In this Newsletter we congratulate the winners of the inaugural ZVSHK Bathroom Design for All Product Award, as well as Isabel Roig, Managing Director of Barcelona Design Centre, on her appointment as President of the Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA). We also welcome new members of our international networks, such as “Towns and Cities for All”.
Once again we invite you to help co-create a Society for All, if you’ve not yet done so, with the aim of combining efforts and sharing knowledge of all those working to ensure a better quality of life for everyone.
EVENTS
"Une ville pour tous" (A city for all) Awareness Weeks
Date: 2-19 May 2013
Location: various locations, Luxembourg City
Organiser: Ville de Luxembourg (Luxembourg City Council)
Website: "Une ville pour tous" (A city for all) Awareness Weeks ... read more
Fifth Universal Design Summit 2013 (UDS5)
Date: 6-8 May 2013
Location: Saint Louis University, Busch Conference / Student Center, 20 North Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, United States
Organiser: R.L. Mace Universal Design Institute and Starkloff Disability Institute ... read more
AGE Platform Europe conference "Towards an age-friendly EU by 2020" and VERITAS Final User Forum
Date: 16-17 May 2013
Organiser: AGE Platform Europe and the VERITAS project consortium
Website: Accessibility design at the service of age-friendly environments - The VERITAS approach to Design-for-all... read more
International Outdoor Symposium: Solutions for activities for all
Date: 15-18 August 2013
Location: Yyteri beach, Pori, Finland
Organisers: Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu, Suomen Vammaisurheilu ja-liikunta (VAU) and Malike ... read more
INTERACT workshop 2013 – Rethinking Universal Accessibility: Call for papers
Deadline: 20 May 2013
Organiser: Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea and others
Website: INTERACT workshop 2013 - Rethinking Universal Accessibility: Call for papers... read more
NEWS
ZVSHK Bathroom Design for All Product Award winners announced
On 14 March 2013, the Zentralverband Sanitär Heizung Klima (ZVSHK) (German Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning Association) awarded the ZVSHK "Bathroom Design for All" Product Award to five winners in a ceremony during the international ISH 2013 trade fair in Frankfurt am Main. The ceremony was attended by Günther Hoffmann ... read more
BCD Managing Director Isabel Roig becomes president of BEDA
Isabel Roig, the Managing Director of Barcelona Centre de Disseny (BCD) (Barcelona Design Centre), has been named president of the Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA), the European platform which aims to promote the value of design at the European level. Prior to becoming president, Ms Roig served as vice-president for two years ... read more
PARTNERSHIPS
The Portuguese town of Penedono joins the Network for Excellence: “Towns and Cities for All”
The municipality of Penedono, located in the Distrito de Viseu in Portugal, has become a member of the Network for Excellence: "Towns and Cities for All" to demonstrate its commitment to improving the quality of life of its residents and visitors through Design for All.
A medieval town, Penedono benefits from a wealth of architectural ... read more
The Swedish municipality Sollefteå joins the Network for Excellence: "Towns and Cities for All"
The municipality of Sollefteå, on the banks of the Ångerman River in the Västernorrland province of Sweden, has become the latest local authority to join the Network for Excellence: "Towns and Cities for All", adding to this growing international community of municipalities working to improve their local areas for all residents and visitors ... read more
The Institute of Technology and Development Foundation joins the Foundation's international networks
Based in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Institute of Technology and Development (ITD) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation which supports the development of innovative ideas and technology transfer. ITD aims to strengthen links between industry and academia, as well as to ... read more
|