{"id":20009,"date":"2013-01-08T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T13:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=20009"},"modified":"2013-01-08T09:52:53","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T14:52:53","slug":"competition-seeks-ideas-to-make-ontario-more-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2013\/01\/competition-seeks-ideas-to-make-ontario-more-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition seeks ideas to make Ontario more accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Council of Ontario Universities wants undergraduate students to make the world more accessible for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

To encourage their ideas for inclusion, the council is hosting Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) 2013<\/a> an annual Ontario-wide competition showcasing innovative designs for accessibility in partnership with the provincial government.<\/p>\n

IDeA is inspired by the goal of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) to make Ontario accessible to people with disabilities by 2025.<\/p>\n

Students are encouraged to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions for barriers to accessibility in our communities and vie for up to $1,500 in prizes with entries that address one or more of the five barrier categories: attitudinal, physical\/architectural, information and communications, technological, and systemic\/organizational.<\/p>\n

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Hilary Tyler with John Milloy, minister of community and social services, at the OCE Discovery conference in Toronto last May. <\/p><\/div>\n

Last year, Brock nursing student Hilary Tyler won third place<\/a> and $500 at IDeA for her “Everybody Hurts” campaign intended to promote empathy and break down attitudinal barriers that exist for people living with mental illness.<\/p>\n

“Brock University continues to move forward in accessibility in order to identify, prevent and remove barriers to the inclusion of persons with disabilities ” said Greg Finn, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic.”Faculty are strongly encouraged to bring this competition to the attention of students. We hope to see Brock continue to have a strong presence in this provincewide competition.”<\/p>\n

Submissions must be received at Brock by April 14, 2013.<\/p>\n

All proposals will be evaluated by the entrant’s home institution. Successful candidates go on to a second round of judging by a panel of experts. First prize wins $1,500, second prize is $1,000 and third place gets $500.<\/p>\n

Finalists will be invited to showcase their designs to key industry, academic, and government players as well as entrepreneurs and students to pursue collaborative opportunities for innovation.<\/p>\n

For more information about the competition, contact Finn at ext. 4528 or email gfinn@brocku.ca,<\/a> or Margaret Sanderson, University accessibility co-ordinator at ext. 5454 or msanderson@brocku.ca.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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