Hannah Dudney is a Research Associate with the Engineering Health team at the UHN KITE Research Institute. Hannah is also a PhD Candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Toronto, where she focuses on inclusive and accessible employment for people with disabilities in Canadian parks. In 2022, Hannah completed her master’s degree in Sustainable Leisure Management at Vancouver Island University with a focus on accessibility in popular and crowded parks. Hannah graduated from the University of Western Ontario (Western University) in 2019 with a bachelor of arts in sociology of population, aging and health and completed a diploma in travel and tourism at St. Clair College (2020).
Hannah joined the Engineering Health Lab in 2021. Alongside team members, she has developed several preliminary documents for Accessibility Standards Canada in accessible tourism, travel, and staff training. Hannah contributed to the 4-year Park Accessibility Project and is currently working on the Accessible Air Travel Project. Outside of her work, Hannah is proud volunteer at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Association (WETRA).