Global accessibility and inclusivity: challenges, standards and practice in the built environment
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Overview
As accessibility and inclusion become increasingly important across global real estate markets, built environment professionals are required to navigate a complex landscape of differing standards, regulations and expectations.
This webinar explores accessibility and inclusive environments from a global perspective, examining how approaches vary across regions and what this means in practice for surveyors and other built environment professionals.
Designed for both RICS members and non-members worldwide, the session brings together comparative insights and real-world examples to highlight key challenges, emerging trends, and the evolving role of professionals in delivering environments that are not only compliant, but genuinely inclusive.
Speakers
- Adrian Tagg – Adrian Tagg BSc (Hons) MRICS, Associate Professor in Building Surveying, School of Construction Management and Engineering
- Mei-Yee Man Oram – Associate Director, Global Accessibility and Inclusion Lead, ARUP
Learning outcomes
Understand how accessibility standards and approaches vary across different global regions and markets.
Identify key challenges in delivering accessible and inclusive environments across diverse regulatory contexts.
Recognise the role of built environment professionals in managing accessibility and inclusive design in practice.
Apply practical considerations when assessing accessibility in both new and existing buildings.
Appreciate the shift from compliance-based approaches to more inclusive, user-centred design and delivery.
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