This two-part course features projects selected for their outstanding commitment to Universal Design principles. Universal Design is Good Design – Part Two
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This series includes a walk-through of the historic San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building and the inspiring Herbst Theater, a blind architect’s views on how our environment needs to respond to a growing number of people with a variety of disabilities and impairment, a case study of the San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind, and a passionate guide to how best educate clients about accessibility requirements.ĭesigning for All – Integrated Universal Designīill Leddy, FAIA, designer of the award-winning Ed Roberts Campus, a widely cited example of innovative Universal Design, inspires us with insights into how accessible environments can be inviting, engaging and celebrate the rich diversity of the human condition.Ĭhris Downey, AIA, one of the few practicing blind architects discusses the range and types of visual impairments that affect users of the built environment. Award recipient’s guide to designing accessibility hotels and resorts, an advocate for about disability rights discussing how long-held social misconceptions and assumptions about disability inform design, a case study of how the widely-acclaimed historical renovation of the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice resulted in a more inclusive design, the Commissioner for the City of Chicago’s Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities discussing how Chicago is becoming one of the most accessible and inclusive cities in the nation, and a provocative panel discussion that sheds light on why the disability community often states “Nothing About Us Without Us.” Choose from a wide range of topics in design, sustainability, accessibility, marketing and business development, practice management, project delivery, and small firm practice– each one professionally developed and delivered by industry leaders.
While state regulations require architects to complete CE credits in accessibility, there are other subjects all members of the industry are interested in as well. This allows professionals to pursue educational opportunities at their own pace and according to their own schedule. The AIA Central Valley has joined forces with AIA California and their partner aec Knowledge to provide online continuing education for the design and construction industry.