York PhD clinical psychology student Kaley Roosen (BSc Spec. Hons. ’07, MA ’09) is one of four winners of a Soroptimist Foundation of Canada grant for Canadian women graduate students worth $7,500 for her research and advocacy work. The grant is designed to assist women with university studies, which will lead to careers helping to improve […]
For Barbara Turnbull, experiencing the challenges and possibilities of the medical system has been a reality for the past 29 years, since age 18, when she was left a high-level quadriplegic after she was shot during a robbery attempt at the convenience store where she worked. Despite the devastation of her injury, the experiences and […]
York University students, along with students from other Ontario universities, are being challenged to put their creative minds to work to develop solutions that will make the world more accessible for people with disabilities, including new ideas for devices, software, architectural design, awareness campaigns or policies. The Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) competition is an initiative organized by the Council […]