Adaptech
Research Network
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/internship-toolkit/
Daniel Ereshchenko was awarded a Bourse pour stage d’initiation à la relève au collégial du Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture.
On October 31, 2024, Dr. Catherine Fichten, founding Co-Director of the Adaptech Research Network, passed away. We have lost our Principal Investigator and academic leader. We have therefore made the difficult decision to finish up our current research activities, and then close down the Adaptech Research Network.
We thank everyone who has been involved and/or interested in our research activities since 1997.
Jennison Asuncion announced as the winner of the Jim Thatcher Lifetime Achievement Award at the Deque Systems Axe-con Conference. To see Jennison’s brief acceptance video click the following link: https://www.deque.com/blog/axe-awards-at-axe-con-2024/
At last night’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired San Francisco Board of Directors meeting, the 2024-2027 Executive Committee was elected, and I am more than a little elated to share I will become Board Chair, effective January 1.
Jennison Asuncion, co-director of the Adaptech Research Network, given the honor of being named a “digital accessibility guru” by Concordia University. To see the article published by Concordia University click the following link: https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/advancement/2024/09/25/great-concordian-jennison-asuncion-digital-accessibility-guru.html
Jennison Asuncion received the 2023 Benoît Pelland Alumnus of the Year Award from Concordia University.
Marie-Ève Rioux-Massie is a “student fellow” with the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP), a transdisciplinary initiative on the future of work disability policy in Canada. Its objective is to lay the foundation for a national, evidence-informed, coordinated approach to supporting people with work disabilities in Canada.
Her research topic is: “The professional integration of people with “invisible” disabilities: The point of view of advisers towards graduates of college technical programs.”
Marie-Ève Rioux-Massie has been awarded a scholarship from the Quebec Association of Post-secondary Students with Disabilities (AQEIPS). The award highlights the determination and commitment of a student with a disability in a university graduate program in the province of Quebec.
Marie-Ève Rioux-Massie has been awarded a scholarship intended for a student who is in a bachelor’s or master’s program in industrial relations and is a member of CPHR Canada, Chartered Professionals in Human Resources. CPHR Canada is the national voice on the enhancement and promotion of the Human Resources Profession.