BIOGRAPHY

Danijela is a Senior Technical Support Analyst at CanChild and a point person for websites design/maintenance and IT issues. Danijela is also a mother of a seventeen-year old son with cerebral palsy. She has an engineering/research background (M.Sc. IT Engineer, PhD Candidate), and brings extensive expertise in computer technology. She recently developed and launched the website for International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability - www.iaacd.net. Danijela was involved in the school systems in Ontario and has previously done research on the use of SMART boards for children with special needs. Danijela has been a member of the F-words in Childhood Disability Research Team since February 2014. She was involved in the F-words Awareness Video Project (2014) and in 2015 created the F-words Photo Collage. Danijela has co-presented on the F-words on multiple occasions (including poster presentations, oral/panel presentations, and invited workshops) and has been involved in developing the Knowledge Hub.