On Thursday, Oct. 23, the Government of Canada announced four new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) at York. The program supports research that benefits society, the economy and the environment.
Aimi Hamraie, associate professor in the Department of Social Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, was named one of York’s new research chairs. Hamraie was appointed Canada Research Chair in Technology, Society and Disability (Tier 1).
Hamraie is an internationally recognized expert in the field of disability accessibility. Their award-winning Critical Design Lab brings together disabled researchers, artists and designers to explore cultural approaches to design. Hamraie is the author of Building Access: Universal Design and the Politics of Disability, a 2022 United States Artists Fellow in Media and a public member of the U.S. Access Board.
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