Universal Design & Lectures
Buildings and cities should work for everyone, from the first sketch. This work takes in accessibility consulting, teaching, a training manual for architects, and inclusive exhibitions.
This work combines accessibility consulting with teaching. Narek Minassian is a member of the Interagency Commission on Disability Policy of the Government of Armenia and an expert at the Human Rights Defender of Armenia. As Accessibility and Universal Design Expert on the School Seismic Improvement Program, financed by the Asian Development Bank, he carried out school accessibility audits and ISO 21542 gap analyses against national norms.
Lectures and workshops
Universal Design, Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodation
One-week course for 150 students
NUACA, Yerevan, 22–29 November 2023
Universal Design: A New Phase of Development
Two-day conference, keynote speaker
Dilijan, Armenia, 9–10 December 2023
Teacher Training for Mixed Ability Groups
Keynote speaker, two sessions
NCA Inclusive Training Centre for Performing Arts, Yerevan, 2023
Universal Design and Accessibility Workshop
Two-day workshop, keynote speaker
Yerevan, Armenia, 28–29 August 2023
Inclusive Thinking and Design
Remote workshop, presentation of the Metro Performing Arts Centre
NCA Museum, Yerevan, 12–16 April 2021
Publications
Universal Design, Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodation. A training manual for architects and students.
Inclusive Art
Theatre, performance and exhibitions created with and for people of all abilities.