Rob Harvie
Rob Harvie has a rich background in Information Communication Technology and accessibility solutions. While working at the University of Toronto over a few decades, he spent a large chunk of his time in research work with the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre on various media accessibility research initiatives.
He directed Information Technology Services for the Faculty of Information, and taught human-computer interaction and emerging technologies – including augmented reality and multi-sensory interface design at the Institute for Communications, Culture and IT, the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, and School of Continuing Studies. Rob continues his lecturing on Inclusive Design at various Canadian colleges and universities, serves on digital accessibility working and advisory groups, and in 2009 founded and remains director of Inclusive Media and Design, a Toronto-based boutique consultancy.
His core research at SMARTlab Dublin focuses on the relationships between cyberthreat and dis/ability.
Sessions in which Rob Harvie attends
Monday 27 May, 2024
Panellists: Philip RizcallahInmaculada Placencia-PorreroTim CreaganAndrew ArchModerator:Jutta Treviranus
How can research data be used to support community initiatives when there are conflicting priorities? How can we honour and integrate Indigenous knowledge, which has been historically sidelined in academic spaces? Provocateur: AwaniFacilitator: Nicole Diakite & Lisa SpencerEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-am-ConcurrentSession3-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.stream...
What are the questions to ask and community research we must do before we can design and implement effective disability regulations? Provocateur: David LepofskyFacilitator: Bonnie L. BraytonEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-am-ConcurrentSession2-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-am-ConcurrentSession2-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.c...
Can we design a digital accessibility ethics code of conduct and what would it entail? Provocateur: Lainey Feingold - ZoomFacilitator: Josh ChristiansonEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession3-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession3-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D7BfKY9VniPyoC4igEgrQQs-EIIGBWoJa_2-fna_Q-...
How can we shape generative AI to address accessibility barriers? Provocateur: Greg FieldFacilitator: Sambhavi ChandrashekarEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T2Eya_ZyN2I2VjZDtngXoAS66mjq58KiylV8p...