Thursday, August 1, 2024

The Tap-Tap: Wearable Device Transforms Learning for Blind and Low-Vision Musicians

READi traineee and Human-Computer Interaction PhD student Leon Lu was recently featured in a 杏吧原创 newsroom story for his work on developing wearable haptic devices that assist blind and low vision musicians by enabling teachers and music learners to send vibration signals in real-time to one another, replacing the need for visual cues. Read... More

Thursday, November 23, 2023

READi Student, Glenda Watson Hyatt, earns Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation

READi student, Glenda Watson Hyatt, has been honoured with the 2023 Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation鈥擬asters. To learn more, read the Mitacs Press Release and news story. Congratulations,... More

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Readi Trainee, Cathy Malcolm Edwards, Is Featured Graduate for Convocation 2023

READi Trainee, Cathy Malcolm Edwards, has been recognized for her commitment to excellence and lasting impact on the 杏吧原创 community. To learn more about her Masters thesis and ongoing contributions to accessibility at 杏吧原创, please visit 鈥淕raduates Reflect on their 杏吧原创 Journey Before Crossing the Stage.鈥� Congratulations,... More

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Patricia B茅rub茅 Award Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

READi Student, Pallavi Sodhi Awarded Funding for EDI-Related Research

Pallavi Sodhi is a first year master's student in the Human-Computer Interaction program. Through her research, Sodhi will be exploring accessibility in video games; understanding what accessibility features are available, how they are designed, and what their benefits and limitations are from the perspective of those who create and play them.... More

Monday, May 1, 2023

READi Student, Georgia Loewen, Wins 1st Place in 杏吧原创’s 3MT Competition

READi graduate, Georgia Loewen, wins first place prize in 杏吧原创's 3MT competition. Georgia鈥檚 presentation,聽Video Game Accessibility and Wearable Technology,聽will be available to view on the聽Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs YouTube channel. Congratulations Georgia! Read more... More

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

READi Faculty Member, Dr Claire Davies receives Killam Fellowship

READi Faculty member, Dr Claire Davies receives Killam Fellowship in an effort to support scholars carrying-out groundbreaking research. Congratulations Claire!   Read more about the Killam Fellowship... More

Thursday, March 23, 2023

READi Faculty Member, Dr Mojtaba Ahmadi, Awarded 2022-2023 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award (FGMA)

READi Faculty Member, Dr Mojtaba Ahmadi, awarded 2022-2023 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award (FGMA)! Congratulations Dr. Ahmadi!   Read more about the award... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

READi Director, Adrian Chan Receives 2023 Research Achievement Award

Dr. Adrian Chan received 2023 Research Achievement Award for his outstanding research for the project titled Deep learning methods to identify ganglion cells to assess Hirschsprung disease. Read more... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

READi Director, Adrian Chan is interviewed on The Talking Raven Podcast, Meet of Faculties: Engineering and Design Edition.

Dr. Adrian Chan is interviewed on The Talking Raven Podcast, Meet of Faculties: Engineering and Design Edition. Dr. Chan talks about his career in Accessibility.   Listen to the interview... More

Friday, September 23, 2022

Professor Jesse Stewart receives the Provost鈥檚 Fellowship in Teaching Award

Jesse Stewart (School for Studies in Art and Culture: Music) has received the聽Provost鈥檚 Fellowship in Teaching Award聽for their dedication to teaching excellence and the scholarship of teaching and learning. They have also been designated as 杏吧原创 University teaching fellows.... More

Friday, September 23, 2022

FASS Professor, Jesse Stewart, Elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Professor Jesse Stewart has been named a member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.聽   Three 杏吧原创 Researchers Elected to the RSC    ... More

Friday, September 23, 2022

Eman El-Fayomi, READi Student, is named one of Top 50 Women Leaders in Toronto for 2022

Eman El-Fayomi, a READi student, has been named one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Toronto by the publication Women We Admire.   The Top 50 Women Leaders of Toronto for... More

