{"367731":{"#nid":"367731","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Conference: Universal Design Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022100%\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022 align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd align=\u0022center\u0022 valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022600\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd align=\u0022center\u0022 valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022600\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022100%\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022600\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022 align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs designers, architects, planners, researchers, or educators, many of us are teaching and creating designs that invite people to use and enjoy them. In 2014, there are more than one billion people in the world living with some form of disability and, by 2050, there are anticipated to be more than two billion people in the world older than 60 years. We often see the elderly and people with disabilities struggling, physically or emotionally, with the designs surrounding them.\u0026nbsp;Should we ask ourselves more often if we are including and welcoming these people with each of our designs? Are there new areas we should be taking on?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUniversal Design is \u201cthe design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.\u201d Universal Design in design thinking and practice welcomes people to the greatest extent possible, regardless of their age, culture, dimensions, physical\/cognitive challenges, and etc., in the use of the products, processes and spaces. Architect Ron Mace founded North Carolina State University\u2019s internationally recognized Center for Universal Design in 1989 starting the first chapter of Universal Design. Twenty-five years later, Universal Design is still facing tremendous challenges and opportunities throughout the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe are organizing a Universal Design Symposium to convene people who are passionate or interested in Universal Design to meet, converse, and interact.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWe are inviting you to the 2015 Universal Design Symposium taking place on\u0026nbsp;March 20 and\u0026nbsp;21 of 2015\u0026nbsp;at NC State University\u2019s College of Design.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Please join us to initiate the next chapter of Universal Design!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ncsu.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=01ea014f778f4c5b910d9b8cd\u0026amp;id=7bcf2de1da\u0026amp;e=f3d20d2c7f\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERegister\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EConference Co-Chairs:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETsai Lu Liu\u003C\/strong\u003E, IDSA\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor and Head, Department of Graphic Design and Industrial Design\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Design,\u0026nbsp;NC State University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESharon Joines\u003C\/strong\u003E, PhD\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Professor of Industrial Design\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Design,\u0026nbsp;NC State University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUniversal Design in design thinking and practice welcomes people to the greatest extent possible, regardless of their age, culture, dimensions, or physical\/cognitive challenges, in the use of products, processes, and spaces. \u0026nbsp;We are organizing a Universal Design Symposium to convene people who are passionate or interested in Universal Design to meet, converse, and interact.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"We are organizing a Universal Design Symposium to convene people who are passionate or interested in Universal Design to meet, converse, and interact."}],"uid":"28091","created_gmt":"2015-01-23 20:24:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:11:27","author":"Meghan McMullen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-03-20T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-03-21T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-03-21T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-03-20 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-03-21 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-03-21 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/commerce.cashnet.com\/cashneta\/selfserve\/EditItem.aspx?ItemCount=1\u0026PC=DSG-UNIVDSG","title":"Conference registration"}],"groups":[{"id":"304151","name":"BEPHC - Healthy Places"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"175","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"303","name":"universal design"},{"id":"2991","name":"Urban Planning"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}