2023 Symposium
The 2023 Ableist Cities Symposium brought together academics and industry experts to hear narratives of individual lived experience and co-designed research around disability and accessibility in cities. Sessions explored housing design, the consideration of neurodiverse individuals in the design of public spaces, and the relationship between government policy and inclusive design practice.
2023 Program
Time | Session | ||
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9:30am - 9:45am | Registrations OpenTea and coffee on arrival | ||
9:45am - 9:55am | Welcome and Acknowledgment of CountryProfessor Sarah Bell, City of Melbourne Chair in Urban Resilience and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning | ||
10:00am - 11:00am | Session OnePractice to Policy and Back Again Speakers:
Moderator: Associate Professor Peter Raisbeck, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, the University of Melbourne | ||
11:00am - 11:15am | Morning Tea | ||
11:15am - 12:15pm | Session TwoMaking Space - Neurodiverse Spaces Speakers:
Moderator: Dr Kirsten Day, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, the University of Melbourne | ||
12:15pm - 1:00pm | Lunch | ||
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Session ThreeDe-ableising Design: Housing, Schools and Aged Care Speakers:
Moderator: | ||
2:00pm - 2:45pm | Session FourSpeakers:
Moderator: Dr Raelene West, Melbourne Disability Institute, the University of Melbourne | ||
2:45pm - 3:00pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
3:00pm - 3:45pm | Session FiveSpeakers:
Moderator: | ||
3:45pm - 4:30pm | Keynote LectureSpeaker: Ross Coverdale | ||
4:30pm - 4:35pm | Closing RemarksSpeaker: Peter Raisbeck |