Length: 1 CEU
Topic: Advanced Technology
Delivery Mode: Online On-Demand
What's Included: Video, Quiz, & Certificate
Registration Fee: Members $50 | Intern $35 | Student $25 | Non-Member $75
This webinar is part of the RAIC 2025 Conference on Architecture!
The intersection between disability and good design requires more than awareness and advocacy. Only with the full participation of persons with disabilities in the design and development process will real inclusion be achieved. This means that working directly and together with the end users, including persons with disabilities, we will create understanding and positive solutions. This session will focus on design issues related to persons with low vison and who are blind and will include two speakers. Diane Bergeron is blind and is President of the CNIB Guide Dogs program in Ottawa, and she will tell her personal story on moving about in the built environment, and what Architects, Interior Designers and Landscape Architects should be paying attention to. Ron Wickman is an Architect, working out of Edmonton, who specializes in Accessible Architecture, and he will identify his design methodology of working directly with persons with disabilities, highlighting his experience working with Diane in Edmonton on the Premier's Council Office Space.
Recognize the different variations of low vision or being blind (no light, no shadow).
Describe wayfinding strategies designed to benefit persons with low vision and who are blind.
Implement a better working methodology in design work that includes the full participation of persons with disabilities.
Discuss the process of creating building codes and accessibility standards that include the participation of persons with disabilities.
Subject Matter Experts:
Ron Wickman
BA, BEDS, M.Arch., Architect, AAA, MRAIC
Principal, Ron Wickman Architect
Ron Wickman is an Architect, Author and Activist who specializes in Accessible Architecture. He set up his own Edmonton based practice in 1995, and he specializes in providing consulting services for persons with disabilities and for projects focused on affording individuals with disabilities greater choices for independent movement. Ron has first hand experience with creating accessible environments because he grew up with a father who used a wheelchair. He has written many articles and two books on accessible design, and has also been a guest speaker and participant in sessions involving accessibility, innovative housing and urban and community planning. He has won numerous awards for his work.
Diane Bergeron
President CNIB Guide Dogs, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
Diane Bergeron is the President of CNIB Guide Dogs and plays a pivotal leadership role in the World Blind Union (WBU), serving as both treasurer of the WBU and Chair of the WBU Women's Committee. A lifelong advocate, Diane's unwavering passion lies in championing a world without barriers, where individuals with disabilities are recognized and embraced for their abilities. Having navigated life as a blind individual, Diane has been a guide dog handler for over 39 years. She shares a profound bond with her CNIB Guide Dog, a golden retriever, Carla. Diane resides in Ottawa, and in her personal life enjoys fitness activities and is a past Ironman triathlon finisher.
This webinar is in English. Closed captions have been provided in both English and French.
Pricing
Member: $50 / Non-Member: $75
Intern Member: $35 / Intern Non-Member: $75
Student: $25 (must be an RAIC student associate member)