Universities Canada, in partnership with Employment & Social Development Canada, is promoting the Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition. This national initiative encourages students in all undergraduate and graduate programs to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to accessibility issues for people with disabilities. The competition invites students’ ideas that address barriers in society within one of three streams:
- Attitudinal and/or Systemic Barriers
- Architectural / Industrial Design Barriers
- Technological / Communication Barrier
For more information and to see complete contest guidelines visit:www.univcan.ca/accessibility
Three first-place entries will be awarded a top prize of $5,000 plus receive an invitation to present their concept, program, initiative or design at an innovation or accessibility themed conference (travel and conference fees will be covered for up to two students per winning team). Three second-place entries will be awarded $1,500, and three third-place entries will be awarded $1,000.
Each university can make a total of 10 submissions to the competition and all entries must first be vetted and nominated by Western’s IDeA representative prior to students making a formal submission.
For this year’s competition, the vetting process for Western entries will be coordinated through the Provost’s Office
Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2019.
All entries and questions about the competition should be directed to the Provost’s Office through Gayle Stuebing at gstuebin@uwo.ca .
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