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The Cirris has one of the three exoskeletons combined with electrical stimulation that are in service in the world for research

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Are you interested in rehabilitation research? Would you like to contribute? Are you or a loved one living with a disability and would like to participate in the development of solutions that promote the social integration of people sharing a reality similar to yours? Cirris research is carried out in close collaboration with people from all walks of life. Find out here about research projects in which you could participate, whether or not you have a disability.

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Welcome to the Cirris

The Cirris has the mission to develop and mobilize the knowledge that enables social participation of people with disabilities. Driven by a profound culture of interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration, this mission is kept up to date through the training of students from various disciplines as well as through the research that is done in close collaboration with disabled people and community partners, various levels of government, healthcare and social services, and the industry.

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News

Prix du Fonds de recherche du Québec au Gala des Prix Innovation de l’ADRIQ 2025

The MAIN project wins the Fonds de recherche du Québec Award at the ADRIQ Innovation Awards Gala

The MAIN project was awarded the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) Prize at the 35th edition of the ADRIQ Innovation Awards Gala, a prestigious recognition that highlights the excellence and impact of this collaborative research initiative led in particular by Cirris.

Alexandre Campeau-Lecours

Alexandre Campeau-Lecours recipient of the 2025 Summa Teaching Award

Alexandre Campeau-Lecours is dedicated to robotics and rehabilitation engineering, developing assistive technologies aimed at improving the independence and quality of life of people living with disabilities.

Pascale Marier-Deschesnes

Creation of a Chair in Leadership in Teaching, Awareness, Self-Management, and Support (SENSAS) for the Well-Being of Veterans and Their Families.

Support for veterans suffering from chronic pain and their families is being studied by the new Chair in Teaching Leadership.

Discover our Members

The Cirris has more than 70 researchers from three Quebec universities and eight different faculties

MEET OUR RESEARCHERS
Yan Grenier

Yan Grenier, PhD

Mobility, Housing, Social Movements, Exercise of Rights, Critical Disability Studies
Genevieve Meloni PhD

Geneviève Meloni, PhD

Speech therapy, Speech development, Speech sound disorders, Assessment, Intervention, Children
Would you like to support research? You can do it via the Fondation Élan.