Since November 2024, CORRECTIV.Schweiz has been researching visible and invisible barriers in everyday life – in the city, in social life and in our minds – as part of the project ‘Attention barrier! Where does life become difficult for you?’ in cooperation with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences (HSLU) and Arts. The focus is on the realities of life for people with disabilities. They dealt with one question in particular detail: How does it feel to navigate public spaces as a blind, autistic or elderly person?
On this evening, CORRECTIV.Schweiz and the HSLU will address these questions with personal texts, discussions and perspectives that are often overlooked in public discourse. The discussion will involve those affected, experts and those responsible. Visitors will also be able to experience the research results for themselves through mixed reality glasses, which open up new perspectives. The mixed reality application was developed by HSLU.
Guests
Jahn Graf, activist and inclusion officer at the Kleintheater Luzern
Simone Tuena-Küpfer, health scientist, lecturer and consultant
Flavia Frei, Commissioner for the Equality of People with Disabilities for the City of Zurich
Information about the host
CORRECTIV.Switzerland is a non-profit research center based in Bern. It conducts research together with the public and exposes social injustices either alone or in collaboration with partners. It uses innovative approaches and methods, such as its self-developed CrowdNewsroom.
The Extended Spaces team at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts translated CORRECTIV.Schweiz's research into immersive applications that can be tried out. The team develops and conducts research on extended reality (XR) – in particular augmented and mixed reality – as a methodological extension for collaborative planning, design and communication processes.
Information on duration and schedule
Duration of the event: approx. 100 minutes, including an interval
Start: 7.30 pm
Welcome & project presentation: approx. 15 min
Panel discussion: approx. 40 min
Interval: 15 min
Interactive stations: approx. 30 min
Information on accessibility and language
The event takes place in German spoken language
The event location is step-free and have accessible toilets (Accessibility is restricted by the door width of 80 cm).
People who would like to be picked up at Zurich Main Station to attend the event can contact barrierefreiheit@gessnerallee.ch.
A chill-out space with a sofa, beanbags, hearing protection, and stim toys will be available during the event in the Garderobe Nordflügel.
Further information on accessibility may be added continuously.
