Community Meeting (Jan 23, 2019): Using technology to empower individuals facing homelessness

[Liskovoi, Lisa]

This week’s Community Meeting<https://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Community+workshops> ( Jan 23, 2019 ) will be presented by Ample Labs, a social startup committed to using technology to empower individuals experiencing homelessness.

Ample Labs was born out of a pilot project called HomeTO<http://hometo.io/> and a desire to contribute to our local community here in Toronto. Their work was originally inspired by social initiatives like San Francisco’s Link-SF<https://link-sf.com/> as well as broad research showing that even when experiencing homelessness, most people rely heavily on smartphones to find vital information.

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Since then, the team has grown to include a dedicated and diverse group of designers, developers, researchers, consultants, public servants, and community members—all united by a common commitment to using tech for social good.

Website: https://www.amplelabs.co/<http://lawdesigncolab.ca>

Time:
2:30 - 4:00pm ET

Location:
Locally: IDRC Office<http://idrc.ocadu.ca/about-the-idrc/contact-us>
Remotely: fluid_standup<https://conf.inclusivedesign.ca/flex.html?roomdirect.html&key=xemU59x8DtnO41eCMtCpCioWaRI> Vidyo video conference

Thanks,
Lisa
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LISA LISKOVOI
INCLUSIVE DESIGNER AND ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST
INCLUSIVE DESIGN RESEARCH CENTRE

T 416 977 6000 x3961
E lliskovoi at ocadu.ca<mailto:lliskovoi at ocadu.ca>

OCAD UNIVERSITY
100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Canada M5T 1W1
www.ocadu.ca<http://www.ocadu.ca>

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