.
63. COBIGO, V. (2018). “Discussion panel on Disabilities and Accessibility”. Public Policy Conference, International, Political and Policy Studies Student Association, Ottawa, Canada.
64. Plourde, N., & COBIGO, V. (2018). “Sexualité et déficience intellectuelle: obstacles à une vie sexuelle épanouie”. Oral presentation at Regards croisés sur le handicap en contexte francophone, Winnipeg, Canada.
65. Cobigo, V. (2018). “Changing the life trajectory of kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities: What can we do to help”. CHEO Grand Rounds, Ottawa, Canada. Retrieved from http://mediasite.otn.ca/Mediasite/Play/e224e238dcfe4086b79fb13c3d0cce521d
66. COBIGO, V., & Chalghoumi, H. (2018). “Something new, something good: the happy marriage between technology and innovation”. Workshop presented at the Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities Conference, Kingston, Canada.
67. COBIGO, V., Potvin, L.A., Chalghoumi, H., Mcheimech, R., Fulford, C., and Plourde, N. (2018). “The use of focus groups to engage persons with intellectual disabilities in research and knowledge mobilization processes”. Symposium, Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities Conference, Research Special Interest Group, KIngston, Canada.
68. Chalghoumi, H., & COBIGO, V. (2018). “Regards critiques sur la relation entre les technologies et le handicap”. Oral presentation at Regards croisés sur le handicap en contexte francophone, Winnipeg, Canada.
69. Cobigo, V. (2018). “Déficience intellectuelle et santé : le rôle des professionnels de la santé”. Consortium national de formation en santé à l’hôpital Montfort, Ottawa, Canada.
70. COBIGO, V. (2018). “Giving people with Disabilities the Technological Tools to Speak Out”. ISSP-RCIScience Lecture Series, Ottawa, Canada.
71. Chalghoumi, H., & COBIGO, V. (2018). “Des technologies au services des personnes avec des incapacités intellectuelles : Défis en vue”. 25e édition de l’université d’été Accessibilité et incapacités intellectuelles, Montreal, Canada.

Interviews and Media Relations

Broadcast Interviews

1. (2026, June 9). Nouvelles normes pour des contrats de travail accessibles. Le matin du Nord. Ohio Radio Canada. Retrieved from https://urls.fr/LKTKdA
2. (2025, January 17). Rendre les paiements numériques plus cognitivement accessibles. Café Show. Radio Canada. Retrieved from https://rb.gy/nujbxn
3. (2024, November 15). La loi sur l’accessibilité en Ontario ne sera pas respecté à temps. Le Matin du Nord. Radio Canada. Retrieved from https://shorturl.at/evUEK
4. (2022, June 22). L’autisme, retard en matière de santé des femmes. Le Café Show. Radio Canada Alberta. Retrieved from https://shorturl.at/vEIZ4
5. Interviewer: Marianne Depelteau. (2022, June 16). L’autisme, un autre exemple de retard en matière de santé des femmes. Société. Francopresse. Retrieved from https://francopresse.ca/2022/06/16/lautisme-un-autre-exemple-de-retard-en-matiere-de-sante-des-femmes
6. (2018, April 6). Walmart et la déficience intellectuelle. RDI Economie. ICI Radio Canada, Ottawa. Retrieved from https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/rdi-economie/site/segments/reportage/66762/rdi-economie–entrevue-a
7. Interviewer: Ginette Gratton. (2017, February 13). Déficience intellectuelle et inclusion sociale (partie 2). Ginette Gratton reçoit. TV Rogers, Ottawa, Canal 23. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD54_uEweKc
8. Interviewer: Ginette Gratton. (2017, February 6). Déficience intellectuelle et inclusion sociale. Ginette Gratton reçoit. TV Rogers, Ottawa, Canal 23. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x82HkxYVm8
9. (2016, August 25). Personnes vivant avec une déficience intellectuelle : des besoins criants. Y’a pas deux matins pareils. ICI Radio Canada.
10. (2016, August 25). Personnes vivant avec une déficience intellectuelle : des besoins criants. Y’a pas deux matins pareils. ICI Radio Canada – Toronto. Retrieved from http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/ya_pas_deux_matins_pareils/2015-2016/archives.asp?date=2016-08
11. (2014, May 16). La planification dirigée par la personne. Entre nous. TV Rogers, Canal 23.
12. (2014, April 9). De jeunes déficients logés dans des centres de longue durée. Le midi trente Ottawa-Gatineau. ICI Radio Canada.
13. (2014, April 4). Le passage à l’âge adulte est préoccupant pour les autistes et leurs proches. Les voies du retour. ICI Radio Canada.
14. (2014, April 2). Journée mondiale de l’autisme. L’actuel. ICI Radio-Canada Manitoba.
15. (2014, April 2). Journée mondiale de sensibilisation à l’autisme. Le Matin du Nord. ICI Radio-Canada, CBON Sudbury.
16. (2014, February 3). La croisade de parents d’enfants autistes. Y’a pas deux matins pareils. ICI Radio Canada.
17. (2014, January 29). Autisme: Pas assez de services pour les adultes. 360. TFO.
18. (2014, January 17). Un plaidoyer à Ottawa pour de meilleurs services envers les déficients intellectuels et leurs proches. Journal Ottawa-Gatineau. ICI Radio Canada.
19. (2013, December 3). Les déterminants sociaux de la santé. CHUO. CHUO.
20. (2013, March 13). Le dépistage du cancer chez les adultes ayant une déficience intellectuelle. Entre nous. TV Rogers, Canal 23.