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#14 - Steve Wright: Universal Design, Accessibility for All in a Holistic Design Approach

#14 - Steve Wright: Universal Design, Accessibility for All in a Holistic Design Approach

FromThe Aesthetic City


#14 - Steve Wright: Universal Design, Accessibility for All in a Holistic Design Approach

FromThe Aesthetic City

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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Jul 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Steve Wright is a storyteller, educator, advocate and planner with four decades of expertise in planning, urban design, engineering and universal design. His key focus is on how to make our cities and buildings more inclusive and accessible to all. He co-created a universal design course at the University of Miami School of Architecture, together with his wife of 33 years, who has used a wheelchair for mobility her entire adult life.
Find his website here: http://urbantravelandaccessibility.blogspot.com
Follow Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevewright64
A couple of stories on Universal Design:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.muckrack.com/portfolio/items/9954710/WINTER_WRIGHT_2.pdf
https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.muckrack.com/portfolio/items/9954710/USoA_newsletter_feature_on_UD_course.pdf
https://www.nar.realtor/on-common-ground/inclusion-equity-and-accessibility
Why Universal Design is critical to CNU
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Released:
Jul 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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