Three Carleton University student projects are among finalists in the Council of Ontario Universities’ annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition.
The Carleton projects include:
- Ascent Line, a device to help people get up or down from a chair that is aesthetically pleasing for use in the home – Quayce Thomas and Brendan O’Brien
- A garden planter and hand-washing station for patients using the Healing Garden at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario – Jin Kyung Kim and Dayna Conway
- Timsle, an app that promotes healthy active living by checking in to make sure users are meeting the goals they’ve shared with their social networks – Quayce Thomas and Brendan O’Brien
Ten finalist teams from five Ontario universities will showcase their inventions at the People in Motion exhibition at the Queen Elizabeth Building at Toronto’s Exhibition Place on Friday, May 29 at 2 p.m. The top three projects will be announced at 2:30 p.m.
All 21 Ontario universities participated in the contest, which is supported through the Ontario government’s EnAbling Change program and partners at the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario in the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment.
The winner and two runners-up will receive prizes of $1,500, $1,000 and $500 respectively. A bonus prize of $1,500 will be awarded to the IDeA that best addresses a barrier in para-sport and active living.
For more information, visit 2015idea.wordpress.com.
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