I recently had the pleasure of attending Universal Design Summit 4 in St Louis jointly run by the Starkloff Institute and R.L. Mace Universal Design Institute (UDI). Thanks to Colleen Starkloff, Dick Duncan, and Leslie Young for working so hard to plan and pull off such a great event.
I am so glad I got to GO! This was a great gathering of old friends, an opportunity to meet new folks- many of whom I know by name, e-mail or work but not in person and to have my passions gloriously validated by an incredible braintrust of like minded (read here really smart) folks.
I will write about some of the sessions I attended and things I learned immersed with these folks for a couple days. There were product manufacturers, organization representatives, many UD and home mods practitioners from around the continent. Check out the schedule -still on line -ask a question, make a comment. Lets use this event and my state to keep the excitement rolling.
Louis Tenenbaum, one of the nation's leading authorities on aging in place, is the founder of HomesRenewed, a coalition of business, consumers and nonprofits, driving policy and investment to increase the number of age-friendly homes.
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Louis;
It was great to run into you at the UD Summit 4. Lots learned from the surrounding “braintrust” and look forward to hearing your take. With all these new ideas, it’s time for your own remodel and blogging about it! Again, thanks to all who made the event a great success.