Designing Environments for Low Vision: Tools & Techniques
Learn from members of the NIBS Low Vision Design Committee about state-of-the-art techniques for low vision design.
Description:
Low vision is becoming an increasingly prominent design concern in America—one that presents architects with opportunities and responsibilities. In this session, you'll see best practices and big failures, and see some problem-solving, as you learn the latest tools and strategies.
An architect, lighting engineer, and optometrist from the NIBS Low Vision Design Committee will share state-of-the-art techniques you can apply in your work. With low vision already affecting 17 million people in this country's aging population, your practice is sure to benefit from their insights.
Learning objectives
- Recognize types and components of low vision and how they affect perception of the built environment.
- Apply rules and tools to designing environments, including basic rules for lighting design and wayfinding.
- Compare new proposed standards that foster high-performance environments for people with low vision to general design codes and standards.
- Share and contribute knowledge toward the development of a national standard for low vision.
1.00 LU
- ADA
- HSW
- RIBA
Instructors
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Nancy Clanton
PE, FIES, IALD, LEED FellowPresident | Clanton & Associates
Nancy E. Clanton is founder and President of Clanton & Associates, a lighting design firm... -
Dennis Siemsen
OD, FAAOLow Vision Optometrist, Division of Optometry | Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Dennis Siemsen is a low-vision rehabilitation specialist and medical optometrist in the... -
Edward Soenke
FCSI, AIA, CCS, NCARBPrincipal | The Design Partnership
Edd Soenke, current chair of the NIBS Low Vision Design Committee, established the Design...