David C. Onley Initiative: Actioning Student Employment (ASE)

Project Summary

The David C. Onley Initiative: Actioning Student Employment (DCOI ASE) Project builds on the earlier phases of the David C. Onley Initiative, 1.0 Project (2018-2020) and 2.0 Project (2024-2025). This applied research project continues to work towards improving employment outcomes of post-secondary students with disabilities in Ontario through collaboration with other post-secondary institutions, service providers, students with disabilities, employers, and subject matter experts. 

DCOI ASE aims to test and further refine best practices that support students with disabilities in employment pathways and support services. The project will engage in capacity building with service providers and employers, co-creation between students, service providers, and employers, and application of key practices in real campus and employer settings during co-op and work-integrated learning pathways. The project will leverage previously developed resources such as the DCOI Field Guide and #AbleTo Tap into Talent.

For more information, visit the external project website.

Funding

This 1-year project has received $568,128 in funding from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security.

Project Team

• Boris Vukovic, Director and Principal Investigator 
• Julie Caldwell, Project Co-Lead, Assistant Director, Operations and Co-Principal Investigator 
• Tara Connolly, Project Co-Lead, Assistant Director, Research & Development and Co-Principal Investigator 
• Carrie Cho, Project Officer 
• Rebecca Gewurtz, Co-principal Investigator, Associate Professor, McMaster University 
• Dan Samosh, Co-Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Queen’s University

Advisory Committee

• Trevor Buttrum, Executive Director, CACEE

Project Partners

Contact

For inquiries about this project, please contact the Project Team at dco@carleton.ca