Design Impact Vol. 5: Following the Sun: Design Futures at the Intersection of Health, Equity and Climate Change is a global virtual summit sponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Design Alumni Council. Launching Thursday, September 23rd, the summit brings together an outstanding roster of global leaders to share their work and vision at the intersection of health, climate change and equity. This inspiring, two-day virtual summit transcends regional and national boundaries to unite our global community of practice, challenging us to use design as a tool for actionable, transformative change, and healing.
Session 2: Disability is Certain, Inclusivity is Not: Rethinking Cities + Design through Policy, Practice, and Innovation
Disability affects more people than is often perceived. Today, over 15% of the world’s population suffers from one or more disabilities, and as global life expectancy lengthens, the experience of disability is not a question of if, but when. The prevailing tendency to conflate an extremely heterogeneous landscape of disability – from mobility to hearing, sightedness to cognitive function – into a single group of “disabled people” irrespective of their varying needs, results in a world where appropriate accommodations are too easily omitted, superficially added, or simply overlooked. Design Impact’s first session takes these challenges head on at two different scales of body and society by. allowing for the due complexity and dignity that nuance affords, when facing challenges from poverty alleviation to global social justice.
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Session Leads:
​​​​Sameh Wahba, Global Director, World Bank Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice; Washington, DC
Ambika Malhotra, Urban Designer, Architect & Consultant, Delhi, India
Shaina Yang, Architectural Designer, Los Angeles, CA
Keynote Speaker: Sinead Burke, Disability Activity and CEO, Tilting the Lens
​Panel 1 – Inclusive Cities:
Moderator:
Speakers:
Victor Pineda, President, World Enabled; Founder, Cities4All, Berkeley, CA
Maitreyi Bordia Das, Practice Manager in the Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice of the World Bank
Karen Braitmayer, Principal, Studio Pacifica, Seattle, WA
Panel 2 – Inclusive Design:
Moderator: Jenny Yi, Design Researcher, Cambridge, MA
Speakers:
Sinead Burke, Disability Activity and CEO, Tilting the Lens
Shaina Yang, Architectural Designer, Los Angeles, CA
To learn more about the Design Impact event series, visit gsdimpact.com To learn more about ways to support the Harvard Graduate School of Design, visit alumni.gsd.harvard.edu
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