Conference Programme Thursday

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

Thursday 08.30 – 10.30

Field Trip

Boat tour on the Oslo Fjord with Vision of the Fjords
Register for the boat tour at the conference registration / service desk by 5.30 pm on Wednesday November 20.

Thursday 09.00 – 10.30

Room 1: Community, Co-design, and User Participation

More Inclusion for Berlin!
by Gregor Strutz

Co-Design with Diversity as Resource of Innovation
by Cecilie Marie Eide and Anders-Petter Andersson

(S) Culturally Sensitive Design Toolkit Developed Through Global Co-Design Workshops
by Tori Simpson and Abigail Hoover

(S) Universal Design as Co-Creation: Experiences and Visions from Urban Development Projects in Sweden
by Emil Erdtman

Room 2: Digital Inclusion – Technical Approach

Every experience has two sides, even when one is hidden
by Kitty Toft and Martin Storsletten

(S) Empowering the Visually Impaired: Advancing Digital Skills in Mobile ICT as Motivator and Enabler
by Joschua Thomas Simon-Liedtke, Kristin Skeide Fuglerud and Eva Elida Skråmestø

(S) Towards recommendations for the universal design of online authentication systems
by Helen Petrie and Suzanna Schmeelk

(S) Enhancing Learning through Universally Designed Augmented Reality: A Comparative Study of Augmented and Traditional Learning Materials
by Attila Bekkvik Szentirmai and Pietro Murano

Autotekst.uio.no: Early use of OpenAI Whisper with good UX to solve captioning in Norwegian for higher education
by Oddmund Møgedal, Dagfinn Bergsager and Tomm Eriksen

Room 3: Universal Design in Housing

(S) Universal Designed Homes: Social Value and Economic Benefits
by David Hallinan, Ruth O’Reilly, Gerald Craddock and James Hubbard

(S) Future-Proof Homes. Design support system for selecting age-adaptive building elements and finishes
by Federica Romagnoli and Teresa Villani

(S) Visual impairment and lighting: Comparing guidelines and illumination in homes
by Nanet Mathiasen, Anne Kathrine Frandsen, Senja Ruohnen and Turid Borgestrand Øien

Aging and Inclusivity: Combining Universal Design and Lighting Design Strategies for Enhancing the Living Environments of Older Adults. Systematic literature review
by Veronika Zaikina, Randi Mork and Helle Falkenberg

Changing Housing – The New Zealand Lifemark success story
by Geoff Penrose

Room 4: Making Sense: A Universal Design Approach to Neurodiversity

Workshop led by Cathy Dalton

This workshop will examine the overlap between existing Universal Design practices and standards in the built environment, and designing for the needs of neurodiverse users. Participants will be invited to explore and discuss the synergies and potential conflicts between design for sensory sensitivity and design for sensory disability, in order to “make sense” of the plethora of design recommendations put forward by specific user-groups. 

Thursday 10-30 – 11.00: Break / Poster Session

Thursday 11.00 – 12.30

Room 1: Community, Co-design, and User Participation

(S) Gap-trailing: Scaffolding and exploring situated knowledge
by Turid Øien, Nanet Mathiasen and Anne Kathrine Frandsen

Waste(d) Design – exploring recycling environments from a universal design perspective
by Anna-Sara Fagerholm, Henrik Haller, Anders Warell and Per-Olof Hedvall

(S) Filmmaking as a Tool for Investigating the Positive Spatial Experiences of Disabled People
by Masashi Kajita, Roberta Cassi and Peter Græsbøll Holm

Rolling Towards Empathy: Using a VR Simulation to Bridge the Gap in Understanding Wheelchair Users’ Experiences in Public Spaces
by Andreas Jin Sum, Achillefs Apostolou, Nicolai Lind Bouquin, Mathias Adrian Wagner Kristiansen, Rune Korsgaard Ludvigsen, Peter Mathiesen and Carlos Mauricio Castaño Díaz

