Category Archives: Universal Design

Architecture, Equal Rights, Universal Design

Happy Anniversary ERC!

People with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremonyIt was six years ago today that we officially broke ground in the east parking lot of the Ashby BART Station. And we have the photo to prove it — Throw Back Thursday! The image below shows Kaia Burkett, who was at BORP at the time, CforAT’s Dmitri Belser, TLG’s Megan Kirshbaum, DREDF’s Susan Henderson, Kathi Martinez who was with WID, Ed Roberts’ mom, Zona Roberts, CTP’s Joan Breves, and of course, Jan Garrett who was with CIL. All of them holding shovels in front of an image of the future ERC.

Activisim, Architecture, Civil Rights, Equal Rights, Human Rights, Universal Design

KQED Interview on Ed Roberts Day

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Dmitri Belser, a guy with a microphone and Susan Henderson
Dmitri Belser, a guy with a microphone and Susan Henderson

KQED interviewed Dmitri Belser and Susan Henderson at The Ed Roberts Campus on the occasion of Ed Roberts Day.

Activisim, Architecture, Civil Rights, Health Care, Universal Design

Denise Sherer Jacobson in NYT Photo Essay

Watch Denise Sherer Jacobson’s interviews in HEALTHCARE STORIES.

Activisim, Audio Description, Captions, Cinema, Civil Rights, Rights of People with Disabilities, Universal Design

Australian Cinema Chains Up For Human Rights Award

Architecture, Art, Universal Design

Ed Roberts Campus Wins 2012 Transportation Award

Transportation Awards 2012: Excellence in Motion

The ERC would shine in any architectural contest, and particularly one focusing on universal design — an approach to making facilities as usable as possible by as many people as possible, regardless of ability.

— Transactions Newsletter Online