2013 Access to Design Professions Symposium and Workshop
Symposium: April 11, 7pm
Universal design and disability rights advocacy video playlist. Subscribe to #adpsfstate on YouTube.
Learn how universal design pioneers and leaders have influenced and transformed their professions to attend to the needs of all people equally.
Elaine Ostroff (Keynote speaker)
Access to Design Professions Program
Patricia Moore
MooreDesign Associates
Susan Goltsman
MIG
Chris Downey
Architecture for the Blind
Catherine J. Kudlick
Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Ralf Hotchkiss
Whirlwind Wheelchair International
Dmitri Belser
Center for Accessible Technology + Ed Roberts Campus
Erick Mikiten
Mikiten Architecture
Workshop: April 11–13
Department of Design and Industry Professor Ricardo Gomes provides critical feedback for participants in the 2010 Parking Day design charrette at SF State. View more photos on Flickr.
The workshop will target prospective or current SF State students -- in particular, students with disabilities -- interested in applying to design majors. The workshop will include presentations, activities and exercises for the student participants centered around an inclusive design overview and assessment of the recently renovated SF State Library and the West Campus Green Park scheduled to open in March 2013.
Workshop Schedule
Thursday, April 11
Pre-Workshop Orientation
2pm to 5pm, J. Paul Leonard Library
Friday, April 12
- Morning Workshop
9am to noon, J. Paul Leonard Library - Brown Bag Seminar
noon to 2pm, J. Paul Leonard Library - Afternoon Workshop
2pm to 5pm, J. Paul Leonard Library
Saturday, April 13
- Workshop Presentations
9:30am to 10:15 am, Cesar Chavez Student Center, Jack Adams Hall - Sneak Preview Open House at SF State
10:30am to 1pm, Cesar Chavez Student Center, Jack Adams Hall
Learn more about Sneak Preview for Fall 2013.
Agenda and Objectives
The purpose of the workshop is to promote universal and inclusive design principles to potential community college transfer, or continuing SF State students, in particular, students with disabilities, so that they may pursue applying to the design majors at SF State, such as:
- Apparel Design and Merchandising - Bachelor of Science
- Industrial Arts - Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Minor
- Industrial Design - Bachelor of Science
- Interior Design - Bachelor of Science
- Visual Communication Design - Bachelor of Science
Support #adpsfstate
Individual and corporate donations requested for:
- Workshop materials and supplies.
- Facilitator and participant lunch.
- Symposium reception.
About the Access to Design Professions Program
Access to Design Professions is a leadership initiative funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with the goal to increase and support the participation of people with disabilities in the design professions. Current ADP projects focus on one or more of the following goals:
- Teach people with disabilities about careers in design.
- Recruit students with disabilities into post-secondary design education programs.
- Develop professional interaction and understanding among design professors, disability services staff, career counselors, vocational rehab counselors and high school guidance counselors.
About the Design Center for Global Needs
Our mission is to enhance the curriculum development in the Department of Design and Industry, while stimulating the social awareness and responsibility of our students.
