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AIA Colorado GENERATE 2024 PRACTICE + DESIGN CONFERENCE

Designing Neuro-Inclusive and Accessible Spaces

An Health Safety and Wellness accredited presentation organized with the AIA Colorado J.E.D.I. Committee and Dr. Kati Peditto, senior design researcher at DLR Group at this year’s AIA Colorado GENERATE 2024 PRACTICE + DESIGN CONFERENCE on design of the built environment for neuro-inclusion.

Read more about the session at here at AIA Colorado.

Steelcase Work Better Podcast

Embracing How Different Our Brains Are with Elena Sabinson (S4:E6)

We all know the workplace has to support a lot of diverse needs and it could probably do a much better job than it does today. But that can be really hard because there’s a gravitational pull toward sameness. It’s just easier to establish a pattern and stick to it. So how can we embrace how different our brains are when we are designing the workplace?

Elena Sabinson (she/they) is a neurodivergent researcher passionate about the role design can play to help all people flourish. She is an assistant professor of environmental design at the University of Colorado Boulder and received her PhD in human behavior and design from Cornell University. Elena was diagnosed later in life with autism and ADHD.

Elena’s personal experience and research on neurodiversity along with their expertise in architecture and design gives us ideas for how the workplace can do more to support all of our different brains.

Listen to the full podcast episode here.

Women in Design 8 x 8 Event

Thoughtful Design: Community & Environment 2024 Theme

Hosted by Women in Design Denver, this year’s event, Thoughtful Design: Community & Environment, featured eight women from diverse backgrounds in architecture and design delivering 8-minute talks on their creative work and research. Elena Sabinson presented 'Design for Emotional Wellbeing: Enriching Environments to Support Neurodiversity and Beyond.'