TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session Abstract:
Explore how you can become a design ally for people with disabilities. Universal Design or Design-for-All is a design approach that benefits both people with disabilities and anyone else. Make acquaintance with Universal Design. Learn how different terms result in different degrees of meaningful access. Review how the National Building code is a legal minimum that is anemic in barrier-free design. Explore trusted sources of architectural information that can guide your practice so your projects can made Canada as inclusive as possible.
About the speaker:
Lara Pinchbeck, Lara Pinchbeck: Research+Design
Through her research, design and advocacy, Lara Pinchbeck is an award-winning inclusive design specialist. As a socio-spatial researcher, she explores how people interact with their material environment. As a design anthropologist, she explores how design processes can continue to be more inclusive and to produce more inclusivity. As a Professional Accessibility Assessor, Lara works with designers and others to achieve high degrees of functional accessibility. As a Professional Human Ecologist, she focuses on how everyone can go about their everyday activities with the most ease and enjoyment.
Lara Pinchbeck has a rich combination of education, practice, and lived experience including design studies (architecture + material culture), critical disability studies, user engagement, knowledge transfer, and evaluation. Most recently, she is traipsing through doctoral studies.
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