Accessibility Institute, Carleton University

The Accessibility Institute at Carleton University is a unique cross-portfolio leader in accessibility in Canada specializing in research and development, training and consulting, and community engagement focused on accessibility for persons with disabilities. Since 2012, the Institute has brought together faculty, staff, and students with community partners to support accessibility and disability related activities locally and globally.

The Accessibility Institute serves as the national office of the Canadian Accessibility Network (CAN), a partnership of over 150 organizations and over 275 individual members representing public, private, not-for-profit, community service and advocacy groups from across Canada. We have partnered on externally funded research and implementation projects totaling over $17 million in grant funding, $12.6 million of which as the lead/primary organization. The Accessibility Institute manages $2.1 million in annual research expenses spread across several simultaneous projects.