Active Projects

Accessibility Institute has partnered with McGill University’s Faculty of Education and its International Institute of Education (MIIE), Academics without Borders, the University of Dar es Salaam, and Patandi Teachers’ College, to support numerous development opportunities for teachers working with children with disabilities. Some of these opportunities include supporting the teaching and learning at the St. Francis School for Able and Disabled Children in Moshi, Tanzania, and adapting curriculum to meet the needs of students with disabilities.

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Following the successful completion of the David C. Onley Initiative 1.0 (2018 – 2020), the DCOI 2.0 project is continuing the efforts toward improving employment outcomes of post-secondary students with disabilities in Ontario. The DCOI 2.0 project aims to share and build the foundational knowledge of Ontario post-secondary institutions towards increasing accessibility by introducing an online platform to guide the implementation of best practices and learnings of DCOI Collective Impact Strategy.

Visit the DCOI 2.0 project webpage for more information.

The project will research an implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) to augment disability-related assessment of functional limitations and service recommendations in higher education.

Visit the AI Assessment of Disability Services project webpage for more information.

The Sinneave Family Foundation and the Accessibility Institute at Carleton University will collaborate to build a National Autism Housing Network, synthesize best practices in accessible housing, and stimulate a paradigm shift in housing for autistic and neurodivergent adults.

Visit the Neuroinclusivity in housing: Sharing knowledge and coordinating action project webpage for more information.

This research project funded by Accessibility Standards Canada will develop a simple tool to apply a neurodivergent lens to standards development. Guided by the active and creative participation of the neurodivergent community, our work will contribute to the reduction and elimination of barriers for neurodiverse thinkers.

Visit the Neurodivergent Lens: Recommended Practices for Neuroinclusivity project webpage for more information.

This research project will evaluate the ways that technology can be incorporated into built environments to assess the daily living activities of persons with disabilities, including those aging in place, to improve safety and facilitate independent living. We will seek technological solutions to barriers associated with mobility within the built environment, emergency response and egress, kitchen use and cooking, and washrooms and personal hygiene.

Visit the Enabling Independence: Assessing activities of daily living to inform safety standards for built environments webpage for more information.

The SURF research project will investigate the transitional experience and employment outcomes for post-secondary graduating students with disabilities, with particular focus on Indigenous students with disabilities. It seeks to understand what helps and hinders the professional development of Canadian youth with disabilities, how intersecting factors such as Indigeneity further impact employment outcomes, and how graduating students can best be supported through the transition to employment.

Visit the SURF – Sourcing Understanding thru Research for Future Talent webpage for more information.

This study examines the long-term outcomes of investments in affordable housing across Canada. The team will assess the effectiveness the three major funding vehicles of the National Housing Strategy (NHS) and of efforts to operationalize a rights-based approach to housing for all people living in Canada.

Visit the Safe and Affordable Place to Call Home: A Multi-disciplinary Longitudinal Outcomes Analysis of the National Housing Strategy webpage for more information.