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Friday, October 11, 2019

Museums present visual art as beautiful things you can touch – READi Trainee, Patricia Bérubé

READi trainee and PhD candidate in Cultural Mediations at Carleton University, Patricia Bérubé, has written an article for Carleton publication, The Conversation, about accessibility in museums and her own work.... More

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Alicia Gal, READi trainee, receives Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Nipissing University

  READi participant and doctoral candidate in Biomedical Engineering and Systems and Computer Engineering, Alicia Gal, has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumni from Nipissing University, where she received her bachelor's degree in Physical and Health Education. Congratulations Alicia!... More

Friday, June 14, 2019

READi Student, Aditi Singh, is profiled by Carleton Newsroom

Aditi Singh, recent READi graduate, is interviewed for the Carleton Newsroom about her experience in her lab.... More

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

READi Professor Chantal Trudel and her Industrial Design Students Design New Museum Seating

A fourth year Industrial Design course, taught by READi co-applicant, Professor Chantal Trudel, designed accessible seating for the Canada Science and Technology Museum. The seating has now been installed for patrons of the Museum. Carleton Newsroom... More

Friday, May 24, 2019

READi student, Patricia Bérubé, receives he Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and the Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Congratulations to READi student Patricia Bérubé for receiving both the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and the Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship for her doctoral research towards more inclusive museums, developing multi-sensory approaches to the visual arts for visually impaired audiences.... More

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Rich Tapestries Documentary Explores the Power of Music

Jesse Stewart, Carleton professor and CREATE-READi co-applicant, and his project We Are All Musicians are featured in the documentary Rich Tapestries, which was screened at Carleton University on May 5th. A story about the event, and the documentary itself, are available... More

Friday, April 5, 2019

Community and Connection Symposium: Social Responsibility in the Heritage Sector

The Carleton Undergraduate Art History Society held a symposium entitled Social Responsibility in the Heritage Sector on March 30th 2019. READi director and Professor in the department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Adrian Chan, and READi trainee and PhD student in Cultural Mediations, Patricia Bérubé, participated in the panel on Issues... More

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

READi student Patricia Bérubé’s research is highlighted in the Globe and Mail

"Art aficionado Jean-Daniel Aubin lost his sight to glaucoma in 2012, so it had been years since he had seen one of his favourite Alfred Pellan paintings. Last summer, Mr. Aubin, 64, absorbed the painting’s influence once again. A groundbreaking project combining art, graphic design and 3-D printing by graduate researcher Patricia Bérubé put... More

Friday, January 25, 2019

Alicia Gal presents her research on sledge hockey

READi student, Alicia Gal, spoke about her research on Sledge Hockey, as part of the Museum of Science and Technology's Curiosity on Stage series. Read about the event, entitled READi for Sport Part 2 - Technology and Innovation, by clicking the following link:... More

Monday, December 3, 2018

No Barriers to Participation

READi Director, Dr. Adrian Chan, spoke to the Globe and Mail Alberta about accessibility in education and multidisciplinary environments.... More

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Minister Raymond Cho Praises Carleton’s Accessibility and Inclusion Efforts

"Ontario’s Minister of Seniors and Accessibility, Raymond Cho, toured Carleton University to get an inside look at how it is pushing the boundaries of accessibility and inclusion. The tour held on Aug. 22 was organized by the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC), which provides academic and support services, and the Research,... More

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Program sees Queen’s University students create assistive devices

"For Jim Stinson, multiple sclerosis is no longer a barrier between him and a great novel. Before Queen's University engineering students designed a bookstand for him, he had difficulty reading and required audiobooks or having someone read aloud to him. Now, the bookstand sits on the arm of his wheelchair and allows him to... More

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