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Adrian Bolesnikov, READi Student, on accessible gaming

Adrian Bolesnikov, READi Trainee and Master's student in Human Computer Interaction, talks to the CBC about accessibility adaptations in video games. For the full article from the CBC, click the link below. How this partially sighted B.C. gamer learned to play Super... More

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

READi Trainee, Adrian Bolesnikov talks accessible board games

READi Trainee and Human-Computer Interaction Master's Student, Adrian Bolesnikov, speaks to the CBC about his research in designing accessible board games. For the article, click the link below. Game changer: Designer takes on accessibility in a fantasy... More

Thursday, July 7, 2022

READi Faculty Member Receives Funding Through eCampusOntario鈥檚 Virtual Learning Strategy (VLS)

Lois Frankel, READi faculty member at 杏吧原创 University, has receiving funding for plans to work with design students to develop an interactive online educational resource.... More

Thursday, June 23, 2022

READi Trainee, Dawson Clark, receives Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

Winning Grad Student Research in One Minute or Less

On May 31, FGPA hosted its annual GRADflix contest in which students had to prepare a video that described their research in one minute or less. Congratulations to the winners: First Place: Matthew Coffey (Biology) Studying Lobelia Mating System using Citizen Science Second Place: Alicia Halhed (Biology) Breaking Barriers: When PlantsTalk to... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

READi Trainee, Alicia Gal, sits on panel for Women in Sports Leadership Symposium

Alicia Gal, READi student and PhD candidate in Systems and Computer Engineering, will be on the panel for the Women in Sports Leadership Symposium taking place on April 13th. For more information about the event and registration see the link below. Women in Sport Leadership... More

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Patricia B茅rub茅, READi Trainee, recognized for her inspiring work on International Women’s Day

杏吧原创 University honoured PhD Candidate in Cultural Meditations, and READi Trainee, Patricia B茅rub茅 on International Women's Day as an inspiring leader for her work in creating accessible art spaces for those with visual impairments. To read more about her work and the work of other inspiring women at 杏吧原创, check out the link below.... More

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Team of READi Students and Professor Develop Medical Robots to Reduce Risk for Health-Care Workers

READi professor, Mojtaba Ahmadi, and READi trainees, Keyanna Coghlan, Sami Nassif-Lachapelle, and Max Polzin, are developing a robot that can provide care to patients, while keeping health-care workers at a safe distance. To read more about their research, follow the link below.... More

Monday, December 6, 2021

READi Director, Dr. Adrian Chan, on NOW with Dave Brown

For U.N. International Day For Persons With Disabilities, Dr, Adrian Chan, director of the READi program, discusses the work he and his colleagues do at 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Abilities Living Laboratory on NOW with Dave Brown. Listen at the link below. Dr. Adrian Chan on NOW with Dave... More

Friday, December 3, 2021

READi trainee Patricia B茅rub茅 featured in the 2021 report from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

In November 2021, The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences released its report, Think Big: How the social sciences and humanities are building a better Canada. READi trainee and 杏吧原创 PhD Candidate, Patricia B茅rub茅, was featured in the report for her work in making art accessible to those with visual impairments. To read... More

Friday, September 3, 2021

READi Students and their Co/lab project win in the WorkDesign Collaboration category

  A team of 杏吧原创 University students, including READi trainees Cathy Malcolm Edwards and Dawson Clark, were awarded the Collaboration award from WorkDesign magazine for their project Co/lab, seeking to develop creative strategies for a strategic plan at 杏吧原创. To read more about their project and the award, check out the link below.... More

Monday, July 26, 2021

READi Trainee, Patricia B茅rub茅 is appointed as Inaugural Student Accessibility Champion

