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Access by Design: Rethinking Accessibility in Architecture
100 McCaul Street
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
100 McCaul Street
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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BEA Toronto is thrilled for the next edition of our BEAT Forum Series!
Access by Design: Rethinking Accessibility in Architecture
Presentation + Panel Discussion
Saturday, Feb 7, 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
OCAD University, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto
Room #230
This event explores how the meanings of accessibility and disability in architecture are changing—both in the spaces we design and within the profession itself. We begin with a keynote from a leading expert in accessible, disability-informed design, offering a framing of accessibility that moves beyond code compliance to consider equity, lived experience, and belonging. A panel discussion will follow, bringing together designers, advocates, and educators to examine what accessibility looks like in practice: how we shape environments that welcome a wide range of bodies and minds, and how we build a profession that reflects diverse abilities, perspectives, and needs.
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