Post date: Aug 16, 2011 2:2:27 PM
Day: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 (the day after Labour Day)
Time: 10:30am-1pm (Meet at 10am in front lobby)
Address:
CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind)
1929 Bayview Avenue (at Kilgour Rd, North of Eglinton)
Toronto Ontario M4G 3E8
Visitors parking available
RSVP: via facebook ("Friends of Design - University of Toronto" group). Alternatively by email to friendsofdesign@eecg.utoronto.ca. All are welcome!
Who should attend:
- Students undertaking assessibility design projects and/or
generally interested in assistive technologies especially
for the blind or partially sighted
- Design project teams interested in the CNIB Hochhausen Prize
and receiving funding from CNIB for their project
Schedule:
- Tour of CNIB facilities and overview of its current work
- Discussion about design projects and assistive technologies:
- Information about your design project and the Hochhausen
Prize ($1500) & Design Grants (~$500)
- Tips on preparing a winning project - reflections from
last year's award winning team
- Interacting with CNIB - client needs and user groups
- Lunch
- Award Presentation: Sarah Hossein, Mohamed Elsayed, and Mohannad Fahim Ali for
their design project with Prof. Sean Hum
"A Navigation System for the Visually-Impaired"