Tuesday, November 3, 2020

READi Professor, Chantal Trudel, receives funding from the Foundation for Health Environments Research in the United States to study the design of Canadian long-term care homes (LTC) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

READi Faculty member and professor in the school of Industrial Design, Chantal Trudel, has received funding to study safety and the design of long term care homes. For more information about the work being done by Trudel and her team, click the link below.... More

Friday, June 5, 2020

READi Professor Chantal Trudel explores Design of Long Term Care Homes with the support of Carleton’s COVID-19 Grant

Chantal Trudel, a READi faculty member, has been awarded a COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grant from Carleton University. Her new project develops short-term and long-term design studies to look at the protocols for infection prevention and control in long-term care facilities. For more information, see the link below.... More

Friday, June 5, 2020

Jesse Stewart, READi Faculty Member, receives Carleton grant to develop collaborative remote musical interface

Jesse Stewart has been awarded one of Carleton's COVID-19 Rapid Research Response for his project, entitled "WAAM WEB: An Online Interface for Telematic Community Music Making." The proposal builds on his previous project We Are All Musicians (WAAM), taking the idea online where people can play a mechanical percussion system together, while... More

Friday, June 5, 2020

READi Faculty Member, Mojtaba Ahmadi, receives grant for research on Semi-Autonomous Mobile Robotic Systems for Remote Assessments of COVID-19 Patients

Mojtaba Ahmadi, Carleton professor and member of the READi program, is a recipient of Carleton's COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants. His proposal, Semi-Autonomous Mobile Robotic Systems for Remote Assessments of COVID-19 Patients, is a collaborative research project between Carleton University’s Advanced Mechatronics Laboratory (ABL) and... More

Thursday, April 30, 2020

READi Professor, Jesse Stewart, creates 40 music videos in 40 days while recovering from brain surgery

Carleton music professor Jesse Stewart, who had surgery to remove a brain tumour in February returned to music making recently by posting a music video to Facebook every day for 40 days. To read more about this and watch some clips, click the CTV news link below. CTV: Carleton professor creates music while healing... More

Friday, April 24, 2020

Listen to READi Trainee Alicia Gal on the Carleton Pathways Podcast

The Carleton Pathways Podcast interviews students, faculty, alumni, and staff to talk about the paths that have led them to where they are now. The first episode features Alicia Gal, READi trainee and PhD candidate in Systems and Computer Engineering. Listen to the first podcast at the link below.... More

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Audrey Girouard, READi Faculty Member, earns 2019 CS-CAN/Info-CAN Outstanding Young Computer Science Research Prize

Audrey Girouard, associate professor in Carleton University’s School of Information Technology and part of the READi program, was awarded the Outstanding Young Computer Science Research Prize. Dr. Girouard supervises students with diverse academic backgrounds, working together in the Creative Interactions Lab to develop ways for people with... More

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Inclusive Design for Air Travel is featured by the Carleton Newsroom

Industrial Design graduate Rob Shudra has developed ELEVATE, a system to help reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis for those flying in economy class. READi faculty member Chantal Trudel supervised Shudra and READi student Lindsay McCauley worked on the project. For more about ELEVATE, see the article in the Newsroom linked below. Unique... More

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

READi Faculty Member, Audrey Girouard, is recognized for her mentorship

The 10th annual Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards took place on March 10th this year. READi faculty member and associate professor in Carleton's Information Technology school, Audrey Girouard, was recognized for her exemplary work as a mentor. Quotes about Dr. Girouard from students who nominated her and more information about the award can be... More

Monday, March 2, 2020

READi Trainee, Alicia Gal, presents at the Canada Science and Technology Museum’s Curiosity on Stage Series

On February 29th, 2020, Alicia Gal, a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering and a READi trainee, presented her research for the Curiosity on Stage audience at Canada's Science and Technology Museum. The presentation, READi for Sport 3 - Sports Engineering, demonstrated how technology is being used in sports and performance analysis. For... More

Friday, January 3, 2020

READi Director, Adrian Chan, and READi collaborator, Cathy Malcom Edwards, are on The Goods

Adrian Chan and Cathy Malcolm Edwards join Dahlia Kurtz on The Goods for CFRA News Talk Radio to talk about their work and personal experiences in accessibility. Listen at the link below. Adblock software must be turned off to access the stream.... More

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

READi Trainee, Patricia Bérubé is featured by Carleton Grad Students

Patricia Bérubé, a READi student whose work explores making visual art accessible for blind  and low-vision audiences, was featured by Carleton for her research. Patricia received both the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and the Joseph-Armand Bombardier SSHRC Scholarship for her work.... More

Friday, December 6, 2019

READi Celebrates Blue Beanie Day

READi members and friends wore their blue beanies in celebration of web standards that improve web accessibility. The blue hats are a nod to Jeffrey Zeldman, who wears one in the author photo of his book, Designing with Web Standards. Celebrate web accessibility by wearing a blue beanie any day and posting a photo... More

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

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Queen’s University engineering students’ building better tomorrow through the Building Better Together program

Students at Queen's University have designed custom assistive devises to improve the quality of life for patients living with debilitating illnesses. This was done through the Building Better Together program founded at the university in 2016. During this time, there are 24 student teams work on a collaborative design project with older adult... More

Monday, April 30, 2018

READi students launch an Accessibility and Inclusive Design graduate course page

As part of the READi program, students partake in a compulsory course which provides foundational knowledge, where they explore interdisciplinary approaches for incorporating accessible, inclusive, and human-centered design principles into the research, design, and development of products, information, and environments that can be used by all... More

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Understanding the science of para ice hockey

Alicia M Gal states: ''My end goal and hope is to create a long-term development plan for the sport of para hockey in order to help it continue to grow from grassroots to Paralympians, hopefully helping some young hockey player reach their gold medal dreams.'' The full article is available here:... More

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Local researcher looking to help the game of sledge hockey

From baytoday.ca, "Gal hopes sledge hockey becomes less of an exclusive sport and becomes more inclusive for anyone to try. " See the full article... More

Friday, February 16, 2018

Big Ideas on Accessible Design

"From a prosthetic hand produced on a 3D printer to a height-adjustable moveable kitchen workspace, Carleton students have had tremendous success over the years at the Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) competition, where students are asked to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to accessibility-related... More

Monday, February 12, 2018

Carleton Student Studies Sledge Hockey Athletes

From the Charlatan: "Despite the popularity of the sport, not many academics are actually researching the science behind it. This is the gap that Gal’s research is aiming to fill. Her interest in the sport is a personal one. It started after high school when one of her friends was paralyzed." Read the article... More

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

How a Carleton student is using science to help sledge hockey hopefuls

From the Ottawa Citizen: "Gal hopes her research can help the sport as a whole, but also help promising athletes move up to the next level." The video and full article are available here:... More

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Innovative Research in Sledge Hockey Skating

"Carleton University biomedical engineering student Alicia Gal of Ottawa, Ontario is currently in the process of doing revolutionary research in sledge hockey. Specifically, she is studying the biomechanics of sledge hockey in an attempt to improve the sport when it comes to performance enhancement, player safety and equipment design." The full... More

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Grad Research Could Help Olympic Sledge Hockey Athletes

"Carleton biomedical engineering PhD candidate Alicia Gal (READi student) is partnering with Hockey Canada on a longitudinal study of how the sport’s seated style of skating actually works." The full article is available here:... More

Friday, December 8, 2017

Radio interview: How can education on universal design benefit society?

Dr Adrian Chan speaks about accessibility, design and innovation on the pulse. Radio interview available here:... More

Patricia Bérubé Award Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement

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