AIA DC Committee on Accessible Design

AIA DC Committee on Accessible Design Recognize accessible design initiatives, convey innovative design solutions, and unify strategies to enhance and promote accessible design.

Many design initiatives promote equal access to the built environment for people of varying abilities. This Committee seeks to bring together practitioners, architects, designers, builders, and other industry leaders to unify strategies for enhancing accessible design. Special emphasis is placed on innovative design solutions that create an accessible environment. It is recommended, but not required, that interested committee members have experience in any of the following areas, or the like:
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Fair Housing Amendments Act
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
• ANSI A117.1 Standards and state and local building codes
• Universal Design/ Inclusive Design
• Design for Health and Wellness
• Visitability
• Design for Aging

08/25/2016

Thanks to our guest speakers for Tuesday nights meeting Stephen Penhoet on James Wood Community Center and Kotaro Hara on University of Maryland project sidewalk beta.

08/11/2016
08/05/2016

A special thanks to our Trending Strategies for Human Centered Design guest speakers A.J. Paton-Wildes, Hansel Bauman and Katie Osborn. The presentations were excellent and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

08/05/2016

What a great panel discussion we hosted this week! Keep an eye out this week for pictures!

08/02/2016

Today is the day! Make sure you're registered for our event tonight at 6 pm at the District Architecture Center. We're looking forward to refreshments, networking, and some great speakers!

Reminder: Tomorrow August 2nd our panel discussion on Trending Strategies for Human Centered Design! If you haven't alr...
08/01/2016

Reminder: Tomorrow August 2nd our panel discussion on Trending Strategies for Human Centered Design! If you haven't already, make sure to register here! http://www.aiadc.com/event/trending-strategies-human-centered-design

Date Tuesday, August 2 2016 Time 6:00pm-8:00pm Location District Architecture Center Please join AIA|DC for a panel discussion with innovative thought leaders on future trends in the field of human centered design. Industry trends are showing an increased interest in design initiatives to further en...

AIA DC Committee on Accessible Design (Group Photo)
07/29/2016

AIA DC Committee on Accessible Design (Group Photo)

Our next panelist that we are excited to hear from is Katie Osborn, Principal and Chief Designer at Via Collective and e...
07/21/2016

Our next panelist that we are excited to hear from is Katie Osborn, Principal and Chief Designer at Via Collective and expert wayfinding strategist. Over a 20 year career, her service to the design community has included teaching at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, serving on the board of AIGA Minnesota, and membership in AIGA, APA and SEGD. We can't wait to hear her thoughts on Human Centered Design!

Introducing our first panelist for our August 2nd event, Hansel Bauman. Bauman has a list of accomplishments including b...
07/13/2016

Introducing our first panelist for our August 2nd event, Hansel Bauman. Bauman has a list of accomplishments including being the Gallaudet University Architect, Executive Director of Campus Design and Planning, and co-founder of the DeafSpace Institute. We're looking forward to having him speak!

Wishing you all a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend with family and friends!
07/01/2016

Wishing you all a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend with family and friends!

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