Accessibility and inclusion are making headlines!
Check out CanAssist in the media.
System allows riders to control the speed of their simulated ride through a variety of virtual trails
With a gift from long-time supporters Murray and Lynda Farmer, a UVic-led innovation is expanding access to the joy and healing of horseback riding for people with disabilities.
If you have a developmental disability or a mental illness, finding work can be difficult, but a successful new landscaping program run by CanAssist in partnership with Power to Be is helping to break down those barriers.
The prime minister toured the University of Victoria’s CanAssist wing of the CARSA building to hear from science and engineering students and faculty about their research.
The CanAssist facility at UVic has received a $1-million boost from the provincial government to help develop tools for people with disabilities.
CanAssist’s employment program has championed the destruction of barriers to employment for people with disabilities amidst a rising labour shortage across Greater Victoria.
UVic-based team ships 1,000 free stools to B.C. daycares with $1M from children’s ministry
Four-year-old Ethan Shannon uses a specialized electric wheelchair to get around, but when it come to play time, a robotic grabber allows him to pick up or retrieve a favourite toy.
Children with special needs now have more opportunities to play independently and participate more easily in activities with family and friends, as seven unique technologies arrive at child development centres (CDCs) throughout B.C. in November 2018.
CanAssist at the University of Victoria — which develops innovative assistive technologies — hopes to field test two new devices to help people with dementia remain in their own homes.
According to Statistics Canada, people with disabilities aged 25 to 64 are 59 per cent less likely to find employment than people without disabilities.
Innovative assistive technologies for people with disabilities
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