Arguing that current perspectives fail to adequately engage people with disabilities in shaping the public realm, Gissen challenges disciplinary paradigms.
Projects from Brooks + Scarpa, Perkins&Will, and Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects show how design can help a rapidly growing segment of the population thrive.
Blind professional skateboarder and founder of Keep Pushing Inc. Dan Mancina joins the podcast to discuss the way skateboarders adapt the built environment, how design can improve to assist the visually impaired, and his foundation’s design for the first adaptive skate park.
One of the most sweeping pieces of civil rights legislation in the country’s history, the Americans with Disabilities Act has changed the way we work, learn, and move through space.
This program will bring together the architects, client, and community service provider behind Betances Residence to discuss the process of creating accessible supportive housing, with participation from COOKFOX Architects, non-profit developer Breaking Ground, and the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS). Read More