Adaptech
Research Network
The Adaptech team met with Dr. Rob Cassidy, Academic Dean of Dawson College to talk about accessibility and inclusion at the institution. There was also a discussion about how Adaptech can contribute to making the college’s environment more accessible/inclusive.
Adaptech’s artificial intelligence team meets with Christian Stahn of AI Pole to discuss the progress of the grant “How Can Virtual Assistants and AI-Based Smartphone Apps Help Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities Succeed in their Studies?” and future directions for research.
Anick Legault was interviewed for an article about the semester going online that was published in the Dawson Employee News. Retrieved from https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/news/dawson-community/teachers-saving-the-semester-by-going-online/
The winner of the 1st $100 Amazon gift card in the Browser Study is Ariane Charbonneau, a Concordia student studying in translation.
The 2nd winner of $100 Amazon gift card in the Browser study is a Dawson College student.
Bianca Zlotea was awarded a Bourse pour stage d’initiation à la relève au collégial du Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture in recognition of her contribution to research. https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/news/dnews/environmental-science-student-receives-bursary-in-recognition-of-research-work/?ref=dnews&issue=2024-04-11
Catherine Fichten was appointed to the executive board of Concordia University’s Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP), a multi-institutional provincial research center of excellence.
Catherine Fichten, co-director of the Adaptech Research Network, was appointed to SSHRC’s new Advisory Committee to Address Barriers to Accessibility.
Adaptech Co-Director, Catherine Fichten, was invited to participate in the consultation initiated by the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation (MEI) as part of the development of the next Quebec Research and Innovation Strategy (QRIS). The document that was prepared is available at the following URL: Consultation SQRI_2022 (1)
Good news! Alice Havel and Susie Wileman, research associates at the Adaptech Network, have curated a list of resources to inform inclusive practice for the inclusion of students with disabilities in internships. To access the resources please click the following URL – https://adaptech.org/research/internship-toolkit-for-students-with-disabilities-in-technical-programs/