Event Archives

We invite you to join us at an upcoming event! Most events are recorded and have been posted below, serving as evergreen resources for the wider community. Each month, NWUDC members meet virtually to brainstorm and plan events and actions. Anyone is welcome to attend these Steering Committee meetings, and the calendar can be found here. For meeting details, email us.

2023

November 16, 2023: Policy and Code Updates Roundtable

• Presentation: What is Universal Design… Why does it Matter? Tom Minty, John L. Scott

November 2, 2023:Considering Aging in Place

• Presentation: Considering Aging in Place Tom Minty, John L. Scott 

August 19-20, 2023: Seattle Design Festival – How Can Design Drive Inclusivity in Our Homes and Neighborhoods?

• News and Events: Blog (August 9, 2023)
• Seattle Design Festival: 2023 Event | 2023 SDF Curiosity
• The Urbanist: Curiosity-Themed 2023 Seattle Design Festival Is Underway featured NWUDC’s Accessibly Designed Model Bathroom (August 22, 2023)

January 11, 2023:  NWUDC Quarterly Happy Hour

• Flier: January 11, 2023

2022

November 2, 2022: Age-Friendly Housing Forum – Where will Seattle’s Older Adults Live? 

• Flier: November 2, 2022 
• Presentation:  
• Video:   | 

July 27, 2022: NWUDC Happy Hour at The Maxwell Hotel 

• Flier: July 27, 2022 

2020

February 27, 2020: Universal Design and Pedestrian Wayfinding

• Flier: February 27, 2020  
• Presentations: Welcome | Adrian Bell | Aditi Kambuj | Candace Toth
• Video: Seattle Channel | YouTube 

2019

May 30, 2019: How to Plan an Accessible Event

• Flier: May 30, 2019
• Materials: Welcome | Slidedeck white background | Slidedeck dark background | Event Photos | Seattle Channel | YouTube | Transcript

2018

November 7, 2018: Remodeling for Aging in Place

• Flier: November 7, 2018
• Presentations: Tom Minty | Paul Kocharhook | Gerry Cherney
• Video: Seattle Channel | YouTube 

July 24, 1018: Designing for Special Populations

• Flier: July 24, 2018
• Video: YouTube Seattle Channel – Full Program 
• Video: YouTube Seattle Channel – Closed Captions 
• Challenges and Opportunities of Designing for the Formerly Unsheltered Scott Starr, SMR Architects
• Designing for Special Populations Bill Singer and Christina Congdon, Environmental Works

May 31, 2018: Assistive Technology Tools and Creative DIY Solutions to Support Older Adults and People With Disabilities

• Flier: May 31, 2018

2017

June 19, 2017: Last Mile Solutions – Improving Access to Healthcare

• Flier: June 19, 2017

February 9, 2017: Accessible Design Integration

• Flier: February 9, 2017
• Center for Architecture and Design Exhibit: Open to All: Designing for the Full Range of Human Experience

2016

November 15, 2016: The Power of Inclusion – Universal Design in Landscape

• Flier: November 15, 2016 

August 15, 2016: Accessible Travel and Tourism

• Flier: August 15, 2016
• Seattle Channel Video
• Presentations: Accessible Travel and Tourism 
• Other Materials: Transportation Hearing Access – An Immediate Need

April 14, 2016: Are Your Digital Communications Accessible?

• Flier: April 14, 2016
• Video: Are Your Digital Communications Accessible? Training Video Recommendation
• Presentation: Are Your Digital Communications Accessible? Terrill Thompson, Technology Accessibility Specialist, University of Washington https://staff.washington.edu/tft/
• Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) Captioning was provided at the event in order to facilitate communication accessibility. This transcript may not be a totally verbatim record of the proceedings.

January 14, 2016: Designing an Accessible Pedestrian Network for All

• Flier: January 14, 2016
• Presentation: Designing an Accessible Pedestrian Network for All Mike Shaw, John Ricardi and Eugene Pike, Seattle Department of Transportation

2015

October 7, 2015:

• Flier: October 7, 2015
• Presentation: U.S. Access Board Karen Braitmayer

July 9, 2015: 

• Flier: July 9, 2015
• Presentation: Universal Design – Best Practices, Challenges and Compromises
• Presentation: FabCab Presentation (with notes)

April 9, 2015:

• Should I Stay or Should I Go? Deciding how and where to live in your last decades | 7 Ways to Avoid a Nursing Home Jeannette Franks, PhD

