[nfbcs] FW: [program-l] Inclusive Design Masters Program Looking for Blind People

[Rasmussen, Lloyd]

From: program-l-bounce at freelists.org <program-l-bounce at freelists.org> On Behalf Of Brandon Keith Biggs
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 5:31 AM
To: program-l at freelists.org
Subject: [program-l] Inclusive Design Masters Program Looking for Blind People

Hello,
The Inclusive Design Masters program at OCAD University is still accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year even though it says the applications are closed:
https://www.ocadu.ca/academics/graduate-studies/inclusive-design.htm

The Perceptual Artifacts lab and Human Computer Interaction Labs are really looking for blind people with technical skills. They are focused on creating solutions for complex problems that have not yet had a good solution.

I am graduating this year and the experience is completely accessible for blind people. I never used the accessibility services once.
The program can be done 100% remotely (I've lived in 4 countries while doing the program), and the connections you make in the program are extremely valuable. It is built for people to work and take classes at the same time.

An example of what we do is my thesis. It is focused on digital maps that blind people could use and the optimal nonvisual navigational aids for complex environments.
Another blind person in our lab is working on how to make the 3D printing and laser printing experience better for nonvisual users.
Companies such as ESRI, Smith-Kettlewell, IBM, and a lot of smaller companies and organizations have worked with my lab in the last two years and a lot of those partnerships led to jobs for me and my classmates.
The program director tries to help fund the program 100% for as many students as possible and that's easier to do for technical people.
Email me off list if you have questions about the program.
Thanks,

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