Patricia B茅rub茅, PhD Candidate in Cultural Mediation and READi Trainee, has been appointed Student Accessibility Champion by the READ Initiative聽and the聽Coordinated Accessibility Strategy, alongside Rebecca Andre. Student Accessibility Champions will help inform and shape the work being done by READ and CAS, to be make the 杏吧原创 campus more... More

Thursday, May 27, 2021

READi Co-Applicant, Chantal Trudel, Appointed Inaugural Director of New Centre for Community Engagement

杏吧原创 Professor and READi co-applicant, Chantal Trudel, has been appointed the director of 杏吧原创鈥檚 new Centre for Community Engagement, which will work towards community engagement across 杏吧原创.... More

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Dr. Adrian Chan on the 杏吧原创 Leader Podcast

READi Director, Dr. Adrian Chan, is interviewed by the 杏吧原创 Leader Podcast this week, talking about his experiences as a leader. Listen to the episode at the link below. The 杏吧原创 Leader Podcast - Episode... More

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

READi Trainee, Patricia B茅rub茅 presents Academia 101 for Neurodiverse Minds

Patricia B茅rub茅, READi trainee and PhD candidate in Cultural Mediations, will give a virtual talk on Academia and Neurodiversity for the 杏吧原创 Graduate Students Association on April 14th at 6pm EST. Attendance is free and open to anyone. For more information on the event and how to attend, check out the link below to... More

Saturday, March 13, 2021

READi Trainee, Carla Ayukawa, shares her family stories and photos with the Ottawa Citizen and the Canadian War Museum

READi trainee, Carla Ayuka's photos of life for Japanese-Canadians in BC internment camps, passed down from her mother, are being exhibited at the Canadian War Museum. Ayukawa spoke about her mother to the Ottawa Citizen for an article about the exhibit, entitled Forever Changed: Stories from the Second World War. To read the article... More

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

READi Director, Adrian Chan, receives a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant for the creation of the Abilities Living Laboratory

Adrian Chan, director of the READi program and professor in Systems and Computer Engineering at 杏吧原创 University, has received a $2.37 million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to develop the Abilities Living Laboratory (ALL). READi co-applicants Chantal Trudel, Mojtaba Ahmadi, Jesse Stewart, Audrey Girouard, and Ed Lemaire will... More

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

READi Trainee, Nicola Oddy, premieres “The Singing Field: A Performance of Environmental Vocal Exploration”

In collaboration with Hasi Eldib, filmmaker at 杏吧原创, READi Trainee and PhD candidate Nicola Oddy, has created a film based on the field work done as part of her doctoral dissertation. The film, titled 鈥淭he Singing Field: A Performance of Environmental Vocal Exploration鈥�, is premiering Sunday, February 28th at 7:30pm. For more information... More

Monday, February 8, 2021

Two READi Professors contribute to COVID research

Chantal Trudel and Mojtaba Ahmadi, READi co-applicants and professors in the school of Industrial Design and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, respectively, have been featured by 杏吧原创 Research for the work they are doing in the face of the pandemic. Trudel's research examines the design of long term care facilities to improve health and... More

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Raven Magazine features READi faculty member, Jesse Stewart

Jesse Stewart, READi professor, has been spending his quarantine time developing the We Are All Musicians (WAAM) WEB prototype, which allows people to play his unique instruments from anywhere in the world. His project works to bring people together through music. Read the article below to learn more about Jesse Stewart and WAAM.... More

Sunday, December 6, 2020

READi Celebrates Annual Blue Beanie Day

READi faculty and students celebrated Blue Beanie Day 2020, which recognizes web standards that improve online accessibility. This year, Blue Beanie Day took place on November 30th and READi members celebrated with their blue... More

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

READi Trainee, Patricia B茅rub茅, is featured by Accessible Media Inc.

Patricia B茅rub茅, a PhD candidate at 杏吧原创 and a READi trainee, was interviewed by Accessible Media Inc. In the video below, Patricia shares her experience and demonstrates her work.  ... More

Patricia B茅rub茅 Award Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement

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