/ en /celebrates/university-toronto-students-win-awards-their-accessible-design <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">������Ƶ students win awards for their accessible design </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-09-03T16:25:54-04:00" title="Friday, September 3, 2021 - 16:25" class="datetime">Fri, 09/03/2021 - 16:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/idea-awards" hreflang="en">IDeA Awards</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/resna" hreflang="en">RESNA</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sdc" hreflang="en">SDC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/accessibility" hreflang="en">Accessibility</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/SlapBra%20Team%20Photo-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Clockwise from top left: Tiffany Igros, Lynn Li, Casie Lee, Luke Sandor (Image courtesy of RESNA)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A team of ������Ƶ students has taken first place in the architectural and industrial design barriers category of <a href="https://www.univcan.ca/programs-and-scholarships/innovative-designs-accessibility-competition/">the annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) competition</a>&nbsp;- and third place in the <a href="https://www.resna.org/Events/Annual-Conference/Student-Design-Challenge-2021-Winners">RESNA Student Design Challenge (SDC)</a> for their accessible dressing device.</p> <p><strong>Tiffany Igros</strong>, <strong>Casie Lee</strong>, <strong>Lynn Li</strong> and <strong>Luke Sandor</strong> wanted to create an affordable, accessible way to help people with chronic conditions such as arthritis, stroke or amputation dress themselves independently. Their SlapBra design is an assistive dressing device that makes it easier and more comfortable for people with one functional arm to don, fasten and remove a bra.&nbsp;</p> <p>“The lack of diverse options for assistive dressing devices for bras may be attributed to the historical absence of women in research and design, or the prevalent social stigma individuals with disabilities face regarding sexuality and autonomy,” the team wrote in its SDC submission. “The end result is a notable lack of adequate and effective dressing aids for individuals with physical challenges in dressing a bra.”</p> <p>Administered by <a href="https://www.univcan.ca/">Universities Canada </a>on behalf of <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development.html">Employment and Social Development Canada</a>, IDeA challenges university students across Canada to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to accessibility barriers for people with disabilities.</p> <p>Organized by <a href="https://www.resna.org/">the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America</a>, SDC is an annual competition that showcases creative and innovative assistive technology design, with entries judged on originality, quality of design, and usefulness.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:25:54 +0000 lanthierj 170120 at