About Staff Pages Jutta Treviranus (Director)

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Jutta Treviranus (Director)

OCAD University

Director,
Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC)

Professor,
Faculty of Design (Design)

jutta treviranus
    Jutta Treviranus
    Inclusive Design Research Centre
    OCAD University
    100 McCaul Street
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada
    M5T 1W1
    TEL: (416) 977-6000 ext. 3950
    EMAIL: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

With the help of a many individuals and organizations I established the ATRC in 1994. I envisioned it as a centre for service, research and development which kept up with and influenced emerging trends but also served users with their day to day information technology access needs. I had anticipated that we could tap into skills, knowledge and resources available through our many partners and collaborators and apply these creatively to meet access challenges. Thanks to talented staff, many of whom are students, the ATRC, now the IDRC, continues to meet these expectations.

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The following is a brief bio:

Jutta Treviranus is the Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) and professor at OCAD University in Toronto http://inclusivedesign.ca, formerly the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre. The IDRC conducts proactive research and development in the inclusive design of emerging information and communication technology and practices. Jutta also heads the Inclusive Design Institute a multi-university regional centre of expertise on inclusive design. Jutta has led many international multi-partner research networks that have created broadly implemented technical innovations that support inclusion. These include the Fluid Project, Fluid Engage, CulturAll, Stretch, FLOE and many others. Jutta and her team have pioneered personalization as an approach to accessibility in the digital domain. She has played a leading role in developing accessibility legislation, standards and specifications internationally (including WAI ATAG, IMS AccessForAll, ISO 24751 , and AODA Information and Communication).


Interests

My particular areas of research interest are:

achieving accessibility by matching the system configuration and content to the personal needs of each individual

  • context and location aware mobile technologies and  ubiquitous Web applications that improve accessibility skilled use of the computer as a tool by people with disabilities
  • authoring tools that are accessible and create accessible content accessible rich media

Publications related to these interests include:

Treviranus,J., Hockema, S., "The Value of the Unpopular: Counteracting the Popularity Echo-Chamber on the Web," IEEE TIC-STH 2009 (Recipient of Best Paper Award).
Treviranus, J. (2009) "You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato, Let's Not Call the Whole Thing Off"in On the Horizon. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 
Treviranus, J. (2008), "Authoring Tools,"in Web Accessibility: A Foundation for Research..Editors: Yeliz Yesilada and Simon Harper. Springer, Hamburg 
Treviranus, J. & Roberts, V. (2007), "Disability, Special Education and IT " in International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education. Editors: J.M. Voogt, G. Knezek. Springer, Hamburg.  
Treviranus, J. & Roberts, V. (2006), Inclusive E-learning in International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environment. Editors: Joel Weiss, Jason Nolan, Peter Trifonas, Kluwar, Springer, Hamburg.  
Treviranus, J. (1994). Mastering Alternative Computer Access: The role of understanding, trust and automaticity. Assistive Technology: the official journal of RESNA, 6(1), 26-42.
Treviranus, J. (1994). Virtual Reality Technology and People with Disabilities. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments. MIT Press. 3(3),201-208.
Treviranus, J. (1992). "Quartering, Halving, Gesturing: Computer access using imprecise pointing." Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of RESNA, Toronto, Canada.
Shein, F., Treviranus, J., Brownlow, N. D., Milner, M., & Parnes, P. (1992). Human-Computer Interaction by People with Physical Disabilities. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 9(2), 171-181.