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Inclusive Design Research Centre
The Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) is a research and development centre at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada. The centre defines inclusive design as that which "considers the full range of human diversity with respect to ability, language, culture, gender, age and other forms of human difference." The research centre is directed by Jutta Treviranus. In 2011 the centre launched a Master of Design in Inclusive Design. Current Projects The IDRC supports open standards, open access, and open source technology wherever possible in order to maximize distribution and to encourage broad participation. Some of the new initiatives the IDRC is working on are: ''FLOE Project: Flexible Learning for Open Education.'' FLOE is intended to enable inclusive access to personally relevant, engaging learning opportunities for the full diversity of learners and content producers. For example, Users can customize the look and feel and presentation of web content to meet their unique needs and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torontoist
''Daily Hive'', formerly known as ''Vancity Buzz'', is a Canadian online newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It began digital publishing in 2008 and became Western Canada's largest online-only publication by 2016. In September 2022, ZoomerMedia announced a deal to acquire ''Daily Hive'' for $16.4 million. History The site began its publishing in 2008 under the name ''Vancity Buzz'' and was founded by Manny Bahia and Karm Sumal. The name was changed to ''Daily Hive'' in 2016 when the company expanded nationally. Concurrently with its rebranding as ''Daily Hive'', the publication expanded to Toronto and Montreal. In November 2017, ''Daily Hive'' deleted many of their posts on their official Instagram account as a form of viral marketing, inspired by Taylor Swift's similar publicity stunt earlier in the year. They then posted images of the word "Nude". This stunt caused growth in their social media presence and gained them more followers than before. ID Agency I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
