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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Dear Members of the Carleton Community, Carleton University takes pride in being considered one of Canada’s most accessible universities. Since the launch of Carleton’s Coordinated Accessibility Strategy (CAS) in June 2020, progress has been made on almost all of the 40 recommendations proposed in the strategy. Notable examples include the... More
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Activity Update With the Governance Structure now in place, the Action Planning Working Groups and the Executive Champion leads have begun work in their areas of focus. This structure has created unique partnership opportunities between READ and the groups from the respective university departments they... More
Monday, September 28, 2020
The READ Initiative (Research, Education, Accessibility and Design) is pleased to announce the kick-off of the implementation of Carleton’s Coordinated Accessibility Strategy, which is being led by Cathy Malcolm Edwards. One of the first steps, as outlined in the strategy, is a new collaboration between READ and FMP (Facilities Management and... More
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Steering Committee is pleased to release the Coordinated Accessibility Strategy to the Carleton Community. This Strategy represents the diverse voices of our community and will provide a framework to guide our continued commitment toward a campus that is accessible for all students, employees, and visitors.... More
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the draft version of the Coordinated Accessibility Strategy. In addition to receiving feedback from faculty, contract instructors, staff and students, we have also presented the strategy at various Faculty Boards, Chairs and Directors meetings and Senate. As the strategy moves into the fine-tuning... More
Thursday, September 19, 2019
After carefully reviewing the feedback submitted last year, we have now published a draft version of the Coordinated Accessibility Strategy. We encourage all members of the Carleton community to review the draft strategy and provide feedback and comments through the website, by email at accessibilitystrategy@carleton.ca or through an in-person... More
Friday, February 22, 2019
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the creation of the Coordinated Accessibility Strategy to date. There has been great engagement in this process and we have been hearing feedback from a variety of stakeholders. In order to create enough time to consult thoroughly with our community, we have revised the Coordinated Accessibility... More
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Thank you to everyone who has submitted feedback for the Coordinated Accessibility Strategy to date. We continue to receive valuable feedback from the community to inform the creation of the Strategy. The Steering Committee and Working Group are consolidating feedback into an initial Coordinated Accessibility Strategy draft. As per the work plan,... More
Monday, November 26, 2018
The Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Steering Committee continues to receive valuable feedback from the Carleton community to inform the creation of the Strategy. As we start to look at the tactical phase, the Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Working Group will begin to compile feedback and sort responses into three categories: included for... More
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback on the draft consultation process for the Coordinated Accessibility Strategy. After considering feedback that was received, we have posted the updated work plan and, in the spirit of transparency, all feedback received has been posted on the consultation website. The Coordinated Accessibility... More
Friday, October 26, 2018
Dear Members of the Carleton Community, As a community, Carleton is committed to continue to build a culture of accessibility. Our focus on accessibility began with the creation of the 24-hour Attendant Services program 32 years ago, through to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities, the READ Initiative (Research, Education,... More
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