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.
| Title | Priority areas | Status | Recipient | Start year | Completed year |
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| Clearing Our Path: Evidence-Based Guidelines on Accessibility in the Built Environment |
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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 |
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Completed | Queen’s University | 2020 | 2023 |
| Employment Accessibility Standards for Recruitment and Retention of People with Disabilities |
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Completed | Social Research and Demonstration Corporation | 2020 | 2023 |
| Environmental Scan on Accessibility Standards in Indigenous Communities |
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Completed | First Nations National Building Officers Association | 2020 | 2021 |
| Exploring the Place of Interpretive Support in Information and Communications Accessibility |
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Completed | Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society | 2020 | 2025 |
| Future-Focused Job Accommodation for the School-to-Work Transition |
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Completed | Institute for Work and Health | 2020 | 2024 |
| Mapping Canada for All |
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Completed | Accessibility Now | 2020 | 2023 |
| Providing Accessible Recreation Outdoors: User-driven Research on Standards (PARCOURS) |
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Completed | University of British Columbia | 2020 | 2023 |
| Research and Inform Standards for Next-Generation 911 |
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Completed | Neil Squire Society | 2020 | 2023 |
| Revising Accessibility Standards for Canada’s National Parks |
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Completed | University Health Network | 2020 | 2024 |
| Revising recommendations for evacuating individuals with disabilities in the built environment |
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Completed | University Health Network | 2020 | 2021 |
| The Future of Work and Disability |
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Completed | Ontario College of Art and Design University | 2020 | 2021 |
| The Future of Work: Equitable Digital Systems |
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Completed | Ontario College of Art and Design University | 2020 | 2023 |
| Transition Into, Within, and Out of Federal Public Service |
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Completed | Carleton University | 2020 | 2021 |
| Understanding the Knowledge-Base for Accessibility of Buildings & the Built Environment |
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Completed | McMaster University | 2020 | 2021 |