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From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: Feb 22, 2019 2:33PM

Hello Gary,
You want to probably check out the Inclusive Design program at Ocad
University:
https://www.ocadu.ca/academics/graduate-studies/inclusive-design.htm
They deal with inclusive design which has accessibility as part of it. The
program is remote or in-person, and they do all kinds of projects from
making cross-sensory art to building nonvisual maps, to coding inclusive
web tools, to working with legislation, to building spaces. I personally
worked in the perceptual artifacts lab building digital nonvisual maps.
They are trying to get every student funded 100% when going through the
program and if you have some project you would like to work on they can
help you find an industry partner, or if you already have a company who is
willing to sponsor your work, then they can get matching funds right away.
I worked with ESRI, Magical Bridge, Smith-Kettlewell, and the Art Gallery
of Ontario, but the other labs and students have worked with all kinds of
companies.
The current program coordinator is:
Josh Paglione
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They may still be accepting applications for the Fall.
I am currently finishing my 2nd year there, so let me know if you have any
questions.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;


On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 12:23 PM Morin, Gary (NIH/OD) [E] via WebAIM-Forum <
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> Looking for information on programs for advanced degrees (post-bac
> Certificate, Master's, or PhD) in accessibility - whether it's ICT-related
> or the built environment. The Univ. of Salford (UK) used to have one but it
> doesn't seem. A university in Barcelona seems to have one (in Spanish,
> http://www.uic.es/en/studies-uic/architecture/postgraduate-degree-accessibility-design-all-online/presentation
> )
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> I'm open to either online programs or in-person (though I'm not sure if
> any of my second languages are strong enough to study in a non-English
> university setting).
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> Thanks!
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> Gary M. Morin, Program Analyst
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> Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really
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> What if the first question we asked was, "what is so unique about this
> situation that it justifies exclusion? instead of, "how much does it cost
> to make it accessible?
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