boom saloon at A&DS:SpACE: Is truly accessible design ever possible?

As part of boom saloon at A&DS:SpACE, Calling boom saloon asks: can you design accessibly? This evening explores whether accessible design is ever truly possible, and who is shaped by the answer.

The evening begins without introduction. A phone rings, and a conversation begins to unfold on screen between Ewan Graham, Partner and Healthcare Sector Lead at Hawkins\Brown and Sebastian Crutch, Professor of Neuropsychology at the University College London Demenita Research Centre in London, joined by GRAS Architect Kirsty Watt in Edinburgh.

They consider what it takes to design for health, dignity and difference.

The conversation then moves to a live call, where additional speaker Gerald King will respond with his personal experience, questioning and extending what has been said through the lens of someone living with young onset Alzheimer's. Audience members are invited to share their questions, which will be put to the call in real time.