https://torchi.org/page-91842 TorCHI upcoming events TorCHI Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sat, 16 May 2026 18:19:58 GMT Sat, 16 May 2026 18:19:58 GMT Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT <p>The <strong><a href="https://www.torontomu.ca/inclusive-media/" target="_blank"><u>Inclusive Media Design Centre</u></a></strong> (IMDC) is challenging stereotypical notions of accessibility, breaking down barriers to technology, education, entertainment and healthcare, through its Inclusive Design methodology; creating opportunities for innovative solutions that meet a range of diverse human sensory experiences and perceptions along with differences in culture, gender, age, place and education.&nbsp;</p> <p>Since 1996, the IMDC has developed more than 50 different Assistive Technology (AT) projects with the assistance of graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral fellows and numerous industry collaborators, other EDI institutions, community organizations, such as Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and Canadian Hearing Society, and international collaborators.&nbsp;</p><strong><img src="https://torchi.org/resources/Pictures/TMU-lab.jpg" alt="IMDC Group in 2025. Group of 8 people of different genders, age, and cultures. " title="IMDC Group in 2025. Group of 8 people of different genders, age, and cultures. " border="0" style="font-weight: 400;"><br></strong> <p><strong>AGENDA: For this TorCHI event, visi</strong><strong>tors will&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Experience 2 hands-on demonstrations</strong> of on-going projects:</p> <ul> <li>WebMoti-Employ: Real-time interview support for neurodiverse job seekers</li> <li>MyMissionMyRecord (MMMR): a mobile application to support Canadian veterans living with chronic pain</li> </ul> <p><strong>And, <span>attend 2 presentations</span></strong> by undergraduate and graduate students on their on-going work:</p> <ul> <li>Differences between automatic and human-generated closed captions for D/deaf viewers&nbsp;</li> <li>Understanding how older adults evaluate health information in search results: The role of bias, ranking, and visual attention</li> </ul> <div> <div> <strong>DETAILS:&nbsp;</strong> </div> <div> Date: June 02, 2026, 7:00pm to 9:00pm EDT </div> <div> Location: Ted Rogers School of Management, 55 Dundas St W, 9th floor, Toronto, ON M5G 2C3 </div> <div> Rooms: </div> <div> <ul> <li>(TRS3-164) <strong>Four Seasons Conference Room</strong> outside the 9th floor (TRS3) elevators</li> <li>(TRS3-174) <strong>IMDC lab</strong> immediately right from the elevators</li> </ul> </div> <div> American Sign Language (<strong>ASL</strong>) interpreters will be provided. </div> <div> <br> </div> </div> <div> Limited capacity. </div> https://torchi.org/event-6694735 https://torchi.org/event-6694735