Conference Programme Friday

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

Friday 09.00 – 10.30

Room 1: Universal Design for an Aging Population

(S) Exploring the relationship between identity, physical activity, and accessibility perceptions
by Laurel Curran and Tyler Prochnow

We Are All Getting Older – Why We Should Design For Digital Elders
by Elen Haksø and Signe Berg

(S) Digitalisation and elderly society – Universal Design as detailed in standards
by Rudolph Brynn, Kari-Anne Reitan Andersen and Laura Cruz Stieglmeier

(S) Universally Designed Augmented Reality as Interface for Artificial Intelligence Assisted Decision-Making in Everyday Life Scenarios
by Attila Bekkvik Szentirmai

(S) Eudaemonia-focused Design as Intentional Praxis: An Inclusive Approach to Realising Flourishing
by Jenna Mikus, Janice Rieger and Deanna Grant-Smith

Room 2: Digital Inclusion – Organisational Approach

Assessing the Impact of Universal Design on Workplace ICT – A Cost-Benefit Perspective
by Till Halbach

Make your colleagues care!
by Tom Widerøe and Lotte Johansen

Running an accessibility team across the Nordics
by Pankhuri Sanjay Jain

The accessibility relay – how to seamlessly hand off the baton from design to tech
by Vishaka Mantri Roininen

(S) Universal Design of Public Services: A Case Study of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
by Miriam Begnum and Anne Igeltjørn

Room 3: Children, Learning Environment, and Sustainability

There is no beauty in exclusion, it matters. School for kids with special needs
by Marie-Louise Holst and Lotte Rønne

Children’s voices and actions for child rights and the SDGs – digital learning tools for the 2030 agenda
by Anne Marte Johnsen

Pilot Project “Schools for Sustainable Cities and Communities”: 3 Cases in Norway – Gran, Larvik, and Nesodden Municipalities on Upgrading of Existing School Facilities
by Kai Reaver and Eva Storrusten

Room 4: Inclusive Tourism and Sustainable Communities

Co-designing Inclusive Multisensory Experiences in Museums
by Janice Rieger, Sarah Barron and Samantha Rowe

(S) Evaluating the Accessibility of Norwegian Museum Websites
by Norun C. Sanderson, Eline W. Sørensen, Alhousseiny Gueye, and Weiqin Chen

Universal Design in Museum Mediation: Inclusive Communicative Label Proposal
by Muriel Molinier

LocationCompanion – the indoor navigation app
by Lars-Cyril Blystad and Einar Myreng

Room 5: UD4.0 _ Design as Disabled? (Workshop)

Call for Universal Design cases! 

Prof Yanki Lee from Kolding School of Design in Denmark is proposing a new Universal Design Framework (UD4.0) and she is looking for Universal Design Projects to test this tool as well as featuring in the upcoming book. 

  1. by emailing (yl@dskd.dk

  2. by leaving it to the poster session

  3. by joining workshop @ 9-10:30, 22 Nov Friday, Room 5: Workshop _ UD4.0 _ Design as Disabled? Workshop led by Professor Yanki Lee

Friday 10.30 – 11.00 Break / Poster Session

Friday 11.00 – 13.00

Room 1: Closing Plenary

Developing people-centered knowledge – Silences and marginalized perspectives we need to know about to design well
Keynote by Olivia Dahl, danish researcher

Digital Inclusion through Research and Regulations (Panel)
Participants: Susanna Laurin (Funka Foundation), Jutta Treviranus (Inclusive Design Research Centre), Irene Mbari-Kirika (inABLE.org), Åshild Vige (moderator)

How to work and think like a designer of tomorrow’s solutions
Keynote by Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director, Institute for Human Centered Design

The Norway Declaration
by Olav Rand Bringa, Onny Eikhaug, Cato Lie

Closing comments
by Anne Magdalena Solbu Kleiven, Bufdir

Friday 13.00 – 14.00 Farewell Lunch