{"id":1405,"date":"2023-01-06T16:29:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T21:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/?page_id=1405"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:36:57","slug":"asc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/asc\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Standards Canada"},"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                        Accessibility Standards Canada\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/02\/asc.png\" alt=\"ASC Logo\" class=\"wp-image-2394\" style=\"width:311px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/02\/asc.png 311w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/02\/asc-300x29.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"accessibility-standards-canada\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/accessible.canada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accessibility Standards Canada<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"project-1-acoustics-in-the-built-environment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project 1: Acoustics in the built environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"2022-2023\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022 \u2013 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project goal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadians with hearing loss, anxiety disorders, attention deficit disorders, and auditory cognitive impairments face a wide range of barriers in education, employment, and day-to-day life. Yet, since such disabilities are largely invisible, these barriers can be overlooked by pan-disability associations and government accessibility initiatives. Through standards development and enforcement, Canada can address the gap forming between domestic and international efforts and emerge as a leader in acoustic inclusion. The research will focus on informing the development of new standards for the acoustics in the built environment. It will identify limitations and propose clauses to existing standards (i.e. CSA B651, NBC, ASTM\u2026) and propose the best approach to develop ideal standards in this space for Canada, in line with the ASC mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/people\/dr-rafik-goubran\/\">Rafik Goubran<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/people\/dr-brady-laska-cretu-2\/\">Brady Laska<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/cu-files\/informing-standards-for-acoustics-and-the-built-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Research Report_English<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/cu-files\/informing-standards-for-acoustics-and-the-built-environment-2\/\">Final Research Report_French<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"project-2-enabling-independence-assessing-activities-of-daily-living-to-inform-safety-standards-for-built-environments\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project 2: Enabling Independence: Assessing Activities of Daily Living to Inform Safety Standards for Built Environments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"2023\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 &#8211;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project goal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/people\/dr-rafik-goubran\/\">Rafik Goubran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/people\/dr-brady-laska-cretu-2\/\">Brady Laska<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"publications\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;12,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;loadmore&quot;,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;post&quot;,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;showDates&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showTimeToRead&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showExcerpts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;category&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;156&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            category\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n    \n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2025-11-09T19:00:00-05:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        November 10, 2025\n    <\/time>\n\n                    <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        P. Masson, K. Milne, B. Wallace, B. Laska, R. Goubran, B. Vukovic, F. Knoefel, \u201cSupportive Systems for Cognitive Health and Dementia: Survey of technology and the role of standards\u201d, ASC Project Report, 2025.\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white\">\n            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                Link to report &nbsp;\n                            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/2025\/p-masson-k-milne-b-wallace-r-goubran-f-knoefel-standards-for-supportive-systems-for-cognitive-health-and-dementia-age-well-project-report-2023-2\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            Read news\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                post\n                P. Masson, K. Milne, B. Wallace, B. Laska, R. Goubran, B. Vukovic, F. 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