128:(CRC) in Disability and Movement Cultures at U of A. As a CRC, Peers led a research study examining available information online on athletes with disabilities. Their findings found an overall lack of accessible information on websites after examining the construction of para-athletes within 127 national and provincial-level sport organizations, as well as a number of the nation's elite clubs. Following the studies publication, Peers was also granted tenure and promoted to the rank of
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