First Parish Bedford UU

December 13: Building Accessible Communities with Val Fletcher. As executive director of the Institute for Human Centered Design, Val has engaged in research with public schools, with international consortia, and with individual building
efforts to bring concepts on universal design into our everyday lives. The Institute has been a leading force in the universal design movement, guided by these core beliefs:

• Design is powerful and profoundly influences our daily lives and our sense of confidence, comfort, and control.
• Variation in human ability is ordinary, not special, and affects most of us for some part of our lives.

First Parish has made great strides in becoming more accessible. Our newly revamped website can be read by people  who use screen readers, and plans are afoot to significantly improve the Elm St. entrance elevator. We’re very fortunate in  welcoming Valerie Fletcher to our Lyceum as we continue to honor our commitment to access for all.

NO LYCEUM December 20 & 27.