• Ph.D., Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 2010
• M.S.W., McMaster University, 1996
• B.S.W., York University, 1995
• B.A. (Psych), McMaster University, 1983
• B.P.E., McMaster University, 1982

Recent Graduate Supervision

Doctorate (PhD) in Progress

Exploring the tensions between social control and social justice in the undergraduate social work classroom: Becoming knowledge(s) in neoliberal times

Social Work and BDSM

Masters - Theses

2020

Black Youth Matter: An Arts-Based And Narrative Study Of The Experiences Of Black Youth Transitioning Out Of Child Welfare Care And Their Access To Housing

When Transracial Adoption Goes In Another Direction

2018

Body Relationship and the Fat Female Experience

(How) Should I be doing this? Partnering in research with a consumer survivor initiative as an outsider master's student.

2017

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Canada’s Throne Speeches

2016

Alumni Experiences of Mental Health Disabilities

Good Kids/mad Schools

2014

An exploration of social support considerations for substance using welfare recipients: Starting to define the backdrop

Changes to family dynamics when living with invisible symptoms of acquired brain injury

Discourses of bereaved parents in social work

2013

Working Toward Standardized Practice of Peer-support in Ontario

Facing Difference: An Analysis of Media Representation of Facial Difference

Internet Consumption in a New Home

Injured Immigrant Women Workers Experiences in Ontario.

Suffering in silence? The effect of the stigmatization of mental health illness on life satisfaction.

Courses

SW4D06 - General Practice II

Selected Publications

Feldman, B., Wilton, R.,& Fudge Schormans, A. (2020) Including people with intellectual disabilities in the mobilities turn: mobile interviews in Toronto, Canada, Mobilities, DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2020.1723929

Wilton, R.& Fudge Schormans, A. (2020) ‘I think they're treating me like a kid’: intellectual disability, masculinity and place in Toronto, Canada, Gender, Place & Culture, 27(3), 429-451, DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2019.1596882

Martino, A. S., & Fudge Schormans, A. (2020). Theoretical Developments: Queer Theory Meets Crip Theory In, R. Shuttleworth& L.R. Mona (Eds.), Disability and Sexuality Handbook. Routledge, pp.53-67.

Fudge Schormans, A., Allan, H., Allen, O., Austin, C., Pierre, R., Elbard, K., Head, K.J., Henderson, T., Hunt, R., Gray, N., LaRoche, K., Marchi, R., McCormick, D. & Rowley, S. (2019). Research as Activism? Perspectives of People Labeled with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Inclusive Research and Co-production of Knowledge. In, M. Berghs, T. Chataika, Y. El-Lahib & K. Dube (Eds.) Routledge Handbook of Disability Activism, Routledge, pp. 354-368.

Renwick, R., DuBois, D., Cowen, C., Cameron,D., Fudge Schormans, A., & Rose, N.
(2019). Belonging in community life: What the Voices of Youths tell us. Disability & Society, 34(6), 945-971, DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2019.1583551

Frankena, T., Naldenberg, J., Cardol, M. Garcia-Iriarte, E., Buchner, T., Brooker, K.,
Embregts, P., Joosa, E., Crowther, F., Fudge Schormans, A., Schippers, A.,
Walmsley, J., O’Brien, P., Linehan, C., Northway, R., van Schrojenstein Lantman- de Valk, H. & Leusink, G. (2019). A consensus statement on inclusive health research – moving forward. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(1), 1-11. DOI:10.1111/jir.12486

Fudge Schormans A, Wilton R, & Marquis N. (2018). Building collaboration in the co‐
production of knowledge with people with intellectual disabilities about their everyday use of city space. Area, 51:415–422.

Baker-Collins, S., Fudge Schormans, A., Watt, L., *Idems, B. *Wilson, T. (2018). The
invisibility of disability for Homeless Youth. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 27(2), 99-109. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2018.1480892

Santinele Martino, A. & Fudge Schormans, A. (2018). When Good Intentions
Backfire: University Research Ethics Review and the Intimate Lives of People Labeled with Intellectual Disabilities. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Socialn Research, 19(3), Art. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/fqs-19.3.3090.

