The Research Alliance for Children with Special Needs (RACSN), based in London, Ontario, Canada, was a multidisciplinary partnership of community and university faculty researchers. Originally formed in January 2000 with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, RACSN was awarded a further two years of funding (2003-2005) to work towards its mandate of "Enhancing the participation of children with special needs." RACSN focuses on the child, family, and environmental factors that influence children's participation in community settings of all types and aims to enhance the life experiences of children with special needs.
