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Partnerships in Action Promoting Accessibility

Enable Ottawa is a unique event that brings together the many organizations active in the development of innovative solutions to accessibility and inclusion for persons with varying abilities. It’s about connectivity, forming stronger bonds and having a greater voice. Organizations include non – profits, industry, academic institutions and professional engineering bodies.

Enable Ottawa 2018 is hosted by Carleton University’s Research, Education, Accessibility and Design (READ) initiative, the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) in cooperation with the Tetra Society of North America, March of Dimes Canada DesignAbility Program, and the Neil Squire Society .

Enable Ottawa 2018 will include prestigious keynote speakers, continuous professional development seminars (Design, Entrepreneurship, Biomedical Advances and Law/AODA), Carleton University an Enabling Technology plenary talk on accessibility and inclusion initiatives, an exhibition hall and several networking forums to establish working relationships.

Enable Ottawa 2018 will showcase how engineering advances, industrial design and technology can address and overcome the challenges persons with varying abilities face; a sector where Ottawa is emerging as a leader. All individuals interested in advancing accessibility and inclusion are welcome!

Lunch and Refreshments will be Served

Confirmed Speakers:

• Alfred Spencer, Director of Outreach and Compliance, Accessibility Directorate of Ontario
• Geoff Fernie, Senior Scientist, Toronto Rehabilition Institute (TRI), University Health Network (UHN), Department of Surgery, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (UoT)
• Victoria Lennox, CEO of StartUp Canada
• Dean Mellway, Director of Research, Education, Accessibility and Design (READ) Initiative, Carleton University
• Ruby Ng, Executive Director of the Disability Foundation
• Heidi Sveistrup, Interim CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of the Bruyère Research Institute
• Adrian Chan, Assistant Vice President (Academic), Carleton University
• Eric Molendyk, National Director of the Tetra Society of North America
• Elaine Darling, March of Dimes Canada DesignAbility® Coordinator
• Karen Byvelds, March of Dimes Canada DesignAbility® Program Ottawa Chapter Chair
• Lois Frankel, Associate Professor and Past Director of Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design
• Tony Bailetti, Director of Carleton University's Technology Innovation Management (TIM) Master’s Program
• Tapan Das, Director of the Entrepreneur Committee of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Ottawa Chapter
• Mojtaba Ahmadi, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Carleton University
• Bocar Ndiaye, Assistive Technologist, Bruyère Continuing Care
• Steve Crane, Job Coach/Facilitator, ComputerWise
• Scott Pemberton, Head of Technology Department, Earl of March High School
• John McKinlay-Key, Professor, Cabinet Making Department, Algonquin College
• Stewart Russell, Central Region Organizer for Neil Squire Society's Makers Making Change initiative
• Louis Goudreau, Rehabilitation Engineer, The Ottawa Hospital
• Lynn Hunt, Senior Occupational Therapist, The Ottawa Hospital
• + More!!

Supported by the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario

Agenda:

9:00 to 10:00 AM – Refreshments/ Registration/Networking

10:00 to 11:00 AM – Keynote Address: Technology to Increase Safe Mobility

11:00 to 12:00 PM – Carleton University: Culture of Accessibility. Catalyst for Inclusion

12:00 to 1:00 PM – Lunch/Networking

1:00 to 2:00 PM – Concurrent Sessions:

• Real Life Projects: Overcoming Barriers Through Volunteer Generated Solutions
• Accessible and Inclusive Design Perspectives
• Biomedical Advances

2:00 to 2:30 PM – Networking Break

2:30 to 3:30 PM – Concurrent Sessions:

• City Municipal Requirements for Disability
• Entrepreneurship
• Organization Projects: Creative Devices Meeting Needs

3:30 to 4:00 PM – Closing Talk – Accessibility Directorate of Ontario

4:00 to 5:00 PM – Networking

 

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The 2017 Accessibility Innovation Showcase will profile innovative accessibility technologies and assistive devices through interactive exhibits. Thousands of visitors are expected and will experience the latest technologies to help improve the lives of Ontarians with disabilities.

Motivational speakers, artists and athletes will share their experiences and demonstrate how technological advancements can improve the lives of people with disabilities.

An official event of the 2017 Invictus Games, the showcase will bring together top innovators, investors, local and international dignitaries, government representatives and the public.

 

Date: September 25-26, 2017

Location:

The Sheraton Centre
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON

Cost: Free admission