Nouvet, E., Sinding, C., Graham, C., Vengris, J., Fudge Schormans, A., Fulwood, A., Skene, M. (2017). What are you (un)doing with that story? Qualitative Social Work, 18(3), 514-529. DOI:10.1177/1473325017735884

Wilton, R., Fudge-Schormans, A., & Marquis, N. (2017) Shopping, social inclusion & the everyday geographies of people with intellectual disability. Social and Cultural Geography, 19(2), 230-252.

Moore, A., Renwick, R., & Fudge Schormans, A. (2016). Friendship Characteristics of Children with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities: Evidence from Video Data, Journal of Developmental Disabilities. pp. 39-51.

Ignagni, E., Fudge Schormans, A., Liddiard, K., & Runswick-Cole, K. (2016). Some people are not allowed to love”: Intimate citizenship in the lives of people labeled with intellectual disabilities, Disability & Society.

Ignagni, E., & Fudge Schormans, A. (2016). Re-imagining parenting possibilities: Towards intimate justice. Studies in Social Justice special issue on Consuming Intimacies: Bodies, Labour, Care, and Social Justice, pp. 238-260.

Ignagni, E., & Fudge Schormans, A. (2016). Reimagining parenting possibilities: The experiences of people labeled with intellectual and developmental disabilities. International Journal of Birth and Parenting Education (IJBPE), 3 (3), 9-12.

Marquis, B., Jung, B., Fudge Schormans, A., Vietinghoff, C., Wilton, R., & Baptiste, S. (2016). Developing inclusive educators: Enhancing the accessibility of teaching and learning in higher education International Journal of Academic Development.

Marquis, B., Fudge Schormans, A., Jung, B., Vietinghoff, C., Wilton, R., & Baptiste, S. (2016). Charting the landscape of accessible education for students with disabilities at one Ontario university. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies.

Fudge Schormans, A. (2015). People with intellectual disabilities (visually) re-imagine care. In, M. Barnes, N. Ward, L. Ward, & T. Brannelly (Eds.). Renewing Care: Critical International Perspectives on the Ethics of Care, Policy Press.

Fudge Schormans, A. (2015). Corroding the comforts of social work knowing: Persons with intellectual disabilities claim the right of inspection over public photographic images. In, C. Sinding and H. Barnes (Eds.). Social Work Beyond Borders/Social Work Artfully, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, pp. 1-31.

Fudge Schormans, A., & Chambon, A.  (2014).  “Please don’t let me be like this!” Un-wounding photographic representations by persons with intellectual disability. In, S. Brophy & J. Hladki, Embodied Politics in Visual Autobiography, Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.

Fudge Schormans, A. (2014). Social inclusion. In: Michalos A.C. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp. 6082-6086.
 
Fudge Schormans, A. (2014). Stigmatization.  In: Michalos A.C. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp. 6336-6341.

Fudge Schormans, A. (2014). Social Participation. In: Michalos A.C. (Ed.). Encyclopedia Of Quality of Life, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer pp. 6135-6140.

Fudge Schormans, A. (2014). Weightless?: Disrupting relations of power in/through photographic imagery of persons with intellectual disabilities. Disability & Society, 25 (5), 699-713.
    
Renwick, R., Fudge Schormans, A., & Shore, D. (Dec. 2014). Hollywood takes on intellectual/developmental disability: Cinematic representations of occupational participation. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, pp.1-13.

Marquis, B., Jung, B., Fudge Schormans, A., Vajoczki, S., Wilton, R., Baptiste, S., & Joshi, A. (2013). Creating, resisting or neglecting change: Exploring the complexities of accessible education for students with disabilities. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 3(2), Article 2. Available at: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol3/iss2/2

Fudge Schormans, A., & Chambon, A. (2012).  The re-working of spatial attribution: People with intellectual disabilities and the micropolitics of dissensus. Review of Education, Pedagogy, & Cultural Studies, 34 (3-4), 123-135.

 Fudge Schormans, A., Krause, C., MacDougall, K., Wattie, K. (2011).  Self-Advocacy.  In, Developmental Disabilities in Ontario, 3rd Ed., Ivan Brown & Maire Percy (Eds.), Ont: Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities, pp. 105-127.

