Snohomish County Universal Design Forum
Channel: Snohomish County Transportation Coalition
Date: 2023-04-25

On April 19-20, 2023, the Snohomish County Transportation Coalition (Snotrac), Disability Mobility Initiative, Homage Senior Services, and Snohomish County Human Services hosted the Snohomish County Universal Design Forum.

Universal Design is a process of design for buildings, products, and environments to ensure they're usable by all people to the greatest extent possible without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

Attendees learned the current research on how Universal Design can applied to improving street designs, transit, and land use, better supporting age-friendly and ability-friendly communities and achieving mobility justice.

1:29 Keynote: Anna Zivarts, Director of Disability Mobility Initiative

37:24 Transportation Planning & Universal Design, Jonathan White of IDEA Center at SUNY Buffalo

2:14:57 Housing Choice & Universal Design, by Cathy MacCaul of AARP Washington

3:40:37 Introduction to ADA Compliance, by Sabine Rear of Northwest ADA Center

4:53:08  ADA & Mobility Justice Q&A Session with Michelle Abunaja and Thomas Hewitt, Jr. of Seattle Department of Transportation.

6:12:50 ADA Transition Plan Round Robin: staff & consultants for the cities of Bothell, Edmonds, Everett, Lake Stevens, Mountlake Terrace, and Monroe, plus Puget Sound Regional Council.