Initiatives
Discover more about We Count’s efforts, activities and viewpoints.
Diverse and Small Group Data Co-Design
Later this fall, we'll be engaging with small group data in a new co-design activity. Government policy decisions, and adjudicative rulings that interpret and reinforce them, are increasingly based on the collection and analysis of “evidence” through processes that rely on large data sets and statistical proof. These processes neglect the needs of diverse and marginalized groups, such as people with disabilities, since their experiences are dismissed as anecdotal or as producing outlier data. And yet it is often members of marginalized groups who are most impacted by policy decisions, and to whom these policy changes do the most harm.
W3C Portable Personal Data Preferences Community Group
The IDRC has submitted a proposal to the W3C to establish a Community Group to discuss and develop portable personal data preferences.
COVID-19 Vaccination Centre Data Monitor: Accessibility Map Demonstration
A COVID-19 data monitor prototype test that was created to show how data gaps can be addressed, providing a way to find accessibility information that is not included in these data sets.
Equitable Digital Systems
The Future of Work: Equitable Digital Systems project is an initiative at the Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD U examining the accessibility of the digital tools and systems we rely upon for work.
Preferences Edge Proxy Workflow
The development team has created a new workflow supported by the Personal Data Storage, or Preferences server, where the user makes save/retrieve requests for their preferences while on a static site.
Inverted Wordles
Our development team has been hard at work creating a wordle tool that will allow users to highlight either minority or majority answers.
The Future of Work and Disability
The Future of Work and Disability project formed a study group to understand and examine intersecting topics of AI, automation, standards and employment as they relate to persons with disabilities.
AI, Fairness and Bias
Dr. Jutta Treviranus participated in the Sight Tech Global 2020 panel "AI, Fairness and Bias" on December 2.
Environmental Scan: Addressing Inclusionary Practice in Canadian AI Firms
An overview of key findings from the AI Firm portion of the environmental scan conducted by the We Count team in May 2020.
Environmental Scan: Assessing Inclusionary Practice in Canadian Data Services
An overview of key findings from the Data Service Provider portion of the environmental scan conducted by the We Count team in May 2020.