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)