Through presentation and interactive discussions, this webinar will address how we can create more accessible and inclusive built environments for all. This includes the interaction with transportation engineering and design.
Speaker
Haley Rae Lawson (she/her) BDes, RHFAC Professional, is a Toronto-based Senior Accessibility Specialist at Human Space, the inclusive design profession of BDP – a global architecture, design and urbanism consultancy. She helps to create thoughtful and innovative solutions that promote equity, wellbeing and participation in the built environment. Haley Rae helps to lead and develop inclusive design strategies and practices across multiple complex projects and various public forums. She primarily focuses on services such as consulting, certification and benchmarking, guidelines and standards, building audits, and training. Haley Rae contributes her technical expertise on international, national, provincial and municipal accessibility requirements and better practices. She actively practices allyship, and draws on her lived, professional and volunteer experiences to advocate for inclusion, equity and accessibility. Haley Rae’s background in environmental design, and experience as a design educator at OCAD University, contribute to her unique perspective in accessibility consulting. She is committed to using an intersectional approach to design, actively including and learning from people with a range of perspectives and educating others about the diversity of ways to create spaces for all.