January 8, 2015: 

• Flier: January 8, 2015
• Presentation: The Beauty of Universal Design: Designing and building for people of all abilities Molly Erin McCabe, AKBD, CGP, CAPS, A Kitchen That Works

2014

November 20, 2014: Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens Coffee Hour

• Flier: November 20, 2014 
• Presentation: A Chat About Universal Design Tom Minty, Northwest Universal Design Council

October 9, 2014: 

• Flier: October 9, 2014
• Presentation: Indeboom: Occupational Therapy Consulting for Aging-in-Place Gerry Cherney, OTR/L, IndeBoom LLC
• Presentation: Falls Prevention: A Project with Russian/Ukrainian-speaking Older Adults Karen Winston and Constantin Korff, Aging and Disability Services.
• Video: Falls are Preventable English | Russian
• Aging and Disability Services: Falls Prevention Webpage 

September 14, 2014: Seattle Design Festival Workshop – Community Mobility and Universal Design

• Presentation: Welcome & Real Life Mobility Challenges Tom Minty, Northwest Universal Design Council and Alex O’Reilly, King County Mobility Coalition
• Presentation: ADA Basics Joy Jacobson, ADA Capital Projects Supervisor, City of Seattle
• Presentation: Principles of Universal Design Scott Starr, SMR Architects
• Presentation: Creating Transportation Opportunities for All Matthew Weidner, Accessible Services, King County Metro
• Presentation: Complete Streets in Seattle Kevin O’Neill, Seattle Department of Transportation
• Presentation: Livable Transit Communities: TOD, Equity and Access Cameron Duncan, Mobility Coordinator, Hopelink Transportation

July 10, 2014: 

• Presentation: The Upside Risk of Aging In Place: How to Live Happily Ever After at Home Aaron D. Murphy, AIA, CAPS, ADM Architecture, LLC

April 10, 2014: 

• Flier: April 10, 2014
• Presentation: Universal Design: Applications in Education  Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D., UW College of Education
• Presentation: Seattle 2035 Patrice Carroll, Seattle 2035 Project Manager, Seattle Department of Planning and Development

January 9, 2014:

• Presentation: Building Industry Association of Washington Jan Rohila, BIAW
• Presentation: Remodeling for Accessibility Tim Dickey, Dickey’s Remodel & Repair and Accessible Living Concepts

2013

October 10, 2013:

• Presentation: Nurturing Home or Nursing Home: Why is Universal Design such a hard sell? Monika Weiss, AFriendlyHouse.com
• Video: Age-Ready Home 21st Century Home

July 11, 2013:

• Presentation: U.S. Access Board Karen Braitmayer

April 11, 2013: 

• Presentation: Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Anne Fiske Zuniga and Tom Eanes, Seattle Housing Authority
• Video: Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Visualization (with Audio) 

January 10, 2013: 

• Meeting Minutes: January 10, 2013
• Presentation: The Economics of Design—Planning for the Age Wave  Tom Minty
• The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion & Health Benefit Exchanges

2012

October 18, 2012:

• Meeting Minutes: October 18, 2012
  
• Presentation: Design for Community in Housing First Apartments
  
• Presentation: Universally Designed Homes – Case Studies
  

July 2012: No meeting held.  

April 12, 2012: The Built Environment

• Presentation: BEAMS
• Presentation: Waterfront Design
  
• Presentation: Housing First
  

January 12: 2012: Assistive Technology

2011

October 27, 2011:

• Meeting Minutes: October 27, 2011
• Presentation: Aging Demographics
• Presentation: Reconsidering Senior Housing
  
• Presentation: Cost of Aging in Place
  

July 21, 2011: 

April 21, 2011:

• Meeting Minutes: April 21, 2011

March 17, 2011:

• Meeting Minutes: March 17, 2011

February 17, 2011: 

• Meeting Minutes: February 17, 2011

2010

October 21, 2010:

• Meeting Minutes: October 21, 2010

July 15, 2010: No meeting held. 

April 15, 2010:

• Meeting Minutes: April 15, 2010
  

January 21, 2010:

• Meeting Minutes: January 21, 2010

2009

October 15, 2009:

• Meeting Minutes: October 15, 2009

July 16, 2009:

• Meeting Minutes: July 16, 2009
  

April 16, 2009:

• Meeting Minutes: April 16, 2009

January 15, 2009:

• Meeting Minutes: January 15, 2009