Enabling Independence: Assessing activities of daily living to inform safety standards for built environments

The Carleton University Faculty of Engineering and Design is one of the nation’s leading institutions in the study and research of engineering, architecture, industrial design, and information technology, home to a comprehensive platform of teaching programs and world class research. The faculty is based in Carleton University, a public educational institution in Ottawa.

Best Buy Health is a national corporation, a subsidiary of Best Buy Canada, with a mission to enrich and save lives through technology and meaningful connections. The proposed project is closely connected to their work employing technology to serve senior living residents and support independent living.

Driven by learning, research and innovation, the Bruyère Research Institute mission is to lead an integrated system of care that maximizes quality of life and health potential. Bruyère is an academic health care organization based in Ottawa with a national focus. The proposed project is closely connected to their core work in aging and rehabilitation, medically complex, palliative, residential and primary care.

The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County is a regional non-profit organization that provides compassionate support, tailored coaching, and practical education for everyone impacted by dementia while building a dementia inclusive community. The proposed project is closely connected to their work supporting people with dementia to live independently, safely, and well in the right place.

Independent Living Canada is a non-profit national disability organization which advocates that attitudinal and environmental barriers in society create disabling conditions and are rather the result of living in a society designed by and for non-disabled persons. The proposed project is closely connected to their work championing accessibility of the built environment. Properly designed and accessible housing is necessary for safe and sustainable independent living.

Municipal Retirees Organization of Ontario (MROO) is a regional, independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that speaks on behalf of all Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) retirees. They provide services to 30,000 members and growing. Over the past several years, their advocacy has focused on elder life/lives care and aging in place.