Fudge Schormans, A.  (2010).  Epilogues and Prefaces: Research and Social Work and People with Intellectual Disabilities. Australian Social Work, 63 (1), 51-66.
    
Jackson-Brewin, B., Renwick, R., & Fudge Schormans, A.  (2008). Parental perspectives of the quality of life in school environments for children with Asperger Syndrome:.  Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 23 (4), 242-252.
    
Fudge Schormans, A., & Rooke, J.  (2008). When there are no choices: The consequences of a lack of adult living placements for young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities leaving child welfare care. Journal on Developmental Disabilties,14 (1), 107-126).

Fudge Schormans,  A., & D. Sobsey.  (2007).  Maltreatment and developmental Disability.  In  Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: International Perspectives, Ivan Brown and Maire Percy (Eds.), Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, pp. 467-487.

Fudge Schormans,  A., & Mandamin-Cameron, R.  (2007).  The intersection of disability, Aboriginal, and child welfare statuses. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 13 (1), pp.1-21.

Fudge Schormans,  A..  (2006).  Hearing what cannot be spoken: Social work’s responsibility towards non-speaking persons labelled disabled.  In Social Work: Making a World of Difference, Social Work Around the World IV in the year of IFSW’s 50th Jubilee, Nigel Hall (Ed.), International Federation of Social Work, pp. 225-242.

Fudge Schormans,  A., *Coniega, M., & Renwick, R. (2006).  Enhancing quality of life for children with developmental disabilities in child welfare: Significance of placement stability. Families in Society, 87 (4), pp. 521-528.

Fudge Schormans,  A. (2005).   Biographical versus biological lives:  Auto/biography and non-speaking persons labelled intellectually dis/abled.  In Auto/biography in Canada, Julie Rak (Ed.), Ont:  Wilfred Laurier Press, pp. 109-128.

Fudge Schormans,  A., R. Renwick, R. Ryan, & H.S. Lim. (2005).  Quality of life for children with asperger’s sydrome: Parental perspectives.  In  Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome:  Multiple Perspectives, Kevin Stoddart (Ed.), Jessica Kingsley Publishers, pp. 282-295.

Fudge Schormans,  A. (2004).  “We don’t feel like foster parents”: Foster parents’ experience of the death of a foster child with special needs.  Omega, Journal of Death and Dying, 49 (4),  pp. 347-369.

Renwick, R., Fudge Schormans,  A.,  Zekovic, B., McPhail, E., Rosenfield, J., Friefeld, S., & Brown, I. (2004).  Quality of Life Measure for Children with Developmental Disabilities (Parental Perspective).

Presentations at Meetings

Peer-reviewed

2020

Fudge Schormans, A. & Kuri, E. Working-With: Exploring Tensions and Possibilities within Relational and Inclusive Practices of Knowledge Creation in the DiStory Project. Paper to be presented as part of the Disability Research as Care Work: Distory, Silence, and Intimate Citizenship panel, at Decentering ethics: Challenging privileges, building solidarities, scheduled to meet in Ottawa, cancelled due to Covid19.

Fudge Schormans, A. & Kuri, E. Working Together on Digital Stories in the Distory, Then and Now Project. Paper to be presented at the IASSIDD Asia Pacific Conference India, scheduled to meet in Hyderabad, India, cancelled due to Covid19.

Janes, D., Dew, A., Fudge Schormans, A., Frawley, P., Miller, A., & Dowse, L. “Count me in!” - Creating Knowledge for Better Research. Roundtable to be presented at the IASSIDD Asia Pacific Conference India, scheduled to meet in Hyderabad, India, cancelled due to Covid19.

Fudge Schormans, A. Shanouda, A., Odette, F., Marsden, M., Burghardt, M., Santinele
Martino, A., & Pyne, J. (May-June, 2020). Ethical Guidelines for Research Involving Disability Communities. Paper to be presented at the Canadian Disability Studies (CDSA) Annual Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, cancelled due to Covid19.

2019

Fudge Schormans, A., & Baker Collins, S. Re-imagining schools as sites to address experiences of homelessness for youth labeled/with intellectual disabilities: A ‘Partnering for Change’ Forum Theatre Interactive Presentation and Facilitated Discussion. Roundtable presentation at the 16th World Congress of the

Ann Fudge Schormans curriculum vitae: Page 44 International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), Glasgow, Scotland.

