{"id":39,"date":"2011-10-25T10:26:04","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T14:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:44:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:44:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"杏吧原创 us"},"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                        杏吧原创 us\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#mission-statement\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Mission Statement\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#mandate\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Mandate\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#purpose\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Purpose\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#history\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        History\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"mission-statement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Mission-Statement\"><\/a>Mission Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To highlight, celebrate, and cultivate 杏吧原创\u2019s expertise, leadership and collaboration with the community to create greater accessibility and a more inclusive world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"mandate\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Mandate\"><\/a>Mandate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Position 杏吧原创 University as a leading postsecondary institution in the emerging field of accessibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support increased program emphasis and facilitate academic programming, course offerings, and training expertise in accessibility, disabilities, and inclusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advance research to inform applied development and design in accessibility across disciplines and sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobilize a community of researchers in accessibility, within and beyond 杏吧原创 University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage students and faculty at 杏吧原创 with persons with disabilities and the broader community locally, nationally and globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"purpose\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"governance\"><\/a>Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility Institute is a key unit for accessibility leadership at 杏吧原创 University and is aligned with the university&#8217;s vision and the Strategic Integrated Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility Institute operates as an internal unit of 杏吧原创 University, subject to all the university&#8217;s relevant policies, procedures and requirements. The activities of the Institute are supported by the Office of the Vice-Presidents Students &amp; Engagement, Research &amp; International, and the Provost and VP Academic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility Institute emerged out of the READ Initiative (Research, Education, Accessibility, and Design), established in 2012 as a proof-of-concept initiative for interdisciplinary and action-oriented work to advance accessibility in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"history\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"History\"><\/a>History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW193016828 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193016828 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">In 2011, a small group of 杏吧原创 faculty and staff received approval from senior management through a 杏吧原创 Innovation Forum grant, to explore the concept of a centre or institute dedicated to Research, Education, Accessibility and Design. <\/span><\/span>Dean Mellway and Larry McCloskey, from the Paul Menton Centre, led a group that<span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;organized a public forum in October 2011, where 杏吧原创 presented the READ concept to the community while recognizing the contribution of Rick Hansen to the accessibility movement during the 25<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Anniversary of his Man in Motion World Tour. David Fels\u2019 sculpture, \u201cSailing Through Time\u201d, was unveiled at the event in recognition of Rick\u2019s contribution and 杏吧原创\u2019s ongoing commitment to accessibility. The flowing form of the sculpture inspired the stylized logo of the READ Initiative. In June 2012,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Hon. David Onley announced the creation of the READ Initiative under the leadership of Dean Mellway as its founding Director.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The mission of 杏吧原创\u2019s READ Initiative was to highlight, celebrate, and cultivate 杏吧原创\u2019s expertise, leadership and engagement with the community to create greater accessibility and a more inclusive world. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">READ was funded jointly by the Faculty of Engineering and Design and the Paul Menton Centre for students with disabilities. It was supported by the Advisory Board that included representation from every faculty at 杏吧原创 as well as staff, student and community representatives. In 2018, a proposal for the establishment of the READ Initiative as a university unit with permanent staff was approved by 杏吧原创 University&#8217;s senior leadership, and was mandated with the development of a centre of excellence in accessibility. At the same time, 杏吧原创 University received funding for what became the David C. Onley Initiative or DCOI, the first major project to be led by READ which formed the foundation of its future team.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its inception, the READ Initiative progressively advanced accessibility at 杏吧原创 University and beyond. Its dedicated people and the University&#8217;s support helped propel READ into a leading hub for accessibility research, development, training, and community engagement. Since then, READ has been leading the development and implementation of the Coordinated Accessibility Strategy, the establishing of the Canadian Accessibility Network, and has attracted millions in external grants in collaboration with its allies and partners. At the 10-year anniversary of the READ Initiative, it became Accessibility Institute in recognition of its achievements, growth, impact, and the future potential to be a leading organization in the emerging field of Accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized alignnone wp-image-5863\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/Sailing-Through-Time.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the sculpture Sailing Through Time by David Fels\" class=\"wp-image-5863\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/Sailing-Through-Time.jpg 701w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/Sailing-Through-Time-160x234.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/Sailing-Through-Time-240x351.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/Sailing-Through-Time-400x584.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/Sailing-Through-Time-360x526.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sailing Through Time, by David Fels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement To highlight, celebrate, and cultivate 杏吧原创\u2019s expertise, leadership and collaboration with the community to create greater accessibility and a more inclusive world. 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