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Title:

Intelligent User Interfaces and Guidelines for Vulnerable Populations

Agreement Number:

953484

Agreement Value:

$150,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 26, 2020 - May 31, 2021

Description:

During the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery, many health units are moving to virtual care. With this transition there is a risk that vulnerable individuals and communities will be excluded. This not only harms and poses risks for the excluded individuals but the community and country as a whole. Through a collaboration between the Inclusive Design Research Centre and the National Research Council, the project will a) co-design inclusive design guidelines for virtual care systems that address cognitive, age-related and cultural barriers, and b) co-design, develop and test openly licensed software components that enable interface personalization to meet currently unmet interface needs faced by individuals with cognitive, age-related and cultural barriers to participation. These will be integrated into an NRC virtual care platform as a model for the growing virtual care ecosystem.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M5T 1W1

Reference Number:

172-2020-2021-Q1-953484

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

107797250

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

Ontario College of Art and design

Federal Riding Name:

Spadina–Fort York

Federal Riding Number:

35101

Program:

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

Program Purpose:

Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.

NAICS Code:

541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences