Conference Programme Wednesday

Scientific projects in the IOS press publication is marked in light blue and (S)

Wednesday 08.00 – 10.00: Registration

Wednesday 10.00 – 12.30

Room 1: Opening Plenary

Music by Tine Thing Helseth

Welcome to UD2024
by Hege Nilssen, Director Bufdir

Opening address
by Minister Lubna Jaffery, Ministry of Culture and Equality

Universal Design, Equality and Accessibility: The Human Rights Imperative
Keynote by Anna Lawson, Professor at the University of Leeds

Break

Universal Design and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Keynote by Masumi Ono, Division for Inclusive Social Development, United Nations

Disability Inclusion in Africa: The Gaps and Opportunities
Keynote by Irene Mbari-Kirika, Founder of inABLE.org

Wednesday 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

Wednesday 13.30 – 15.00

Room 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Universal Design

(S) Universal Design and Accessibility as an Act or a State – a Comparison of Policies in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
by Sidse Grangaard, Per-Olof Hedvall and Inger Marie Lid

(S) Universal Design Futures: Theoretical Insights and Paradigms from a Majority World
by Gaurav Raheja and Divyang Purkayastha

Fostering Digital Inclusion and Accessibility in Ukraine
by Oksana Grechko, UNDP Ukraine

(S) Spatial Justice: A Shifting Perspective to Reframe Universal Design
by Janice Rieger

(S) Better Late Than Never – Universal design in Disability Policies
by Sidse Grangaard

Room 2: Digital Inclusion

Our digital life – An ecosystem map for inclusive digital services
by Cathrine Einarsson

(S) Towards a Model for Assessing the Maturity of Organizations’ Work on Universally Designed Digital Solutions
by Till Halbach, Kristin Skeide Fuglerud and Joschua Thomas Simon-Liedtke

The role of the library in a digital age: Designing for public digital culture
by Sofia Strömqvist and Jan Gulliksen

(S) Which Diversity? Expanding the Gap Model of Disability for Digital Information Systems
by Terje Gjøsæter and Lucia Castro Herrera

Digital inclusion – a model for follow-up and interventions
by Hans von Axelson

Room 3: Universal Design in Public Spaces

A systemic approach to accessibility: leading actors and means to support regional policies for more inclusive cities
by Ilaria Garofolo, Barbara Charelli and Elena Marchigiani

(S) Driving Forces and Enablers for Universal Design in Urban Planning
by Lilian Müller

(S) Adapting Cities for Older Adults through Universal Design
by Ira Verma

(S) Development of New Public Buildings in Slovakia and Their Universal Accessibility: Architectural Design Competition as a Tool for Selecting the Best Design
by Alexander Schleicher, Simona Kolimárová and Klára Macháčová

(S) Static versus dynamic accessibility. Accessibility management as a tool to enable its permanence over time
by Delfin Jiménez Martín and Carmen Iglesias Cadarso

Room 4: Universal Design in Transport

(S) Cost-benefit appraisal of universal design in public transport and walking/cycling infrastructure
by Nils Fearnley and Knut Veisten

You are in a different world if you have a disability
by Josephine Rees

(S) Quantifying benefits of universal design in public transport
by Knut Veisten, Stefan Flügel and Nils Fearnley

Are we leaving some people behind?
by Lars E Olsson

(S) Navigating Inclusivity: Exploring Accessibility in Oslo’s Public Transport Mobile App
by Bineeth Kuriakose and Frode Eika Sandnes

Room 5: Universal Design in Education

Universal Design of the University of Galway Campus: Micro level actions in the built environment
by Deirdre McHugh and Imelda Byrne

Teaching Universal Design – Course Design and Key Components
by Karina Goransson, Mikael Becker, Johanna Hellstrom and Per-Olof Hedvall

(S) The Digital School – Can Everyone Participate on Equal Terms?
by Brynhild Runa Sterri and Malin Rygg

(S) Empowering a Universal Design Course for the Built Environment: exploring learning experiences through an interdisciplinary, multicultural and civic approach
by Elke Ielegems, Annemie Spooren, Eva Delooz and Jan Vanrie

Establishing best practices in digital learning materials through standardisation in Norway
by Yngvar Nordberg, Vegard Østhagen and Haakon Heyerdahl

Wednesday 15.00 – 15.30 Break / Poster Session

Wednesday 15.30 – 17.00

Room 1: Socio-economic analysis within the field of Universal Design

Instructions for Official Studies of Central Government Measures
by Jon Roger Andresen and Anja Wedde Sveen, Bufdir

Universal design and socio-economic analysis: A mapping of analyses and literature
by Lars Lindberg and Anna Amilon

Socio-economic analysis of additional obligations for universal design of ICT in the workplace
by Ingrid Gaarder Harsheim, Oslo Econoics

Cost-benefit analysis within the field of universal design
Participants: Jon Roger Andresen, Ingrid Gaarder Harsheim, Lars Lindberg, David Hallinan, Kirsti Svinø (moderator)

Room 2: Digital Inclusion – Organisational Approach

Norway’s Approach to Web Accessibility Statements
by Quinn Coffey, Adrian Bjørseth, Espen Tjøstolvsen and Dag Ove Eggum

(S) Predicting Digital Accessibility through a Self-Assessment Test of Process Traits
by Miriam Begnum and Susanne K Harder

(S) Exploring the Use of AI for Enhanced Accessibility Testing of Web Solutions
by Kristin Skeide Fuglerud, Till Halbach, Ingrid Utseth and Anders Ueland Waldeland

(S) AI in Software Development and its potential Influence on Accessibility Compliance
by Elise K. Fjeld and Rudolph Brynn

Universal design compliance criteria in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
by Miriam Begnum and Karina Ludwig

Room 3: Universal Design in Public Spaces

(S) Universal design for balance disorders: A multifaceted challenge
by Lisa Maria Marcussen and Eirin Olaussen Ryeng

(S) Understanding the Challenges in the Urban Street Navigation of Persons with Visual Impairment: A Field-Based Study in the Indian Context
by Jinoj Mathidharan and Gaurav Raheja

Diverse Perspectives on Physical Accessibility in Public Entrances: Six Cases in Sweden
by Oskar Jonsson, Marianne Salén, Stefan Olander, Eva Månsson Lexell, Gunilla Carlsson and Bjorn Slaug

(S) Inclusive Public Toilets: A Universal Design Enquiry for Indian Context
by Divyang Purkayastha and Gaurav Raheja

(S) Inclusive public libraries: How to adequately identify accessibility barriers?
by Franka Schultze and Gerd Berget

Room 4: Universal Design in Transport

(S) Essential accessibility information of travel chains for everyone
by Atte Partanen and Merja Saarela

Accessibility information in Ruter app
by Wenche Pedersen

A train ride with experiential learning
by Kristian Lian

How do we strengthen the awareness of professional and decision makers about the value of user involvement and socio-economic perspective in universal design?
Participants: Nils Fearnley, Josephine Rees, Lars E. Olsson, Bineeth Kuriakose, Merja Saarela, Andrea Isaachsen Olvin, Anja Fleten Nielsen, Toril Bergerud Buene (moderator)

Room 5: Universal Design in Education

Scaling New Heights in Ireland: ALTITUDE The National Charter for Universal Design in Irish Tertiary Education
by Maureen Haran and Dara Ryder

Unlocking Access: Prioritising Video Captioning in Norwegian Higher Education
by Dagfinn Rømen, Kjetil Andreas Knarlag, Elinor Jeanette Olaussen and Hanne Kristin Berg

(S) Universal Design in University Environments. Are the new buildings more inclusive? A tool for equal design assessment
by Erica Isa Mosca, Giulia Crotti, Maddalena Buffoli and Stefano Capolongo

Can we do Universal design in education differently? – a new interdisciplinary
Scholarship on universal design

Participants: Tutte Murmaan,  Marek Kuźmiński, Mariagiulia Sardu, Jasmien Herssens, Camilla Ryhl (Moderator)