Creating Inclusive Privacy: Universal Design Strategies for Smart Home Innovation
by Cristina Paupini and G. Anthony Giannoumis

Room 2: Digital Inclusion – Technical Approach

(S) Universally Designed Virtual Reality: Creating Inclusive and Immersive Learning Experiences with ‘VRinDanger’
by Attila Bekkvik Szentirmai

A comprehensive approach to Universal Design of digital services for neuro-inclusion in the workplace
by Rudolph Brynn and Laura Cruz Stieglmeier

(S) VR Dialogues: Enhancing Communication Between Autistic Individuals and their Special Education Teachers Through Virtual Activities
by Ali Adjorlu, Asger Arendt Langhoff, Atle Søeborg Nyhus, Emil Sønderskov Hansen, Franciska Kruse Ifversen, Signe Marie Kromann Kristiansen and Signe Toftgaard Henriksen

(S) Mastering Gesture-Based Screen Readers on Mobile Devices – Exploring Teaching and Practice Strategies
by Joschua Thomas Simon-Liedtke, Kristin Skeide Fuglerud and Eva Elida Skråmestø

Using APCA to develop an accessible colour palette for data visualisation
by Jon Olav Eikenes

Room 3: Universal Design in Architectural Practice

(S) Unveiling Social Sustainability in Architecture: A Mapping of Practices at an Architectural Studio
by Turid Borgestrand Øien, Sidse Grangaard and Gitte Kirkeby Andreasen

Empathy Exercises for The Design Process. Case study: The Empathy Retreat
by Iris Popescu

(S) Narratives in Generative Architectural Design: Exploring Sequential Functions and Usage
by Emil Ballegaard, Masashi Kajita and Isak Worre Foged

Universal design and architectural quality (Panel)
Participants: Tina Larsen, Camilla Ryhl, Jasmien Herssens (Moderator)

Room 4: Inclusive Tourism and Sustainable Communities

Tourism for all
by Helle Karine Bakkeland

(S) Values against Values. A Study of an Encounter between Cultural Heritage Values and Values of Accessibility
by Oddbjørn Sørmoen

Universal Design to build a more inclusive touristic ecosystem. The SITE project approach
by Barbara Chiarelli and Ilaria Garofolo

Enabling accessible and inclusive tourism: Lessons from New Zealand and Australia
by Alison McIntosh, Claire Flemmer, Simon Darcy and Brielle Gillovic

Designing an inclusive waterfront. Promenade on the Danube bank, at Mahmudia
by Iulian Canov, Marius Vasile, Iris Popescu, and Monica Săbău

Room 5: Universal Design in Education

Universal Design in Education (UDE) A View through the Student Lens
by Donal Fitzpatrick, Gerald Craddock and James Hubbard

UD2Care: A Multidisciplinary Intensive Program to Introduce Higher Education Students to Universal Design
by Erwin Vanroye and Jan Vanrie

Voice of Shadows: Universal design for visually impaired individuals
by Mozhgan Sanieenezhad, Mandana Babajani, and Neda Ezzati

(S) Should Student Coursework be Universally Designed? Universal Design Requirements may prevent Academic Cheating (Panel)
Participants: Morten Tollefsen, Jo Herstad, Kjetil A. Knarlag, Frode Eika Sandnes (Moderator)

Thursday 12-30 – 13.30: Lunch

Thursday 13.30 – 15.00

Room 1: Plenary

Implementing Universal Design in the Danish Non-Profit Housing Sector
Keynote by Bent Madsen, CEO of the National Building Fund

The Opportunities and Risks of AI: Countering Statistical Discrimination
Keynote by Jutta Treviranus, Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) and professor in the faculty of Design at OCAD University in Toronto

Safe and inclusive homes and neighbourhoods – how can universal design be of help? (Panel) 
Participants: Bent Madsen (National Building Fund), Tina Larsen (National Association of Norwegian Architects), Anna Lawson (University of Leeds)

