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
Exploring the Place of Interpretive Support in Information and Communications Accessibility
  • Communication
Completed Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society 2020 2025
Building an Evidence-Based Universal Design Framework for Employment Standards in Canada
  • Employment
Completed Canadian National Institute for the Blind 2020 2024
Advancing Equal Access for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace
  • Employment
Completed Inclusion Canada 2020 2023
Accessible Mobile Device Procurement
  • Procurement of goods, services and facilities
Completed Neil Squire Society 2020 2023
Accessibility Standards for Deaf and Deafblind Canadians
  • Built environment
  • Communication
  • Design and delivery of programs and services
  • Employment
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Procurement of goods, services and facilities
  • Transportation
Completed Canadian Association of the Deaf 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
The Future of Work: Equitable Digital Systems
  • Employment
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Procurement of goods, services and facilities
Completed Ontario College of Art and Design University 2020 2023
Understanding the Knowledge-Base for Accessibility of Buildings & the Built Environment
  • Built environment
Completed McMaster University 2020 2021
Revising Accessibility Standards for Canada’s National Parks
  • Built environment
  • Communication
  • Design and delivery of programs and services
Completed University Health Network 2020 2024
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
Providing Accessible Recreation Outdoors: User-driven Research on Standards (PARCOURS)
  • Built environment
Completed University of British Columbia 2020 2023
Revising recommendations for evacuating individuals with disabilities in the built environment
  • Built environment
Completed University Health Network 2020 2021
Mapping Canada for All
  • Built environment
Completed Accessibility Now 2020 2023
Environmental Scan on Accessibility Standards in Indigenous Communities
  • Built environment
  • Employment
Completed First Nations National Building Officers Association 2020 2021
Future-Focused Job Accommodation for the School-to-Work Transition
  • Communication
  • Employment
  • Information and communication technologies
Completed Institute for Work and Health 2020 2024