Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Markets Insider: Next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators receive support for new skills and training for jobs of the future

Press release, from Markets Insider, speaks about the federal government investing over $29 million so that young researchers can get hands-on training opportunities. One of these CREATE projects is led by Dr. Adrian Chan, from Carleton University. ''Dr. Chan and his team are researching education in accessibility and design with a focus on... More

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

NSERC Awards Carleton’s Adrian Chan $1.65 Million to Support Accessibility Program

From the Carleton Newsroom: Dr Adrian Chan has been awarded a CREATE grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada worth $1.65 million over six years. "The funding announcement was made by Kent Hehr, federal minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, who also provided the keynote speech for the official launch... More

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Professor Hallgrimsson (READi Collaborator) on Universal Design: A Strategy for Accessibility

READi Collaborator Professor Bjarki Hallgrimsson has a new article in the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management about Universal Design as an innovation strategy for accessibility. "By training architects, engineers and industrial designers to incorporate important universal design principles into their work as a matter... More

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Carleton Launching Unique Accessibility Training Program

Carleton Launching Unique Accessibility Training Program Carleton University’s Research and Education in Accessibility, Design, and Innovation (READi) is officially launching the first Canadian interdisciplinary, post-secondary accessibility training program. The READi Launch and Symposium will feature keynote speaker Kent Hehr, federal... More

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Alicia Gal selected as finalist for SPIN summit

Congratulations to our READi student Alicia Gal for being selected as a finalist for the Young Investigators Award at the upcoming Own The Podium 2017 SPort INnovation (SPIN)... More

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

On the road again

Janessa Gerhardt has a new set of wheels thanks to Queen’s University engineer and READi co-applicant Claire Davies and a team of students, including one of our READi participants, Elizabeth Hoskin. Please view the full story here: http://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/road-again... More

Friday, September 1, 2017

The READi students have started the training program on September 1st!

We look forward to sharing more information about the READi training program.... More

Patricia Bérubé Award Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement

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