Thursday 15-00 – 15.30: Break / Poster Session

Thursday 15.30 – 17.00

Room 1: Community, Co-design, and Inclusion

Inclusive Design the Nor Way
by Jannicke Hølen and Knut Bang

(S) The use of card-game design to teach Universal Design theory
by Richard Herriott

(S) Widening the Circle: Is there an Eighth Principle for Universal Design?
by Jim Harrison, Kevin Busby, Jane O’Flynn and Yvonne Pennis

(S) The Problem with “Inclusion”? It is Done to Someone by Someone
by Per-Olof Hedvall and Stina Ericsson

(S) Accessibility Influencers: A Netnographic Qualitative Study
by Ali Mohamed, Masood Rangraz and Jan Gulliksen

Room 2: Digital Inclusion – Communication

Towards inclusive digital design – visual strategies in communication processes of government agencies
by Karina Goransson and Anna-Sara Fagerholm

Case study: Testing the text, not the reader How to make plain language encyclopedic texts for a wide audience
by Guro Djupvik and Kristine Magnesen

(S) An Online Mental Health Survey Translated to Sign Language Was Only Utilized by One Third of Deaf Signers
by Jacob Espenes, Idar Krogstad, Hege Saltnes and Kathrin Steffen

(S) Universal Crisis Information Design: A Multi-Case Study
by Bijan Aryana, Anna-Lisa Osvalder and Elin Stark

(S) A Workshop for Accessible Crisis Information
by Kirsten Rassmus-Gröhn, Linda Stjernholm and Charlotte Magnusson

Room 3: Universal Design in Health

Pleasure Shouldn’t Be a Privilege
by Tutte Murmann

(S) Towards equity and universal design in pelvic floor care – patient experiences after birth
by Semra Sahin Haglund and Per-Olof Hedvall

(S) Long term residential care and the built environment: Improving quality of life and resilience through a Universal Design approach
by Thomas Grey, Dimitra Xidous, Jennifer O’Donoghue and Desmond O’Neill

(S) Inclusive Architecture, From Theory to Practice: Illustrated through a Case Study of the Center for Cancer and Health in Copenhagen
by Karin Høyland, Camilla Ryhl and Silje Bechmann Granås

Carpe Diem Dementia Village – Redefining Dementia Care through Inclusive Design
by Camilla Heier Anglero

Room 4: Inclusive Tourism and Sustainable Communities

(S) Universal design in sustainable tourism certification schemes
by Iratxe Landa-Mata, Veronica Blumenthal and Anja Fleten Nielsen

(S) Attitudes of employees in tourism towards guests with disabilities in Norway: a survey study
by Juan Carlos Torrado Vidal, Anne-Bjørg Haugan, Berit Lilly Wiborg, Rita Andersen and Kristin Skeide Fuglerud

(S) Which Accessibility for Mountain Natural Environments? The Ski-Ability Project
by Alberto Arenghi, Mariachiara Bonetti, Leonardo La Rocca and Luca Ambrogio Vaghi

(S) A Standard on Accessibility of the Immobable Cultural Heritage
by Nieves Peinado Margalef

Treetop Walk for all – Hamaren, Fyresdal, Norway
by Monica Sølyst

Room 5: Universal Design in Education

AccessCoVE – a new European Centre for Vocational Excellence in Accessibility
by Jan Gulliksen, Sofia Strömqvist, Ali Mohamed and Masood Rangraz

Innovative accessibility expert training for persons with disabilities based on personal experiences
by Susanna Laurin and Sara Kjellstrand

The Universal Design Living Lab as an Authentic Learning Environment: 10 years of Educational Experiences
by Jan Vanrie and Erwin Vanroye

Developing an interdisciplinary research field in universal design what is the potential? (Panel)
Participants: Valeria Borsotti, Emil Ballegaard, Olivia Dahl Nielsen, Camilla Ryhl (Moderator)

Thursday 18.30 – 22.30: Conference dinner, Oslo City Hall