{"id":45618,"date":"2018-02-09T13:40:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T18:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=45618"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:46","slug":"carleton-to-welcome-parliamentary-secretary-stephane-lauzon-for-an-announcement-of-a-new-government-program-on-innovation-in-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2018\/carleton-to-welcome-parliamentary-secretary-stephane-lauzon-for-an-announcement-of-a-new-government-program-on-innovation-in-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton to Welcome Parliamentary Secretary St\u00e9phane Lauzon for An Announcement of a New Government Program on Innovation in Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton to Welcome Parliamentary Secretary St\u00e9phane Lauzon for An Announcement of a New Government Program on Innovation in Accessibility\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Carleton University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research, Education, Accessibility and Design (READ) Initiative<\/a> will welcome Universities Canada and St\u00e9phane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport and Persons With Disabilities, to announce the launch of a new government-funded program on innovation and accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.<br>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Second Floor Meeting Room, Richcraft Hall, 9376 University Drive, Carleton University<br>\n<strong>Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>St\u00e9phane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport and Persons With Disabilities;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suzanne Blanchard, Vice-President, Carleton University (Students and Enrolment);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philip Landon, Vice-President, Universities Canada;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mojtaba Ahmadi, Carleton Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bjarki Hallgrimsson, Carleton School of Industrial Design;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adrian Chan, Carleton Department of Systems and Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Info<\/strong>: This event is open to the public, registration is <a href=\"https:\/\/events.carleton.ca\/carleton-to-welcome-parliamentary-secretary-stephane-lauzon-for-announcement-of-a-new-government-program-on-innovation-in-accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>\nMedia are invited to attend the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will include an expert lecture on the topic of innovation and accessibility by Carleton professors, Mojtaba Ahmadi of the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<\/a>, Bjarki Hallgrimsson of the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Industrial Design<\/a> and Adrian Chan of the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Systems and Computer Engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contact<br>\n<\/strong>Steven Reid<br>\nMedia Relations Officer<br>\nCarleton University<br>\n613-520-2600, ext. 8718<br>\n613-265-6613<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca\">Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carleton Flipboard account:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@carletonstories\/carleton-stories-0gbu905my\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@carletonstories\/carleton-stories-0gbu905my<\/a><br>\n<strong>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom<\/a><br>\n<strong>Need an expert?<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Go to:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University\u2019s Research, Education, Accessibility and Design (READ) Initiative will welcome Universities Canada and St\u00e9phane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport and Persons With Disabilities, to announce the launch of a new government-funded program on innovation and accessibility. 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