Technical Program!!12:30 Hot Buffet Lunch & Introduction-

Marnie Courage, Managing Director Enabling Access Inc.

12:45 Universal Design, Accessibility Beyond Codes Part 1– Bob Topping, President DesignAble Environments Inc.

1:45 Elevator and Lifts, Technical Considerations for Designers- Trevor Rebeck, CHCP Elevators Inc.

2:15 Break/refreshments 2:30 The Accessibility For Manitoban’s

Act and Built Environment Standards- Manitoba Disabilities Issues Office

3:00 Universal Design, Accessibility Beyond Codes Part 2– Bob Topping, President DesignAble Environments Inc.

3:45 Closing Remarks- Marnie Courage, Managing Director Enabling Access Inc.

Consideration for MAA members:3.5 Continuing Education Credit Hours

Registration Fees: !Professional Registration Fee- $105 Student Registration Fee- $65 !Online Registration & Payment Processing:

www.enablingaccess.ca !

Symposium Details !Date of event: June 2, 2016

Time: 12:30- 4:00 PM Location: Viscount Gort Hotel

1670 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB, Canada !Hot Buffet Lunch and

Refreshment Break Included

June 2, 2016

Ergonomics & Ability, Optimized.

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Inclusive Design SymposiumACCESSIBILITY BEYOND CODES

For Architects, Interior Designers and Developers

Topics Covered in Bob’s Sessions !• Principles of Universal Design and Barrier Free

Design as they relate to Building Codes and Accessibility Guidelines

• The continuum of accessibility – from urban design to detail design

• The cost of universal design and business opportunities for designers

• Applying universal design within a commercial context

• Accessible housing options and concepts • Including persons with disabilities in the

design process • Applying universal design to a residential project • The effective use of colour contrast in design • Tactile walking surface indicator systems

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!Bob Topping is an architect and accessibility consultant; a member of the Ontario Association of Architects and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Bob earned a Bachelor of Architecture (1979) from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland. He is the president of DesignABLE Environments Inc., and a founding member of the Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES). !Bob has over thirty years of experience practising and teaching architecture with a specialization and interest in the fields of barrier-free design and universal design. In his role as an accessibility consultant, Bob has assisted design teams realize the benefits of universal design and accessibility on projects within the transportation, justice, institutional, residential, commercial, education, health care and entertainment sectors. !Bob has presented workshops and participated in conferences around the world, educating design professionals on universal design of the built

Trevor Rebeck from Canadian Health Care Products Elevators Ltd, will share practical and technical details to consider when planning for lifts and elevators in both residential and commercial environments. Participants will learn how to improve the accessibility of existing built environments with elevators and lifts, where universal design is not achievable.