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Friday, September 23, 2022

Eman El-Fayomi, READi Student, is named one of Top 50 Women Leaders in Toronto for 2022

Eman El-Fayomi, a READi student, has been named one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Toronto by the publication Women We Admire.   The Top 50 Women Leaders of Toronto for... More

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Adrian Bolesnikov, READi Student, on accessible gaming

Adrian Bolesnikov, READi Trainee and Master's student in Human Computer Interaction, talks to the CBC about accessibility adaptations in video games. For the full article from the CBC, click the link below. How this partially sighted B.C. gamer learned to play Super... More

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

READi Trainee, Adrian Bolesnikov talks accessible board games

READi Trainee and Human-Computer Interaction Master's Student, Adrian Bolesnikov, speaks to the CBC about his research in designing accessible board games. For the article, click the link below. Game changer: Designer takes on accessibility in a fantasy... More

Thursday, July 7, 2022

READi Faculty Member Receives Funding Through eCampusOntario’s Virtual Learning Strategy (VLS)

Lois Frankel, READi faculty member at Carleton University, has receiving funding for plans to work with design students to develop an interactive online educational resource.... More

Thursday, June 23, 2022

READi Trainee, Dawson Clark, receives Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement

Spring 2022 Medals &... More

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Winning Grad Student Research in One Minute or Less

On May 31, FGPA hosted its annual GRADflix contest in which students had to prepare a video that described their research in one minute or less. Congratulations to the winners: First Place: Matthew Coffey (Biology) Studying Lobelia Mating System using Citizen Science Second Place: Alicia Halhed (Biology) Breaking Barriers: When PlantsTalk to... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

READi Trainee, Alicia Gal, sits on panel for Women in Sports Leadership Symposium

Alicia Gal, READi student and PhD candidate in Systems and Computer Engineering, will be on the panel for the Women in Sports Leadership Symposium taking place on April 13th. For more information about the event and registration see the link below. Women in Sport Leadership... More

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Patricia Bérubé, READi Trainee, recognized for her inspiring work on International Women’s Day

Carleton University honoured PhD Candidate in Cultural Meditations, and READi Trainee, Patricia Bérubé on International Women's Day as an inspiring leader for her work in creating accessible art spaces for those with visual impairments. To read more about her work and the work of other inspiring women at Carleton, check out the link below.... More

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Team of READi Students and Professor Develop Medical Robots to Reduce Risk for Health-Care Workers

READi professor, Mojtaba Ahmadi, and READi trainees, Keyanna Coghlan, Sami Nassif-Lachapelle, and Max Polzin, are developing a robot that can provide care to patients, while keeping health-care workers at a safe distance. To read more about their research, follow the link below.... More

Monday, December 6, 2021

READi Director, Dr. Adrian Chan, on NOW with Dave Brown

For U.N. International Day For Persons With Disabilities, Dr, Adrian Chan, director of the READi program, discusses the work he and his colleagues do at Carleton University’s Abilities Living Laboratory on NOW with Dave Brown. Listen at the link below. Dr. Adrian Chan on NOW with Dave... More

Friday, December 3, 2021

READi trainee Patricia Bérubé featured in the 2021 report from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

In November 2021, The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences released its report, Think Big: How the social sciences and humanities are building a better Canada. READi trainee and Carleton PhD Candidate, Patricia Bérubé, was featured in the report for her work in making art accessible to those with visual impairments. To read... More

Friday, September 3, 2021

READi Students and their Co/lab project win in the WorkDesign Collaboration category

  A team of Carleton University students, including READi trainees Cathy Malcolm Edwards and Dawson Clark, were awarded the Collaboration award from WorkDesign magazine for their project Co/lab, seeking to develop creative strategies for a strategic plan at Carleton. To read more about their project and the award, check out the link below.... More

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