Fudge Schormans, A., Wilton, R., & Van Camp, L. Experiences, enactments and meanings of masculinity for men with intellectual disabilities. A paper presented at the 16th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), Glasgow, Scotland.

Fudge Schormans, A. Co-producing a research-based documentary in an inclusive research project: How inclusive was it? A paper presented at the 16th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), Glasgow, Scotland.

Dew, A., Dowse, L., Stancliffe, R., Fudge Schormans, A., Wiese, M., Frawley, P., & Tuffrrey-Winje (August, 2019). Action Research: Knowledge to practice symposium. A paper presented at the 16th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), Glasgow, Scotland.

Wilton, R., Fudge Schormans, A. & Van Camp, L. Placing Disabled Masculinities. A paper presented at the International Medical Geography Symposium. Queenstown, New Zealand 

Santinele Martino, A.,& Fudge Schormans, A. Reflections on University Research Ethics Review Practices and their Impact on Research about the Intimate Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities. Canadian Association for Social Work Education, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Van Camp, L., Fudge Schormans, A., & Wilton, R. Exploring Masculinity
with men labeled with intellectual disability. A paper presented at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education Annual Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vancouver, Brititish Columbia.

2018

Fudge Schormans, A., Baker-Collins, S., Allen, O., Allan, H., Henderson, T., Gray, N. & LaRoche, K. Re-imagining Schools as sites to address disabled youth’s experiences of homelessness: A Forum Theatre Workshop. YouthRex, Research and Evaluation Xchange Conference, York University, Toronto.

Fudge Schormans, A.,& Santinele-Martino, A. Title: Contrary to Public Preference, They Do Have Sex: A Different Perspective on The Intersection of Intellectual Disability and Sexualities. Paper presented at Social Work and Sexualities Conference, University of Montreal, Montreal.

Fudge Schormans, A., Baker-Collins, S., Watt, L., Allen, O., Allan, H., Henderson, T., Gray, N. & LaRoche, K. A Forum Theatre Workshop: Re-imagining Our Responses to Homeless Youth with Disabilities. Coming Up Together Conference: Towards Ending and Preventing Youth Homelessness in Ontario, Canada and Beyond. Ottawa, Ontario.

2017

DuBois, D., Renwick, R., Cameron, D., & Fudge Schormans, A. Youths' Perspectives on Belonging: Contributions to Understanding Social Inclusion. Paper presented at the 141st Annual Meeting, American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disability (AAIDD), Hartford, CT.

Fudge Schormans, A., Bailey, L., Head, K., Infusino, P., Marchi, R.,McCormick, D., Rowley, R., and Simone, S. My Life in the City: What it is, What it should be. Panel presentation at Canadian Disabilities Studies Association (CDSA) conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ryerson University, Toronto.

Fudge Schormans, A., Bailey, L., Head, K., Infusino, P., Marchi, R., McCormick, D., Rowley, R., and Simone, S. “We want to make the city better”: Co-produced knowledge as a means of working towards change. Panel presentation at Canadian Disabilities Studies Association (CDSA) conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ryerson University, Toronto.

Idems, B., Fudge Schormans, A., Baker-Collins, S., Watt, L. & Wilson, T. Go talk to the DSO”: Mapping the intersectoral limits of recognition, services, and advocacy for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Paper presentation at the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ryerson University, Toronto.

Watt, L., Wilson, T., Baker-Collins, S., Fudge Schormans, A., & Idems, B. Poetry that breathes: Destabilizing managerial discourse in social work practice. Paper presentation at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education (CASWE) conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ryerson University, Toronto.

Baker-Collins, S., Fudge Schormans, A. Watt, L., Wilson, T. & Idems, B. The invisibility of disability for homeless youth. Paper presentation at the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Baker-Collins, S., Fudge Schormans, A. Watt, L., Idems, B. & Wilson, T. Getting lost in the gaps: Youth homelessness and Disability. Paper presentation at the Society for Socialists Studies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2016

Fudge Schormans, A., Baker-Collins, S., Wilson, T., Watts, L., & Idems, B. Intersections between disability, education, employment and homelessness for youth: Challenges and impacts. Paper presented at the 15th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), Melbourne Australia.

