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 |
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| Unlocking Understanding: Assessing the functional accessibility of plain language in federal government communications |
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Underway | Clay Tree Society for People with Disabilities | 2025 | Not applicable |
| A roadmap for upgrading existing transit accessibility standards and their implementation |
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Underway | Council of Canadians with Disabilities | 2024 | Not applicable |
| Access-City: Digital Twin City Visual Technology as a Tool for Advancing Accessibility Standards |
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Underway | Dalhousie University | 2024 | Not applicable |
| Accessibility of E-streaming Services |
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Underway | Neil Squire Society | 2024 | Not applicable |
| Accessibility standards in commercial audiobooks |
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Completed | Centre for Equitable Library Access | 2024 | 2025 |
| Accessible Communications of the Needs of Persons with Disabilities |
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Underway | Parametric Human Project | 2024 | Not applicable |
| Accessible employment in northern communities: A multi-phase needs assessment for Indigenous Peoples with disabilities |
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Underway | Work Wellness Disability Prevention Institute | 2024 | Not applicable |
| Addressing accessibility standards in the criminal justice system |
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Underway | DisAbled Women's Network of Canada (DAWN Canada) | 2024 | Not applicable |
| Advancing fire and life safety in a built environment for all |
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Underway | Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs | 2024 | Not applicable |
| All Standards With Us: Integrating Accessibility and Disability Inclusion in All Standards |
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Underway | Ontario College of Art and Design University | 2024 | Not applicable |
| Assessing the Accessibility of Proactive and Reactive Emergency Management Standards |
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Underway | Carleton University | 2024 | Not applicable |
| AXC2Fly: Welcome Aboard |
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Underway | Université Laval | 2024 | Not applicable |
| Enabling Science: Accessible Infrastructure Through Knowledge Mobilization |
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Completed | University of Toronto | 2024 | 2026 |
| Identifying barriers to accessing federal financial services and programs for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities |
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Underway | People First of Canada | 2024 | Not applicable |
| INDEED: INvestigating the DEvelopment of Accessibility Standards in Canada and the Inclusion/Exclusion of Episodic Disabilities |
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Completed | Realize | 2024 | 2025 |