Within the next edition of the ‘Aware University of Silesia. Universality’ campaign, the University of Silesia organises on-site and online lectures for all interested.
Schedule
The lectures consist of four meetings:
19 October 2022 (on-site):
- 11.20 a.m. –12:35 p.m.: ‘Universal design’ by Grzegorz Gawron, PhD;
- 2.00–3.30 p.m.: ‘Digital accessibility in practice’ by Przemysław Kudłacik, PhD Eng.;
20 October 2022 (online):
- 9.00–10.30 a.m.: ‘Why is accessibility important and what does it mean?’ by Lubomira Trojan;
- 4.00–5.30 p.m.: „Design for All: inclusion by design” by Pete Kercher.
The on-site lectures take place at the Kazimierz Lepszy Lecture Hall in the USil Rectorate building; the online lectures take place via Zoom.
Lecturers bio
Grzegorz Gawron, PhD – PhD in sociology, Assistant Professor at the USil Institute of Sociology, author and editor of publications on co-production of public services, productivity in later life, social gerontology, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Design for All and Universal Design.
Przemysław Kudłacik, PhD Eng. – employee of the USil Institute of Computer Science. His research interests revolve around various artificial intelligence techniques, in particular fuzzy sets and artificial neural networks. He has been cooperating with the Polish Association of the Blind, the Special Education Centre for Blind and Low Vision Children in Chorzów and the Regional Foundation for Supporting Blind Persons and providing them support regarding information technology for several years.
Lubomira Trojan – cultural anthropologist associated with the Zamek Cieszyn regional design centre for several years. He specialises in service design and social design and processes aiming at combining design methods with tradition. Coordinator of service design processes for companies and institutions, conducts workshops and classes in service design and inclusive design.
Detailed information on the organisers’ website.