The Ins and Outs of Good Urban Design (Season 5, Episode 3)
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By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins
- Hosted By: Janet Roche
- Edited by: Jessica Hunt
- Guests: Meg O’Connell & Steve Wright
- Photo Credit: Steve Wright
The Ins and Outs of Urban Design (Season 5, Episode 3)
Inclusive Designers Podcast: What are the best practices for Urban Design? Whether it’s getting around in our cities and streets, or within the buildings where we work, IDP explores the barriers that exist every day in terms of accessibility!
Guests Meg O’Connell and Steve Wright share their views on urban design for disabilities in the workplace and beyond. Plus how to create spaces that work for everybody- without special considerations or accommodations- because they’re already built into the environment. And pet peeves? Yes, they share them too!
Guests:
Meg O’Connell – is the founder and CEO of ‘Global Disability Inclusion’. She is an award-winning disability inclusion expert who provides strategic direction, design, and implementation of disability employment and inclusion programs. Her clients include Global 500 companies, plus foundations, universities, and nonprofits.
Meg is also involved in disability employee research. She co-authored ‘The State of Disability Employee Engagement’ to help companies understand the workplace experiences of their employees with disabilities.
Meg on Accessibility- “It’s not a facilities issue. Not a building issue. Not an maintenance issue. Everyone has a responsibility to it”
– Contact (LinkedIn): Meg O’Connell
Steve Wright – is a educator, communicator, and award-winning journalist who is an advocate for positive change. He has presented on design issues and solutions at national conferences, and advises clients on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. As a storyteller, he creates content for major non-profits and corporations.
Steve believes in creating a better built environment with a focus on inclusion, dignity, and non-segregating design for people with disabilities.
Steve on Design- “The COVID pandemic has proven that the way we build and plan must be safe, accessible and inclusive for all.”
– Contact (LinkedIn): Steve Wright
– References:
- Global Disability Inclusion
- IDP Discusses ‘Design Crimes’ with Ed Warner, Motionspot
- MotionSpot – Accessible Hotel Design
- Hotel Brooklyn, Manchester UK
- Ponte Guilio
- Trauma-informed Design Society
- The Boston Architectural College
- Universal vs Inclusive Design
- WELL AP
- Green Build – LEED
- Michael Graves, Architects
- Patricia Belmont/ Belmont Village
- This Old House Episode: Accessible Made Modern
– Articles:
- Urban Land: Affordability and Accessibility in a tight U.S. housing market
- Planning: Pete Buttigieg wants to make transit accessible- and pay for it too
- Streetsblog: American cities still aren’t accessible after 33 years of ADA
- Strong Towns: We can’t afford to *Not* make our cities more accessible
- NAR on Common Ground: Universal Design & Inclusive Mobility
- CNU Public Square: Why Universal Design is critical to CNU
- Global Disability Inclusion: Accessibility is at the intersection of employment
- Main Street America: The ADA at 30, The power of inclusion on Main Street
- New Mobility: Accessible Public Spaces
The Ins and Outs of Good Urban Design
(Season 5, Episode 3)
Guests: Meg O’Connell & Steve Wright
(Music / Open)
Janet: In this series we will be discussing specific examples of design techniques that make a positive difference for people living with certain human conditions.
Carolyn: The more a designer understands the client and or the community the more effective and respectful the design will be.
(Music / Intro)
Janet: Welcome to Inclusive Designers Podcast, I am your host, Janet Roche…
Carolyn: and I am your moderator, Carolyn Robbins…
Janet: We have a lovely show for everyone today! We will be discussing the benefits of urban planning with an inclusive focus. We’ll also explore the barriers that exist every day in terms of accessibility when designing buildings that meet employee’s needs… from the outside on the street, to the entrances, and all the spaces within.
Carolyn: … like kitchens, conference rooms, and of course, bathrooms to name just a few.
Janet: We are honored to have not one but two dynamic guests with us today. Meg O’Connell & Steve Wright to talk about designing for disabilities in the workplace and beyond.
Carolyn: Before we hear from them directly, let me tell you a little more about our guests…
Steve Wright primarily calls himself a Storyteller— which he is— but he is also an educator, award-winning journalist, and advocate for positive change. He has presented on Universal Design issues and solutions at national conferences. And advises clients on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Janet: In all these roles, his goal is to create a better built environment with a focus on inclusion, dignity, and non-segregating design for people with disabilities.
Carolyn: And we also are delighted that Meg O’Connell is joining us. She is the CEO & founder of Global Disability Inclusion. Meg is an award-winning disability inclusion expert who provides strategic direction, design and implementation of disability employment and inclusion programs. Her clients include Global 500 companies- including some of the world’s most recognized brands- plus foundations, universities, and nonprofits.
Janet: Meg is also involved in disability employee research. She co-authored ‘The State of Disability Employee Engagement’ to help companies understand the workplace experiences of their employees with disabilities.
Carolyn: I think you can see why we are so excited to get their views on this topic. Steve and Meg will share their pet peeves and advice on what
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