[1] In 1978, Rioux and Joanna McFadyen published a report that promoted a revision in the Canadian Criminal Code regarding sexual assault victims.
[5] In her role as director and chair, Rioux was invited to La Trobe University in 2008 to work with law professor Lee Ann Basser on developing disability policy in Victoria, Australia.
[7] In February 2013, Rioux began an international research project to promote employment of people with disabilities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
[13] She also published a co-edited book titled Disability, Rights Monitoring, and Social Change: Building Power out of Evidence.
[14] The book, published through the Canadian Scholars’ Press, attempted to address the issues facing United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, such as civil society monitoring.