AUCD: Welcome Reception and Poster Session: How Will We Achieve Real Community Inclusion Unless We Involve the Community? An Argument for Interdisciplinarity and Reciprocity
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Presenter
Jean Sherman, Ed.D., RN, Director of Adult ProgramsMailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LEND
Other Presenter(s)
Sarah Sherman, MS, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States;Description
Despite its oft-cited priority, a review of the disability movement and accessibility laws and policies reveals that true community inclusion for every individual with a disability is a goal yet to be achieved. This session will examine the major contributing factors and discuss the importance of person-environment interactions, suggesting the need to change community attitudes through reciprocal information sharing and interdisciplinary education of design and built environment professionals.Back to Session: Welcome Reception and Poster Session