Outdoors - a step too far? Older people and mobility
14 May 2008
Outdoors - a step too far? Older people and mobility
Hosted by: SURFACE
Sponsored by: SURFACE
Event organisers:
Professor Marcus Ormerod, Univesity of Salford
Ms Verity Smith, SPARC Coordinator
Date: 14 May 2008
Venue:
Salford University
Rayleigh Room
Faraday House
The Crescent
The University of Salford
Salford M5 4WT
This is a special workshop, one in a series to be organised by SPARC to promote the value of scientific ageing-related research for older people and opportunities for further research. The workshop will cover a range of issues concerned with mobility, the barriers and the actions which can be taken to over come these.
Outline: The workshop will highlight recent research in mobility, accessibility, transport planning and the design of urban and rural envoronments. It has been timed especially to link with the inaugural lecture of Professor Marcus Ormerod, an international expert on the design of accessible envioronments. Professor Ormerod is Director of SURFACE.
SPARC (Strategic Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity) is funded by EPSRC and BBSRC which was established in 2005 to extend the previous remit of the EQUAL Network. SPARC is designed specifically to provide a platform, publicity and policy representation for existing researchers and to encourage newcomers into ageing research. A key aspect of its activities is working in partnership with the users of research - older people and those organisations which represent the interests of older people and which provide older people and their carers with services, advice and other support. As well as organising workshops SPARC is providing 34 pump-priming awards to newcomers to ageing research in the fields of design, engineering and biology.
SURFACE Inclusive Design Research Centre is part of the Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment at the University of Salford. Formed in 1999, SURFACE is a centre of excellence for promoting the understanding and practice of inclusion in all aspects of the design and use of the built environment and the external environment. Its vision is: Through real world research, provide advice and guidance for policy makers and practitioners to design places that encourage inclusion, independence and choice, contributing to people's well-being and enhancing their overall quality of life.
It achieves this vision by: Putting the needs of people at the heart of all our work; Undertaking rigorous research; Supporting policy makers and government stakeholders to embed the implications of our research findings in their strategies and policies; Undertaking user requirement studies within a range of contexts and environments; Producing research outputs which are timely, relevant and appropriate for the intended audience; Educating and training practitioners to solve complex problems within their working environment; Providing advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders; Being active in networks which promote inclusion and independence; Setting our work within the global context by both drawing on and sharing expertise and innovation internationally.
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