Fudge Schormans, A. Tensions and possibilities of co-producing knowledge of ‘intellectual disability’ with people with intellectual disabilities. Paper presented at the 15th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), Melbourne Australia.

Fudge Schormans, A., & Ignagni, E. Re-imagining parenting by people with intellectual disabilities: Using forum theatre approaches in data analysis and dissemination. Paper presented at the 15th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), Melbourne Australia.

Fudge Schormans, A. Doing Disability Studies (DS) in Non-DS Spaces. Paper presented at Canadian Disabilities Studies Association (CDSA) conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Ontario.

Fudge Schormans, A., Ignagni, E., & Collins, K. The neoliberalization of co-production: From kudos to chaos. Paper presented at Canadian Disabilities Studies Association (CDSA) conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Ontario.

Cranmer-Byng, S., Fudge Schormans, A., Baker-Collins, S., Watt, L., Idems, B. & Wilson, T. Ignoring intersections between disability and homelessness for youth: Challenges and Impacts. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Social Work Education (CASWE) conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Ontario.

Collins, K., Ignagni, E., & Fudge Schormans, A. Making Space for Intimate Citizenship. Poster Presentation at OADD/RSIG conference, London, Ontario.

Wilson, T., Fudge Schormans, A., Baker-Collins, S., Watt, L., & Idems, B. Ignoring intersections between disability and homelessness for youth: Challenges and Impacts. Paper presented at the 6th European Conference for Social Work Research. Lisbon, Portugal.

2015

Fudge Schormans, A. & Ignagni, E. Re-imagining Parenting Possibilities(RPP): A Forum Theatre Workshop. Workshop presented at the Consuming Intimacies: Bodies, Labour, Care, and Social Justice, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.

Ignagni, E. & Fudge Schormans, A. Re-imagining Parenting Possibilities(RPP): A Forum Theatre Workshop. Workshop presented at the Controlling Sexuality and Reproduction: Past and Present, Conference, University of Lethbridge, Lethridge, Alberta.

Fudge Schormans, A. & Ignagni, E. Dis/fatherhoods and the cripped commons. Paper presented at the Controlling Sexuality and Reproduction: Past and Present, Conference, University of Lethbridge, Lethridge, Alberta.

Wilton, R., Fudge Schormans, A., & Marquis, N. “The mall is where I pick Up girls”: Shopping, social inclusion & people with intellectual disabilities. Paper presented at the International Medical Geography Symposium, Vancouver, B.C.

Fudge Schormans, A. “(Re?)claiming Cultural Capital through Visual Autobiography: Un-wounding Photographic Representations by People Labeled Intellectually Disabled”. Paper presented at the Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.

Ignagni, E. & Fudge-Schormans, A. Becoming Dis/parents: Failing, Unsettling and Reimagining Parenthood. Paper presented at Canadian Disabilities Studies Association (CDSA) conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.

Ignagni, E. & Fudge Schormans, A. Failing Domesticity: Towards Dis/parenthood. Paper presented at the Society for Disability Studies (SDS) annual conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

2014

Fudge Schormans, A., Ignagni, E., Jivraj, T., & the Self-Advocate Parenting Working Group Disability, Parenthood and Failing Domesticity. Paper presented at the Lancaster Disability Studies Conference., Lancaster, UK.

Fudge Schormans, A., Wilton, R., Arthur, C., Goodfellow-Tjorman, A., Carriere, J., Chambon, A., & Marquis, N. Mapping the self in public space: Co-producing knowledge of people with intellectual disabilities' everyday use of city space. Paper presented at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2014, London, UK.

Fudge Schormans, A., Arthur, C., Goodfellow-Tjorman, A., Carriere, J., Wilton, R., Marquis, N., & Chambon, A. Making and claiming space: People with intellectual disabilities in the city. Paper presented at the Borders without Boundaries: Canadian Disability Studies Association 2014 Annual Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, St. Catharines, Ontario.

Ignagni, E., Fudge Schormans, A., Jivraj, T., & the Self-Advocate Parenting Working Group. Re-imagining parenting possibilities: A forum theatre workshop. Workshop presented at the Borders without Boundaries: Canadian Disability Studies Association 2014 Annual Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, St. Catharines, Ontario.

