{"id":5503,"date":"2022-06-23T15:18:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/?page_id=5503"},"modified":"2025-04-22T08:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:55:03","slug":"ai-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/projects\/active-projects\/ai-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"AI for Assessment of Functional Limitations in Disability Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n AI for Assessment of Functional Limitations in Disability Services\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Table of Contents\n <\/h2>\n
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\n \n 1.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Project Summary\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Funding\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Project Team\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 3.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Co-Applicants\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Collaborators\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.3\n <\/span>\n\n \n Ethics\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Contact\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Project Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The AI for Assessment of Functional Limitations in Disability Services for Postsecondary Education Project will research the viability and effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessing disability-related needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will endeavour to develop a prototype system trained by disability experts (including those with lived experience and\/or professionals in the field) to a) collect information about self-reported strengths and limitations in functioning; and b) produce recommendations for disability-related supports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overall research question is: Can AI successfully assess profiles of strengths and limitations in functioning to recommend meaningful supports in the context of disability services at post-secondary?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Significant ethical considerations must be carefully considered and navigated as part of this project to ensure that it does not trivialize or overgeneralize the complexities of disability-related needs. The proposed model will be co-designed and validated by students with disabilities and relevant experts will help bridge this critical gap in expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project is made possible with a high degree of interdisciplinary collaboration from various fields and input from persons with disabilities, both among students, expert service providers, and the research team members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This project is supported by the Government of Canada\u2019s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vukovic, Boris<\/a>, Ph.D (PI)
\nDirector, Accessibility Institute, and Adjunct research professor, Industrial Design, 杏吧原创 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Komeili, Majid<\/a>, Ph.D (Co-PI)
\nAssistant Professor, School of Computer Science, 杏吧原创 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akkasi, Abbas (Post Doctoral Fellow)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevadiya, Rakshil (Research Assistant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunnell, Jessie (Research Coordinator)
Research Projects Officer, Accessibility Institute, 杏吧原创 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feltmate, Erin (Project Administrator)
Administrator, Accessibility Institute, 杏吧原创 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Co-Applicants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aubrecht, Katie<\/a> Ph.D (Co-ap)
\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, St. Francis Xavier University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chan, Adrian<\/a> Ph.D (Co-ap)
\nProfessor, Systems and Computer Engineering, 杏吧原创 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin<\/a> Ph.D OT Reg. (Ont.) (Co-ap)
\nAssistant Professor,  Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treviranus, Jutta<\/a> Ph.D (Co-ap)
\nProfessor, Faculty of Design, OCAD University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaborators<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Connolly, Tara (Collaborator)
\nAssistant Director, Research & Development, Accessibility Institute, 杏吧原创 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fraser, Kathleen<\/a> Ph.D (Collaborator)
\nDigital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O\u2019Riordan, Darlene (Collaborator)
\nLearning Strategist\/Disabilities Counsellor, Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanguay, Sonia M.Ed, RP (Collaborator)
\nSenior Disability Coordinator, Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities, 杏吧原创 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This project was reviewed and cleared by the 杏吧原创 University Research Ethics Board B, protocol #119314.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please direct any inquiries to Project PI, Boris Vukovic<\/a>, and Co-PI, Majid Komeili<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Project Summary The AI for Assessment of Functional Limitations in Disability Services for Postsecondary Education Project will research the viability and effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessing disability-related needs. We will endeavour to develop a prototype system trained by disability experts (including those with lived experience and\/or professionals in the field) to a) collect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3044,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[123],"class_list":["post-5503","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cu_page_type-general"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5503"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9469,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5503\/revisions\/9469"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=5503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}