Nicole Filler and Adrienne Baker, two MScOT students of Dr. Shital Desai and Dr. Arlene Astell, presented their project titled 'Investigating Task Sequencing Amongst Individuals Living with Dementia: Protocol Development' at OS/OT Research day. Their work was highly commended and recognised with the "Cognition and Everyday Life Award," which was sponsored by Dr. Deirdre Dawson. https://twitter.com/SaTSlabYorkU/status/1407863068441419776 […]
Research
Sensory I.T. November 2018
Placemaking in Winters College project - Finalising design ideas
Placemaking in Winters College project - Pre-research presentations
Masters in Design (MDes) students have been working on placemaking for Winters college project this semester. They are using Design research methods to understand experiences of people affiliated with Winters college. I have developed a toolkit in collaboration with Mimamsa from YUFA grant, which the students have been using to inform each of the following […]
Disruptive Design through Digital Fabrication Symposium
Feb 4 @ 10:00 am – 1:30 pm Disruptive Design through Digital Fabrication Symposium features established and emerging scholars and practitioners in the field to address such issues as surveillance, inclusivity, critical disability, sustainability and assistive technologies. The symposium is presented by the AMPD Makerspace, Sensorium: The Centre for Digital Arts and Technology, SaTS (Social and […]
Disruptive Design and Digital Fabrication Exhibition
Feb 3 – Feb 13 Disruptive Design through Digital Fabrication Exhibition features established and emerging scholars and practitioners in the field to address such issues as surveillance, inclusivity, critical disability, sustainability and assistive technologies. In their provocative and leading-edge research, the speakers critique the normative practices in techno-centric labs and studios, problematizing the notion of industrial design, […]
