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Equity by Design: Virtual Dialogue 2

October 22, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Equity by Design

How do we make our built environment, at every scale, a tool for disease prevention and the promotion of wellness for all?

As we begin to build and renovate our homes and communities in a post-COVID-19 world, we must radically accelerate the application of an age-friendly framework that addresses disparities. This means housing and communities that are safe, affordable, and facilitate multigenerational interaction; meet sensory, emotional, physical, social, behavioral, and health needs across the lifespan; and include appropriate transportation options—enabling every resident to thrive.

Join this six-part dialogue series, where Dr. Bill Thomas will moderate a conversation with built environment leaders from the U.S. and across the globe, who will share diverse perspectives on what it will take to create enabling and equitable housing and multigenerational communities. Each dialogue is framed around 1-2 key principles for Creating Enabling & Equitable Housing and Multigenerational Communities.

The Equity by Design series is for policymakers, planners, designers and architects, developers, financiers, academic and real estate professionals, age-friendly community advocates, and other colleagues interested in making our built environment a tool to support everyone at every stage across increasingly long lifespans.


Virtual Dialogue 2: Alleviate Disparities

Low-income and minority communities disproportionately struggle to attain basic health, safety, and wellbeing. Built environment professionals should prioritize the creation and maintenance of enabling built environments in disproportionately impacted communities, as a vehicle for properly addressing the needs of disadvantaged residents and alleviating disparities.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

  • Dr. Antwi Akom, Professor and Founding Director of the Social Innovation and Urban Opportunity Lab (SOUL), University of California San Francisco,
    CEO and Cofounder, Streetwyze
  • Paul Williams, President and CEO of Project for Pride in Living
  • Dr. Bill Thomas, Cofounder, ChangingAging.org (Moderator)

HOST
Stephanie Firestone, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, Health & Age-friendly Communities, AARP

Details

Date:
October 22, 2020
Time:
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.aarpinternational.org/resources/equity-by-design

Organizers

AARP International
CIDQ: Council for Interior Design Qualification