Funded research project database

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Discover the latest work advancing accessibility in Canada with our searchable databases!

The Funded research projects database makes it easier for you to access all the cutting-edge research we funded through our grants and contributions program. Their findings will keep you informed on the latest best practices on accessibility, and help you to identify, remove, and prevent barriers to accessibility.

Explore our database to learn about the innovative research projects that inform the development of accessibility standards. You can search and filter to quickly find the information you need.

We’re committed to keeping you informed about the latest research projects. We will add new information to the database as it becomes available. We encourage you to visit regularly for the most current updates.

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Title Priority areas Status Recipient Start year Completed year
Accessible Mobile Device Procurement
  • Procurement of goods, services and facilities
Completed Neil Squire Society 2020 2023
Advancing Equal Access for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace
  • Employment
Completed Inclusion Canada 2020 2023
Building an Evidence-Based Universal Design Framework for Employment Standards in Canada
  • Employment
Completed Canadian National Institute for the Blind 2020 2024
Developing Recommendations and Guidelines for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to Enable Persons with Motor, Communication, and Speech Impairment to Participate in Employment
  • Employment
  • Information and communication technologies
Completed Queen’s University 2020 2023
Mapping Canada for All
  • Built environment
Completed Accessibility Now 2020 2023
Providing Accessible Recreation Outdoors: User-driven Research on Standards (PARCOURS)
  • Built environment
Completed University of British Columbia 2020 2023
Research and Inform Standards for Next-Generation 911
  • Design and delivery of programs and services
  • Information and communication technologies
Completed Neil Squire Society 2020 2023
Understanding User Perspectives of the Speed, Accuracy, and Delay Trade-off for Captioning Fast-Paced Media Content
  • Information and communication technologies
Completed Ryerson University 2020 2024
Exploring the Place of Interpretive Support in Information and Communications Accessibility
  • Communication
Completed Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society 2020 2025
Environmental Scan on Accessibility Standards in Indigenous Communities
  • Built environment
  • Employment
Completed First Nations National Building Officers Association 2020 2021
Revising recommendations for evacuating individuals with disabilities in the built environment
  • Built environment
Completed University Health Network 2020 2021
Transition Into, Within, and Out of Federal Public Service
  • Employment
Completed Carleton University 2020 2021
Understanding the Knowledge-Base for Accessibility of Buildings & the Built Environment
  • Built environment
Completed McMaster University 2020 2021
Employment Accessibility Standards for Recruitment and Retention of People with Disabilities
  • Employment
Completed The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation 2020 2023
Revising Accessibility Standards for Canada’s National Parks
  • Built environment
  • Communication
  • Design and delivery of programs and services
Completed University Health Network 2020 2024