Renwick, R., Fudge Schormans, A., Barker, D., Chasi, E., & Smith, B. Adults with intellectual disabilities critique cinematic representations of people with intellectual disabilities. Paper presented at the Borders without Boundaries: Canadian Disability Studies Association 2014 Annual Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, St. Catharines, Ontario.

El-Lahib, Y., Fudge Schormans, A., Robinson, J., Chambers, L., & Cranmer-Byng, S.“Getting lost" in becoming a researcher: A reflexive PhD class journey to research and knowledge production towards social change. Paper presented at the National Joint Social Work Conference (CASWE-2014),Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, St. Catharines, Ontario.

Cranmer-Byng, S., El-Lahib, Y., Fudge Schormans, A., Robinson, J., & Chambers, L. Lost and found": A reflexive classroom journey of critical pedagogy and doctoral research education. Paper presented at York University’s Transformative Social Work Education and Knowledge: Critical Practice in the New World Order conference, North York, Ontario.

2013

Fudge Schormans, A., Carriere, J., Chambon, A., & Wilton, R. Living in the City; Social Work, Technologies, and People with Intellectual Disabilities. Paper presented at the CASWE Conference, Victoria, B.C.

Renwick, R., Fudge Schormans, A., Mcwilliam, L., & Uta, S. Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disability: Cinematic Representations Versus Lived Experiences. Poster presentation at Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, Victoria, B.C.

Fudge Schormans, A.,Carriere, J., Goodfellow-Tjorman, A., Chambon, A., & Wilton, R. Mapping the self in public space: people with intellectual disabilities' use of public city space. Paper presented at the Nordic Network on Disability Research Conference, Turku, Finland.

Renwick, R. & Fudge Schormans, A., Using a Co-Researcher Model to Explore Cinematic Stories about Intellectual Disabilities. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Ottawa, ON.

Fudge Schormans, A., & Renwick, R. Cinematic representations of intellectual disability: What do adults with intellectual disabilities think? Paper presented at the Fantastic! Heroic! Disabled? “Cripping? The Comic Con conference, Syracuse, NY.

Fudge Schormans, A. Taking on and shaking up mainstream visual representations of persons with intellectual disabilities. ? Paper presented at the Fantastic! Heroic! Disabled? “Cripping? The Comic Con conference, Syracuse, NY.

2012

Fudge Schormans, A. Visual re-presentations of responsibility and response-ability for care for/by people with intellectual disabilities. Paper presented at the Critical Care: Advancing an Ethic of Care in Theory and Practice Conference, Brighton, UK.

Fudge Schormans, A. “Picture this”: Self-advocates use photography to visually articulate issues important to their lives. Paper presented at the 14th World Congress, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Renwick, R. & Fudge Schormans, A. Perspectives of self-advocates on film representations of intellectual disability. Paper presented at the 14th World Congress, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Renwick, R. & Fudge Schormans, A. Illuminating children’s perspectives on their own quality of life. Paper presented at the 14th World Congress, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Fudge Schormans, A., & The PhotoChangers. Shifting research relationship between persons with intellectual disabilities and able-minded others. Paper presented at CASWE Annual Conference, Waterloo, Ontario.

Renwick, R. & Fudge Schormans, A. Self-advocates’ perceptions of film representations of intellectual disability. Paper presented at CASWE Annual Conference, Waterloo, Ontario.

Renwick, R., & Fudge Schormans, A. Film representations of intellectual disability: What do adults with intellectual disabilities think? Paper presented at Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists Conference – Fostering Interdisciplinarity and Interprofessional Excellence in Occupation, Edmonton, Alberta.

Fudge Schormans, A. Response and address: Shifting pedagogical relationships between persons with intellectual disabilities and able-minded others. Pedagogy of Privilege: Transformational Learning, Education, Practice, and Research Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Fudge Schormans, A. Disrupting able-minded privilege by transforming the university classroom. Pedagogy of Privilege: Transformational Learning, Education, Practice, and Research Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Fudge Schormans, A. Claiming the right of inspection: Public photography and people with intellectual disabilities. Society for Disability Studies, San Jose, CA.

