2nd Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation "Inclusive Design - Equal Opportunities - Comfortable Environment" was held in the MIREA - Russian Technological University.
The plenary meeting on May 28, 2018 was opened by the opening address of Alexander. S. Sigov, the Chairman of the Conference, President of the RTU MIREA, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Welcoming speeches were made by the co-chairmen of the Conference: Alexander V. Ragutkin - Vice-Rector for Innovative Development of the RTU MIREA and Maxim A. Nazarenko, Rectorate Adviser on Innovative Work of the RTU MIREA.
During the plenary session, the possibilities of applying the principles of inclusive design in various spheres were discussed, the emphasis was made on medicine.
The following people took part in the discussions: Stanislav Borisovich Lavrukhin, the Deputy of the Savelovsky Municipal District, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Moscow Boarding School No. 1 for blind and visually impaired children; Irina Sergeevna Zhuk, an expert in the field of inclusive design and accessible environment in Russia, the founder of the company "TOUCH Project"; Anne-France L'HENAFF, Social Analyst HUMANITEAM Design & Healthcare, Paris, France; Vladimir Ivanovich Novikov, Director for Research, Ortez Prosthetic-Orthopedic Small Enterprise LLC (LLC PROP MP "ORTEZ"); Ivan Vladimirovich Biryukov, General Director of the Center for Development of Social Innovations "Opportunity Technologies"; Galina Evgenievna Ivanova, President of the Public Organization "Rehabilitologists Union of Russia", Chief Specialist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for Rehabilitation, Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Bulletin of Restorative Medicine", Head of the Chair and Professor of Pirogov RNIMU (cluster "Southern"), Yuri Genrikhovich Gercik, Deputy General Director, Cybernetic World LLC, Ph.D., Associate Professor.
The moderator of the meeting was Natalia Egorovna Milchakova, Associate Professor of the Computer Design Department of the Physics Technology Institute, the RTU MIREA.
In the section "Fundraising in the field of inclusive design" on May 28, its leader, Sergey Anatolyevich Moiseyev, Director of the Scientific Research Institute of Technical Aesthetics, outlined the obvious problems in this area, including issues related to the attraction of material assets. The closing speech was given by Irina Yuryevna Mamedova, Head of the Computer Design Department of the RTU MIREA.
The work of the Conference exhibition lasted for two days presenting the achievements in the field of inclusive design: medical equipment, household items and accessories for people with disabilities, educational toys, as well as projects of students of the Computer Design Department of the RTU MIREA.