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Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA)

Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA). An Ontario undergraduate competition. Presented by: Reid McNaughton. IDeA seeks innovative, cost-effective, practical solutions to accessibility-related barriers in the community.

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Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA)

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  1. Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) An Ontario undergraduate competition. Presented by: Reid McNaughton

  2. IDeAseeks innovative, cost-effective, practical solutions to accessibility-related barriers in the community. • IDeA encourages students to work individually or in teams with industry, government and community partners, including members of the disability community, to identify an accessibility-related issue, develop a plan to address the issue, and create an innovative and unique solution to it. • There are three prizes awarded: • 1st Prize: $1,500 • 2nd Prize: $1,000 • 3rd Prize: $500 COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES What is IDeA?

  3. There are 5 submissions categories, which reflect the barriers defined within the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA): • Attitudinal; • Architectural/Physical; • Information or Communications; • Technological; and • Systemic/Organizational. 2 projects in each category will be selected by Western for submission to the COU competition. COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES IDeA Categories

  4. All submissions will be required to be submitted in electronic format. • Video • .pdf, .doc, or .ppt • Website • All submissions must include an 18”x 24” poster. COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES What’s in a submission?

  5. COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES • Emphasis on Accessibility:All submissions are now required to be created in an accessible format. • Elevator Pitch:Students will have the opportunity to present their ideas to the panel in person at the celebration event. • Extended Showcase:Various partners of the competition have agreed to work together to spotlight the top 10 submissions. Opportunities that involve both online and traditional exhibition spaces are currently being investigated. What’s new for IDeA 2013?

  6. 1st: Tandem Cycling -A tandem bike designed to provide accessible cycling to wheelchair users and their support persons(Technology) COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES IDeA 2012 Winners

  7. 2nd: NÜ VIÜ – Helps blind persons navigate interior spaces. A guide strip in the floor relays commands to the cane, which dictates them to the user. Users dictate verbally to the cane where they want to go, and it dictates commands back that tell how to navigate the space (Architectural/Physical). COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES IDeA 2012 Winners

  8. 3rd: Everybody Hurts Campaign - Addresses attitudinal barriers to people with mental illnesses using a mental health continuum with maximal and minimal mental health at each end. People place dots on the continuum where they feel they are that day. If you reflect on where you are and your daily changes, and look at where other people are, you see nobody is in a set position of being mentally healthy or unhealthy (Attitudinal). COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES IDeA 2012 Winners

  9. Submission Deadline: April 14, 2013 • Announcement of Winners & Celebration Event: OCE Discovery Conference May 27th/28th, 2013 COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES IDeA Important Dates

  10. IDeAwebsite: www.cou.on.ca/IDeA Contact me: rmcnaug5@uwo.ca Talk to me: during the break COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES For more information:

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