TEAMS
Meet the 10 multi-disciplinary teams of Enable Montreal which are comprised of engaged students, researchers, people living with physical disabilities, activists, engineers and design professionals. Each team is working to develop concrete solutions.
Learn more about their projects below.
Team 1A
Mandate
How might we educate elected officials and public servants in the City of Montreal about the importance of accessibility so that they are inspired to remove barriers?
Team members
Melanie Benard, Stephanie Butchart, Russell Cooper, Jody Negley, Udayan Sen, Nadim Tadjine
Mentor
Emma Haraké, Office of Community Engagement
Community Liaison
Luc Forget, Ex Aequo
Team 1B - Kidz Reakt
Mandate
How might we educate elected officials and public servants in the City of Montreal about the importance of accessibility so that they are inspired to remove barriers?
Team members
Daniella Acosta, Tony Bongiorno, Amanda Cape, Laiticia Eyumane, Charlotte Jacob-Maguire, Cindy McKay
Mentor
Salima PunjaniCommunity Liaison
Community Liaison
Luc Forget, Ex Aequo
Team 2
Mandate
How might we make it easier for people with limited mobility to access small restaurants and cafes in Montreal?
Team members
Shima Bagherzadeh, Sheida Gahrousi, Shira Katz, Jessica Kofi, Rosalyn Williams Ness, Zahra Peal
Mentor
Diane Thode, Architectes sans frontières
Community Liaison
Omar Lachheb, J'accède Québec
Team 3 - Phoenix
Mandate
How might we ensure the rapid evacuation of people living with physical disabilities during an emergency?
Team members
Mona Arsenault, Victoria Cooke, Reshanak Eftekharirad, Alireza Khorshidi, Amy Ma, Khurshida Mambetova, Sandy Molloy, Gerald Potkah
Mentor
Sanny Liu, Alac
Community Liaison
Stephanie Chipeur, Critical Disability Studies Working Group
Team 4 - Appcess
Mandate
How might we improve the experience of travelling from point A to point B in Montreal for people living with disabilities?
Team members
Amarisse Brito-Martins, Meiji Gong, Ali Katouzian, Lauren Robinson, Raquibul Siddiquee, Simon Wong
Mentor
Jeremy Cullen, District 3
Community Liaison
Laurent Morisette et Linda Gauthier, RAPLIQ
Team 4(7) - Phycess
Mandate
How might we improve the experience of travelling from point A to point B in Montreal for people living with disabilities? How might we improve the experience for people living with hearing loss in public spaces while traveling?
Team members
Marc Baillargeon, Ana Fernandez de la Reguera, Jennifer Ma-O, Kenechukwu Nnodu, Kimberly Salt, Rohel Zahid
Mentor
Kelly McManus, District 3
Community Liaison
Sara Douha, CHIP
Team 5
Mandate
How might we make it easier for people living with physical disabilities to navigate the Concordia campus?
Team members
Sathsala Perera, Mariana Pinheiro, Tu Anh Nguyen, Shawn Wilkinson
Mentor
Claire Burrows, Concordia Library
Community Liaison
Gilda Boffa and Marie-Hélène Tanguay, AQEIPS
Team 6A
Mandate
How might we make the job market more accessible and inclusive for people living with physical disabilities?
Team members
Rana Alrabi, Jessica Cacciatore, Rostane Gribi, Mohammad Islam, Rahul Ranjan, Thien Viet Quan, Henri-Sylvain Wandji,
Mentor
Hugo Steben, MIS
Community Liaison
Martine Benoit, L'Étape
Team 6B - The LSQ integration project
Mandate
How might we make the job market more accessible and inclusive for people living with physical disabilities?
Team members
Erick Ampuero, Évian Brière Boulanger, Mervan Lacroix-Bergeron
Mentor
Yann Lacroix, Centre communautaire des sourds du Montreal metropolitain
Community Liaison
Martine Benoit, L'Étape
Team 8
Mandate
How might we make it easier to identify which businesses in Montreal are fully accessible?
Team members
Kamala Balu, Thien-Tam Denis Dong, Philippe Ducray, Omar Lachheb, Steve Payette, Henintsoa Ravoala
Mentor
Antonio Starnino
Community Liaison
Nadia Gouy, AMEIPH