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This International Day for Persons with Disabilities (December 3rd), we recognize disabled ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ researchers, teachers, and learners in the College of Health Sciences whose work is making a meaningful impact in their community and beyond. We also acknowledge the road ahead to become a more disability-inclusive university.

If you are in need of accessibility related support or information, the university offers resources including the Academic Success Centre which helps coordinate students’ disability-related accommodation needs for participation in university programs. We also encourage you to review the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Duty to Accommodate Procedure and see if you are eligible for any Accessibility Scholarships & Awards.

Here are some ways U of A researchers, teachers, learners and community members in the College of Health Sciences are striving to create a future accessible to all:

• Meet Danielle Peers, a former Paralympian and professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation who works in the multi-disciplinary field of critical disability studies examining participation in parasport.
• Children with severe mobility issues could control toys or even power wheelchairs with their minds using a device developed by a team out of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine.  
• Aspiring para-rower and Steadward Centre youth coordinator helps others with disabilities navigate the world of sport and activity.
• John Carnegie overcame his fear of speaking at work and on the phone through the three-week intensive program at ISTAR (Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research).
• An Engineering graduate student is using his research on wheelchair biomechanics to help create a more accessible world in collaboration with the U of A's Rehabilitation Robotics Lab.