Accessibility Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

July 16, 2024

All-Around Accessibility: New Carleton Lab Enhances Inclusion Research

In a brand-new lab at Carleton University, biomedical engineering PhD student Hossein Sadat Hosseini attaches several loonie-sized wireless sensors to the arms and legs of a patient who is recovering... More

April 12, 2024

Custom Fit: Creating AI-Powered Exoskeletons for Individual Mobility Needs

In Canada, about 13.7 per cent of individuals aged 15 and over report having mobility disabilities, requiring the use of assistive devices such as canes and wheelchairs to walk or... More

February 17, 2023

Prototypes For Humanity: Two Carleton Industrial Design Projects Selected For Global Innovation Showcase In Dubai

The capstone projects from industrial design graduates Sammy Dietrich and Nate Wiersma were selected as the top 100 globally for the showcase at the inaugural Prototypes for Humanity event held... More

September 21, 2022

Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Ruzbeh Irani (BID/19 – Industrial Design, MDes/21)

Ruzbeh Irani still remembers his first encounter with industrial design. He was in Grade 11 and living in Toronto at the time. He and his father were building his room... More

July 21, 2021

Carleton Industrial Design Grads Win Top Prize in Accessible Design Competition

A pair of recent graduates from Carleton University’s Industrial Design program have won one of the top prizes in this year’s Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition. Mandy Hui and Liana Meere,... More

May 26, 2021

Prof. Chantal Trudel Appointed Inaugural Director of New Centre for Community Engagement

To All Members of the Carleton Community - it is our pleasure to announce that Prof. Chantal Trudel has been appointed as the inaugural director of Carleton’s new Centre for... More

April 12, 2021

Grad Research: Improving Patient Care in the NICU

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit specializes in critical newborn care often due to premature birth, health complications, or delivery complications. A PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering, Yasmina Souley Dosso is... More

March 9, 2021

$2.37M in CFI Funding to Enable Collaborative Accessibility Solutions at Abilities Living Laboratory

When COVID-19 lockdowns closed theatres and cancelled concerts, it gave many Canadians their first taste of what it’s like to live in a city without entertainment options. But people with... More

March 5, 2021

Carleton Researchers Receive CFI Funding to Explore Dark Matter and Create an Accessible Canada

Carleton University’s Mark Boulay and Adrian Chan have received nearly $9.3 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund. Mark Boulay’s project will continue to support research into dark matter exploration at SNOLAB. Adrian Chan’s project... More

June 5, 2020

New Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Guides Carleton’s Commitment on Campus

More than a quarter of first-year students at Carleton self-identify as having a disability, and about 11 per cent have registered with the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.... More

April 14, 2020

Prof. Audrey Girouard Earns Outstanding Young Computer Science Researcher Award

If your phone could conform to your wrist, that Apple Watch would be obsolete. Electronics that can be bent, shaped and worn are coming – and they open up entirely... More

December 20, 2019

Piecing Together the Future of Accessible Fashion

Fashion and function can co-exist, especially when you start from square one. A Digital Media PhD student at Carleton University is working to expand the range of accessible clothing, facilitating... More