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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The Accessibility Institute and The Sinneave Family Foundation working to establish neuroinclusivity in housing in Canada

The Accessibility Institute and The Sinneave Family Foundation are proud to announce the launch of a new collaboration that aims to advance neuroinclusivity in housing in Canada and inform the development of national and provincial housing policies and strategies. The initiative, entitled “Neuroinclusivity in housing: Sharing knowledge and... More

Friday, January 27, 2023

Remembering David Onley

The Carleton University community remembers David C. Onley as a passionate disability rights advocate and accessibility champion who worked tirelessly to raise awareness of unemployment and underemployment of persons with disabilities, as well as lead accessibility and inclusion initiatives in Ontario, and at Carleton. David Charles Onley, former... More

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Culture of Access: Celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

To mark this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Paul Menton Centre (PMC), in collaboration with The READ Initiative, invites you to Culture of Access, the virtual premiere of the documentary film, “Love Made Visible – 30 Years of PMC.” Tune in on Friday, December 3rd, 2021 from 1 to 3 p.m.... More

Monday, July 26, 2021

Meet Carleton’s Two New Student Accessibility Champions

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Monday, July 26, 2021

Enable Ottawa On Demand Content Available

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

City of Ottawa Joins the Canadian Accessibility Network led by Carleton University

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Update #9

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

Friday, December 4, 2020

CAN Celebrates its First Year of Action Towards Advancing Accessibility for People with Disabilities

On Dec. 2, 2019, Carleton University President Benoit-Antoine Bacon, officially launched the Canadian Accessibility Network (CAN), led by Carleton University, and kicked off a daylong Planning Summit where more than 100 leaders from the academic, public, nonprofit and private sectors came together to inform this process. Building upon earlier... More

Monday, November 16, 2020

FutureFunder Student Accessibility Champions

Carleton University is a place where we live, work, and play and we are committed to making it and the world more accessible for everyone. This starts with our community, a place where we can explore, discover, embrace and create a culture of accessibility and in turn, share this knowledge and passion with others.... More

Friday, October 30, 2020

Contactless Access – CTV interview (starts at 37:08)

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

Carleton’s Inclusion Week Attracts Large Audiences and Inspires Challenging Discussions on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

During a time of worldwide calls for greater equity, diversity and inclusion in society—and in the midst of a global pandemic—Carleton’s second annual Inclusion Week played a significant role in hosting urgent conversations about advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in our... More

Monday, October 26, 2020

Ottawa inventor sees rising interest in hands-free elevator-hailing app

Before the pandemic struck, Ke Wang had devoted the better part of the last two years to developing a smartphone app that would allow people with disabilities like himself to open doors and call elevators without touching any handles or... More

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