EPIC Lab | Publications

Selected Publications

Refereed

• Biglieri, S., McQuillan, R., MacDonald, D., & Ross, T. 2025. “Understanding Accessibility and Disability in the Planning Profession: An Examination of Planners’ Knowledge and Practices.”Town Planning Review, 96(3), 275-300.
• Luna-Lupercio, B., Shirazipour, C. H., Buong, A., Buliung, R., Ross, T., Brown, D. M., Leo, J., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., & Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K.P. 2025. “Understanding the Experiences of Parents of Disabled and Non-Disabled Children at Playgrounds Designed for Disability Inclusion.” Disability & Society, 40(4), 900-925.
• Moola, F. J., Ross, T., Moothathamby, N., Hong, S., Naganathan, M., Yu, C., & Donato, L. 2025. “Childism, Adultism, and Language Barriers in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Messaging: An Analysis of EDI Statements across Child and Youth Autism Centres, Clinics and Hospitals in Canada.” Studies in Social Justice, 19(2), 361-383.
• Comeau, É., Kelly, S., & Ross, T. 2025. “Advancing the Design and Implementation of Accessible Taxi Services: A Study of Driver and Disabled Rider Experiences.” Transport Policy, 172, 103762.
• Comeau, É., Chan, A., Buliung, R., Lewis, I., & Ross, T. 2025. “Understanding the Manifestations and Impacts of Ableism in School Transportation: A Scoping Review.” Transport Reviews, 45(4), 514-536.
• Moola, F. J., Ross, T., Buliung, R. N., Neville, A. R., & Hong, S. 2024. “We Are Always in Self-Isolation”: Navigating COVID-19 as a Young Person in Canada with Cystic Fibrosis. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 7, 100202.
• Yu, C., Weaver, S., Walker, M., Hess, J., Mac, A., & Ross, T. 2024. “Opportunities for Play in Paediatric Healthcare Environments: A Scoping Review.” Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, section Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion, 5, 1-10.
• Lindsay, S., Fuentes, K., Ragunathan, S., Li, Y., & Ross, T. 2024. “Accessible Independent Housing for People with Disabilities: A Scoping Review of Promising Practices, Policies, and Interventions.” Plos One, 19(1), e0291228.
• Zhang, Y., Farber, S., Young, M., Tiznado-Aitken, I., & Ross, T. 2024. “Travel Behaviour Differences Among People with Disabilities: A Cluster Analysis of Accessible Taxi Users Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Journal of Transport & Health, 25, 101753.
• Comeau, É., Kelly, S., Hamdani, Y., & Ross, T. 2024. “Disabled People’s Accessible Taxi Experiences in Toronto, Canada.” Travel Behaviour and Society, 34, 100704.
• Ross, T., Buliung, R., Titchkosky, T., & Hess, P. 2024. "Engaging Disability Theory in Planning Practice." Journal of Planning Education and Research.
• Walker, M., Nicolardi, D., Christopoulos, T., & Ross, T. 2023. "Hospital, Hospice, or Home: A Scoping Review of the Importance of Place in Pediatric Palliative Care." Palliative & Supportive Care 0(0): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951523000664.
• Moola, F.J., Ross, T., Amarshi, A., Sium, A., Neville, A.R., Moothathamby, N.,..., & Pathmalingam, T. 2023. "Listening to the Margins: Reflecting on Lessons Learned From a National Conference Focused on Establishing a Qualitative Research Platform for Childhood Disability and Race." International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22.
• Zhang, Y., Farber, S., Young, M., Tiznado-Aitken, I., & Ross, T. 2023. "Exploring travel patterns of people with disabilities: A multilevel analysis of accessible taxi trips in Toronto, Canada". Travel Behaviour & Society, 32.
• Moola, F.J., Buliung, R., Posa, S., Moothathamby, N., Woodgate, R.L., Hansen, N., & Ross, T. 2022. "Behind the Paintbrush: Understanding the Impact of Visual Arts-Based Research (ABR) in the Lives of Disabled Children and Youth as well as Methodological Insights in ABR Application". Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 11(2).
• James, M.E., Jianopoulos, E., Ross, T., Buliung, R., & Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K.P. 2022. "Children's Usage of Inclusive Playgrounds: A Naturalistic Observation Study of Play." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(20): 13648.
• Buliung, R., Bilas, P., Ross, T., and Marmureanu, C. 2021. “More than Just a Bus Trip: School Busing, Disability and Access to Education in Toronto, Canada.”  Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 48: 496-505.
• Brown, D., Ross, T., Leo, J., Buliung, R., Shirazipour, C., Latimer-Cheung, A.E., and K.P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos. 2021. “A Scoping Review of Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Designing Inclusive Playgrounds.” Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, section Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion.
• Ross, T., Buliung, R., Murphy, A., and A. Howard. 2020. “A Visual Ethnographic Pilot Study of School Travel for Families Living with Childhood Disability.” Children’s Geographies 18(3): 283-297.
• Ross, T. and R. Buliung. 2019. “Access Work: Parking at School for Families Living with Childhood Disability.” Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 130: 289-299.
• Ross, T., Mah, J., Biggar, J., Zwick, A., and E. Modlinska. 2018. “Student Needs, Employment Realities, and PhD Program Design in Canada: The Case of Planning PhD Programs.” Canadian Journal of Higher Education 48(3): 82-97.
• Ross, T. and R. Buliung. 2018. “A Systematic Review of Disability’s Treatment in the Active School Travel and Children’s Independent Mobility Literatures.” Transport Reviews 38(3): 349-371.
• Rothman, L., Macpherson, A.K., Ross, T., and R. Buliung. 2018. “The Decline in Active School Transportation (AST): A Systematic Review of the Factors Related to AST and Changes in School Travel over Time” Preventive Medicine 111: 314-322.
• Buliung, R., Faulkner, G., Larsen, K., and T. Ross. 2017. “Children’s Independent Mobility in the City of Toronto, Canada.” Travel Behaviour and Society 9: 58-69.
• Ross, T. 2013. “Advancing Ontario’s Accessibility: A Study of Linguistic, Discursive, and Conceptual Barriers.” Canadian Journal of Urban Research 22(1): 126-144.

Non-Refereed

• Ross, T. and R. Buliung. 2023. "Thinking about Ableism and Third Place to Understand and Improve the School Journeys of Disabled Children and their Families." In The School Journey as a Third Place. Interdisciplinarity, Transformations and Experiences from Around the World. Eds. Moody, Zoe, Berchtold-Sedooka, Ayuko, Darbellay, Frédéric, Camponovo, Sara, and Philip D. Jaffé. Anthem Press.
• Ross, T. (2019). “Inclusive Research Design: Accounting for Childhood Disability in School Transportation Research.” Pp. 273-293 in Waygood, O., Friman, M., Mitra, R., and L. Olsson (Eds.). Transport and Children’s Well-Being. Elsevier.
• Biggar, J., Ross, T., and J. Mah. 2017. “Connecting Planning Scholars and Practitioners.” Ontario Planning Journal, 32(4): 19.

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