Kathryn Woodcock
Internal service
Ryerson Accessibility Advisory Committee, 2004 - present
Faculty of Community Services Committee: Academic Technology Committee
Ryerson Faculty Association Equity Committee Disability Caucus
Past:
School Committees: Department Appointments / Instructor Appointment
Faculty of Community Services Committees: Tenure Review, Interdisciplinary, Scholarly Research and Creative
University Committees: Women in Engineering
External Service to the profession: safety, human factors/ergonomics, education
Technical Standards and Safety Authority, Consumer Advisory Council, Amusement Devices Advisory Council, 2004-present. Instigated creation of Graduate Scholarship for research relevant to TSSA's regulated sectors.
ASTM International, F-24 (Amusement ride safety standards) Committee, 2006-present.
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) Advisory Committee on enhancing opportunities for post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities in science and technology related fields.
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Scholarship Committee, 2007-2009
Ontario Service Safety Alliance, Director, 2006-2007
Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology, Governor,1999-2005.
Minerva Canada Ontario working committee, 1998-2000
Council of Regents, Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology; Member, 1992–1994; member, Governance Committee. Council advises Ontario Minister of Education and Training on issues pertaining to Ontario’s 23 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, and appoints governors for the colleges.
Ontario College Standards and Accreditation Council (CSAC), Chair, 1993–1994; established to develop, implement, and maintain standards for general knowledge, generic skills, and program standards for publicly-funded post-secondary programs in Ontario’s 23 community colleges.
Canadian Standards Association, Member, Technical Committee on Work Injuries, developing Z795 for reporting work injury; representing Human Factors Association of Canada, 1992–1994
Ontario Hospital Association (Health Care Occupational Health and Safety Association), Director, 1984-1990; Chair, Hazardous Substances Committee, 1984-1990; Toronto region hospitals' Occupational Health and Safety Forum, Chair, 1986-1988
Hospitals’ Negotiating Team for Central Bargaining (Ontario) with Canadian Union of Public Employees; Member, 1989-1990
Human Factors Association of
Canada
Executive Council 1980-83;
organized 1984 Annual Meeting (arrangements)
Centenary Hospital Committees, e.g., Building and Property Committee (staff liaison to Board), Executive Committee, Occupational Health and Safety Committee (management co-chair), Transition Committee (Birch Wing expansion), Infection Control Committee.
Centennial Hospital Linen Service, Board of Directors 1981-1990.
University of Waterloo Engineering Society, Publicity Director, Enginews staff, Delegate to Canadian Congress of Engineering Students (1977, 1978) and Co-Chair of APEO student conference 1978.
Reviewer
Journals and conferences:
Risk Analysis; Canadian Medical Association Journal; Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Association of Canadian Ergonomists
Grant programs: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, WSIB Research Advisory Council Solutions for Workplace Change; Ryerson SRC proposals
Community Service
Accessibility Standards Advisory Council to Ontario Minister of Community and Social Services
(2005 to 2009)
National Captioning Institute Inc.; 1993-1999; First non-USA Director
Bell Canada Consumer Advisory Panel, Member, 1991-1993
Canadian Hearing Society, Board of Directors.
Charitable organization serving deaf and hard of hearing people, founded in 1940.
First deaf President 1990-1992, Past-President 1992-1994,
Director 1988-89 Vice President 1989-90.
Member, Access 2000 Committee and its Public Places Subcommittee; promoting practical solutions to achieve accessibility to public places for deaf and hard of hearing people by the year 2000;
1988-1990 Trillium grant committee for establishment of CHS Equity Training
Ontario Ministry of Health
Advisory Committee on Hearing Aid Services; Member,
1989-1992
Assistive Devices Program Hearing Aid Subcommittee;
Member, 1988-1990 (committee superseded by the Advisory
Committee on Hearing Aid Services)
Association of Late-Deafened Adults
Chair, Host Committee; 1994, International Convention
(ALDAcon)
program book copywriter, editor, and publisher, 1994
ALDA membership infrastructure (database) development and
maintenance, 1993–1994
first non-USA director, Secretary, and Chair, Membership
Committee 1993
Member, Planning Committee, ALDAcon: Chicago 1991 and
Boston 1992
Program Committee ALDAcon 1992, 1993, 1994
Established ALDA Reader (annual anthology
series) and edited three volumes, contributing dozens of
articles
Editor & Publisher, Blue Jay Bulletin 1992–1994
Canadian Deafened Persons
Association
Founding Member
Member at Large—Executive Committee 1990-1992
self-help group leader, Toronto group 1990-1991
Foxport Terrier Trials fund-raiser for Sunshine Riding for the Disabled,
accredited Jack Russell Terrier trial of the American
Working Terriers Association
trials secretary (1994),
assistant (1987–1993 except 1988)
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