2024-2025 Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Update
[Image interpretation]: A diverse group of people gathered, dancing and walking in a circle around a globe, with individuals climbing on the various continents, hands reaching towards them from the frame of the image, signifying an accessible, disability-inclusive community that collectivizes to do powerful and important work in this field. Nusrat Mir (2024).
Introduction and Update Overview
Greetings from the Equity and Inclusion Office (EIO) and McMaster Accessibility Advisory Council (MAAC)
What is the Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Update?
In recognition of National AccessAbility Week, the Accessibility Program (AccessMac) within the Equity and Inclusion Office, in collaboration with the McMaster Accessibility Advisory Council (MAAC), is pleased to present the eighth annual Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Update (ADIU) for the 2024–2025 academic year.
The ADIU brings together a comprehensive collection of submissions from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025, showcasing both established and innovative projects, initiatives, and efforts that advance accessibility and disability inclusion across the McMaster University community. Featuring over 28 contributions from faculties, services, and individuals, this publication reflects a sustained and collective commitment to fostering an inclusive environment, one that promotes access, supports learning, and enables meaningful engagement across the McMaster community and beyond.
We sincerely appreciate all contributors for their continued efforts to advance accessibility and disability inclusion. We look forward to celebrating and further strengthening this important, ongoing work in the years ahead.
Acknowledgements and Thank You
With gratitude, we recognize the following individuals for their current and past contributions to the development and support of the ADIU 2024–2025:
- Paula Hearn, Associate Director, Accessibility and Disability Inclusion, Equity and Inclusion Office
- Devon Mordell, Accessibility Educational Developer, Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching
- Dr. Barrington Walker, Vice-Provost, Equity and Inclusion Office, and Professor of History, McMaster Accessibility Advisory Council Chair
- Patricia Suleiman, Senior Director, Human Rights and Accessibility, Equity and Inclusion Office
- Bissmah Rehman, Project Coordinator, Equity and Inclusion Office
- Kate Brown, Accessibility / AODA Consultant (Teaching and Learning in the Office of the Provost), and Co-founder of the Update
- Lee de Bie, Co-founder of the Update
Sincerely,
Accessibility Program Team, Equity and Inclusion Office