We Count, a project of the Inclusive Design Research Centre, funded by the Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED program) will address barriers to participation and employment for persons with disabilities in the rapidly growing data economy. At the same time, the project will tackle bias and exclusion of persons with disabilities in data ...
Co-design at Summer Coding Camps
August 12, 2019
At the ISTE19 conference , we shared a coding environment prototype with educators interested in teaching coding skills to students who are currently left out. We also gave a presentation entitled Coding for All: Instruction That Includes Students With Special Needs . This summer, the project participated in coding camps at Kayla’s Children Centre and ...
Coding to Learn and Create Project Launch
June 28, 2019
FLOE is working with the Coding to Learn and Create project to design educational coding tools for kids who’ve been left out of learning, and to create Open Educational Resources (OER) including activities, lessons, and projects that help kids learn, develop social and communication skills, and express themselves with code. We’ve created a coding prototype ...
NROC Member Meeting 2019
March 20, 2019
In March , the IDRC was invited to speak at the 11th annual NROC Member Meeting attended by educational practictioners, technologists, and researchers from all over the United States. This year’s theme was called “A Thriving Hive” - focusing on collaboration and mutual success through our unique contributions. The IDRC presented “Accessibility Through ...
Inclusive Cities Co-Design
August 30, 2018
As part of an effort to include diverse perspectives in the creation of inclusive cities, the IDRC and Floe organized co-design sessions in elementary and middle schools with students in Grades 3, 5, and 6. The co-design activity was developed in collaboration with classroom teachers and parents to tailor the activity to the interests and needs of the ...