Archives: READ

Archives: READ

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Submit a proposal for International Summit on Accessibility

You are invited to submit a proposal to present at the 2014 International Summit on Accessibility, the inaugural conference, held July 12-15, 2014. Carleton is hosting the conference, the theme of... More

Posted on Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 in Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged ,

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Designing on the ground for Ugandans with disabilities

By Susan Hickman | Carleton Now A group of four undergraduate industrial design students are crediting their final-year project, which had them visiting “end users” in Africa, with going beyond... More

Posted on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 in Community Feed for all posts filed under Community, Education Feed for all posts filed under Education, fourth year projects Feed for all posts filed under fourth year projects and tagged ,

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Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is Honorary Patron of READ Initiative

Carleton University is pleased to announce the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, as Honorary Patron of the Research, Education, Accessibility and Design (READ) Initiative... More

Posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 in Community Feed for all posts filed under Community, News Feed for all posts filed under News and tagged

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Building a better accessible bike

By Graham Lanktree  |   Metro Ottawa  |  October 18, 2012 A team of industrial design students at Carleton University are work at perfecting a hand-cranked bike built for Ugandans with... More

Posted on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 in Community Feed for all posts filed under Community, fourth year projects Feed for all posts filed under fourth year projects, News Feed for all posts filed under News and tagged

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READ Initiative for accessible design launches

Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to accessibility, Carleton officially launched the READ Initiative this August. READ stands for Research, Education, Accessibility and Design and true to its... More

Posted on Monday, August 13th, 2012 in Community Feed for all posts filed under Community and tagged