Renwick, R., & Fudge Schormans, A. Occupational engagement and quality of life for children with disabilities. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, Annual Conference, Saskatoon, SK.

Moore, A., Renwick, R., & Fudge Schormans, A. The friendship experiences of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, Annual Conference, Saskatoon, SK.

Renwick, R. & Fudge Schormans, A. Video technology methods: Accessing “missing voices” of children with disabilities. 28th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Contemporary Issues in Qualitative Research, Wilfred Laurier University, Brantford, ON.

Fudge Schormans, A. Photography, social work Research, and persons labeled intellectually disabled: The right or responsibility of inspection. 28th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Contemporary Issues in Qualitative Research, Wilfred Laurier University, Brantford, ON.

2010

Fudge Schormans, A., & Chambon, A. Representational (Un)Wounding in Public Spaces: Visual Responding by Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. Health, Embodiment and Visual Culture: John Douglas Taylor Conference, McMaster University. Hamilton, ON.

Fudge Schormans, A., & Renwick, R. Perspectives of Children with Disabilities about their Quality of Life: Using Video Technology to Inform Professionals. 2010 CASWE Conference, Montreal, QU.

Fudge Schormans, A., & Preston, S. The Practice of Inclusion: Opening the Academy to Students with Intellectual Disabilities. 2010 CASWE Conference, Montreal, QU.

Renwick, R. & Fudge Schormans, A, Perspectives of children with disabilities about their engagement in occupation and quality of life. World Federation of Occupational Therapists, 15th World Congress: Sharing the World of Occupation from Latin America, Santiago, Chile.

Rogers, C., Ignagni, I., & Fudge Schormans, A. Panel on Sexual rights or wrongs: Through the lens of researcher, parent, and activist. Human rights and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Conference., Niagara Falls, ON.

2009

Fudge Schormans, A., & Fallon, B. Children with developmental disability and substantiation of child maltreatment. Paper presented at American Psychological Association 117th Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Renwick, R., & Fudge Schormans, A. Quality of Life for Children with Disabilities: Lessons from Two Studies. Paper presented at 9th International Society for Quality of Life Studies Conference, Florence, Italy.

Fudge Schormans, A. Photography, Social Work, and Persons Labelled Intellectually (Dis)abled: The Right or Responsibility of Inspection. Paper presented at 5th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

Ratansi, K., Palma, J., Renwick, R., & Fudge Schormans, A. Quality of Life: Perspectives of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Poster presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2008

Fudge Schormans, A.  McCormick, D., McKail, S., Dustow, B., Myerscough, T. (August). The  Right or Responsibility of Inspection:  Photography and  People with  Intellectual Disabilities. Paper presented at International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability International Congress, Capetown, South Africa.

Fudge Schormans, A., Renwick, R., Chui, S., Johnston, J., Ratsani, K., & Palma, J.  (August).   Views of Children on Quality of Life : Towards an Understanding and a New Methodology.   Paper presented at International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability International Congress, Capetown, South Africa.

Renwick, R., Fudge Schormans, A., & Shore, D.  (August).  Occupational Representations in Film of Adults with Developmental Disabilities.  Paper presented at International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability International Congress, Capetown, South Africa.

Renwick, R., & Fudge Schormans, A. (August).  Quality of Life for Children with Disabilities: From Conceptual Model to Measurement Instrument.  Paper presented at International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability International Congress, Capetown, South Africa.

2007

Fudge Schormans, A. (April).  Maltreatment of Children with Developmental Delay in Canada: 2003 Results from a National Study. Paper presented at the Ontario Association  on Developmental Disabilities, Research Special Interest Group, 15th Annual Research  Day, Barrie, ON.

2006

Fudge Schormans, A.  Jackson-Brewin, B., Renwick, R., & (May).  Social inclusion and quality of life for children with Asperger’s syndrome: Parental perspectives.  Paper presented at the International Summit for the Alliance on Social Inclusion, AAMR, Montreal, QUE.

2005

Fudge Schormans, A. We don’t feel like foster parents”.  Foster parents as parents: The experience of the death of a foster child with a disability. Paper presented at theYAI National Institute for People with Disabilities Network Conference, New York, NY