Carleton Experts Available: 2019 National AccessAbility Week
As the 2019 National AccessAbility Week takes place from May 26 to June 1, Carleton experts are available to comment.
Adrian Chan
Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 1535
Email: Adrian.Chan@carleton.ca
Chan is the director of the Research and Education in Accessibility, Design and Innovation (READi) – the first interdisciplinary post-secondary accessibility-training program offered in Canada. His research interests include biological signal processing, biomedical signal quality assessment, pattern recognition, assistive devices and non-invasive sensor systems.
Boris Vukovic
Director, READ Initiative
Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 1988
Email: Boris.Vukovic@carleton.ca
In his role as the director of the Research, Education, Accessibility and Design (READ) Initiative, Vukovic is committed to Carleton University’s status as a national leader in accessibility. For more than 15 years, Vukovic has worked to support the success of Carleton students with disabilities – through leadership, direct student services, faculty development, applied research and professional standards. He has done research related to inclusive teaching practices of university faculty and disability-related assessments.
Jesse Stewart
Associate Professor, School for Studies in Art and Culture
Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 4348
Email: Jesse.Stewart@carleton.ca
Stewart is available to discuss topics related to accessibility and inclusion in music.
Stewart teaches courses on music composition, jazz history, music and social justice, improvisation, music and visual culture, and popular music studies.
Stewart founded the “We Are All Musicians” (WAAM) organization which is rooted in the belief that music is a fundamental human right and everyone deserves opportunities to make music regardless of training, socio-economic circumstance and level of physical or intellectual ability. Using a wide range of percussion instruments and cutting-edge adaptive use instruments, the WAAM initiative creates inclusive spaces for sonic exploration.
Mojtaba Ahmadi
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 4057
Email: Mojtaba.Ahmadi@carleton.ca
Ahmadi’s research interests include robotic analysis, design and control; machine and biological locomotion; mechatronics, linear and nonlinear control; simulation, virtual reality, distributed and real-time control. Applications of this research include robotic rehabilitation and assistive devices for human locomotion; robotic systems for aerospace, aeronautics, flight simulators and wind tunnel testing; as well as robotic and mechatronic systems analysis and design for special applications.
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