The visionary thinking of universal design and the transition of the idea and values into practice in everyday life in the Nordic countries is the subject for the third webinar. The webinar provides three keynote speeches sharing experiences and reflections about the historic development and visions for the future development of universal design in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Per-Olof Hedvall talks about universal design as part of a cultural transformation, where existing thought patterns based on norm-deviation are challenged.

Kirsti Svinø provides an overview of the efforts of government agencies to further universal design in Norway.

Camilla Ryhl presents experiences from Denmark and highlights the ambitions and initiatives in the Bevica Universal Design Hub to proliferate the value-based term Universal design to help fulfil the pledge of Leave No One Behind from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Each speaker gives a talk of 20 minutes. Speeches are followed by one half hour of comments, questions and discussion.

Universal design: From vision to practice in everyday life in the Nordic countries

Keynote speakers

Per-Olof Hedvall, Associate professor, Director of Certec, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University: “Universal Design—A Shift in Culture?”

Kirsti Svinø, Senior Universal design Adviser, Department of Children, Youth and Family, Norway: “Experiences and visions in local and national policies to transform universal design into practice in Norway”

Camilla Ryhl, Research Director, Bevica Foundation, Denmark: “Historical trends and Bevica Universal Design Hub to proliferate the value-based term Universal design – experiences, visions and practice.

3) Questions and comments

4) Closing remarks, thank you and goodbye