Passenger ship with International Refugee Organization banner, c.1951
Postwar refugees, International Refugee Organization
This is an image of a passenger ship, MS SKAUBRYN, docked, prominently displaying a banner of the International Refugee Organization in 1951.
The Australian National Maritime Museum, ANMS0214[045], Wiki Commons
The Australian National Maritime Museum, ANMS0214[045], Wiki Commons
1951
Street signs at the corner of Bank and Queen, near RBC
Assistive or accessible technology, accessible banking
This is an image of the street signs at the corner of Bank and Queen, near the RBC Branch (99 Bank) where the world's first talking ATM was installed in 1997.
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson
Royal Bank of Canada, Ottawa ON
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
3 June 2016
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson. Use with permission.
Ottawa, ON
RBC Accessible ATM, 2016
Assistive or adaptive technology, accessible banking, barrier-free and inclusive design
This is an image of the contemporary accessible Automated Teller Machine, located at the Royal Bank branch at 99 Bank, near the corner of Queen Street in Ottawa, ON. The first image is taken from the ramp and railing moving up to the machine, ensuring the ATM is accessible to all customers. The second image is taken from a position directly facing the machine where the iconic accessibility signs are prominently displayed above the machine.
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson, at the Royal Bank of Canada, 99 Bank Street, Ottawa ON
National Cash Register Corporation
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
3 June 2016
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson. Machine owned and operated by the Royal Bank of Canada. Use with permission.
Ottawa ON
Image of user with guide dog at RBC's Talking ATM, c.1997
assistive and adaptive technology, accessible banking, disability history
This is an image of a user wearing ear phones with his guide dog, depositing money at the Royal Bank's first talking ATM at the launch of the machine in October 1997.
Royal Bank of Canada Press Photo, c.1997
Royal Bank of Canada Archives
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
1997
Royal Bank of Canada Press Photo. Use with permission.
Ottawa, ON
Oral interview with Chris Stark and Marie Laporte Stark, 26 April 2016, Kanata-Ottawa
assistive technology, accessibility, disability rights activism
An oral history interview with Chris Stark and Marie Laporte Stark at their home in Kanata, Ontation on April 26 2016.
Interview by Beth A. Robertson, Carleton University's Disability Research Group
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
26 April 2016
Use with permission
Kanata ON
Interview with Sharlyn "Charlie" Ayotte, Ottawa ON, 13 April 2016
accessible design, consumer advocacy
An interview with Sharlyn "Charlie" Ayotte on April 13, 2016 at her Ottawa, Ontario home by Beth A. Robertson
Interview by Beth A. Robertson, Carleton University's Disability Research Group
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
13 April 2016
Ottawa, ON
CCD National Award to Sharlyn Ayotte, 2012
consumer advocacy, accessibility
Council of Canadians with Disabilities' National Award given to Sharlyn Ayotte, AEBC, "in recognition of your valued contributions to the Disability Rights Movement in Canada," 2012
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson
Sharlyn Ayotte, Council of Canadians with Disabilities
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
2012
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson, use with permission
Ottawa, ON
SCOAP Award to T-Base Communications, RBC and NCR, 1998
assistive or adaptive technology, accessible design
Society of Canadian Office Automation Professionals award given to T-Base Communications, RBC and NCR for their collaborative work on the design and development of the Talking ATM, c.1998
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson
Sharlyn Ayotte, SCOAP
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
1998
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson, use with permission
Ottawa, ON
Sara Kirke Award, given to Sharlyn Ayotte 2009
accessible design, consumer advocacy, assistive and adaptive technology
Sharlyn Ayotte received the Sara Kirke Award from Carleton University's Sprott School of Business in 2009 in recognition of her achievements as a woman high tech entrepreneur.
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson
Sharlyn Ayotte, Carleton University's Sprott School of Business
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
2009
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson, use with permission
Ottawa, ON
Sharlyn Ayotte, April 2016, Ottawa ON
Accessibility, consumer activism
Photograph of Sharlyn Ayotte at her Ottawa home, April 2016, holding up a kerchief her guide dog wears which reads "I am Your Customer, One Voice, More Choice"
Photograph by Beth A. Robertson
Sharlyn Ayotte
Carleton University's Disability Research Group
April 2016
Photograph by Beth Robertson, use with permission
Ottawa ON