J and F Partnership Inclusive Landscapes and Sustainable Communities

J and F Partnership – Disability Awareness Workshops for Designers and Public Service Providers

How not to provide disabled access

We are very sorry to be losing Frances Carroll from Moore Environment at the end of March. She has decided to focus on her own consultancy J & F Partnership, specialising in design for inclusive landscapes and sustainable communities. Frances’ new company will provide workshops and seminars in design best practice to enhance the experience of physically disabled users. 





Workshops will include key issues for design, how to develop an empathetic approach and will include advice gained from her partner Joe and his 30 years ‘real life experience’ as a wheelchair user. Frances can be contacted on email@rainbow1975.plus.com and 01789 763878. Whilst we will lose Frances from our Company she will remain a key member of our network and we hope to continue to work with her and her new practice.

A good example of gate design in the Lake District.

In the foreseeable future our world will continue to experience increased life expectancy and increased populations of people with disabilities. So..there is no place for the ‘average’ person being perceived as young and without disabilities.

 

And yet,

'Inequalities are still being literally built into new places and planners and designers need to examine more closely the impact of their decisions…….

(Inclusion by Design - CABE 2008)

Who Should Attend the workshops

·         Students of landscape architecture and urban design,

·         Established design consultants wishing to improve their practice,

·         Public realm developers and contractors.

·         Organisations delivering services to the Public: local authorities, transport providers, the national trust, restaurants, entertainment providers, religious institutions, schools and retailers.

Why attend

 

• The relevance of empathetic design and how it leads to more intuitive outcomes and enhanced user experience.
• Key principles, aims and how to apply an empathetic  approach
• From shared knowledge gained from ‘real life experiences’.

To find out more about disability awareness workshops, please contact either Joe or Frances Carroll on:

·         T : +44 (0)1789 763878 or

·         E : email@rainbow1975.plus.com.