Designing Accessible Futures – Architecture and Disability Justice
Between 16%–24% of the population identifies as disabled, yet they remain systematically underrepresented in society.
This discussion highlights the importance of shifting power to disabled communities, whose lived experiences should actively inform the design of spaces, care systems, and future environments.
This conversation is part of STADPLURAAL, our format for multidisciplinary exchanges on the right to the city and collective practices in urbanism, architecture, and spatial design. The 2026 season examines Barriers and Norms, exploring how to crip the city and imagine non-ableist urban spaces.
Fien Criel, Cripping the Space
Confronted with institutional ableism and inaccessible architecture, she broke a pact to never write or work from her own disabled experience and analysed the university’s inclusion policy.
Poppy Levison, DisOrdinary Architecture Project
DisOrdinary Architecture is a UK-based platform rooted in the experiences and creativity of disabled artists, aiming to shift paradigms around disability, access, and inclusion.
Henri Bistuer & Josefien Cornette, The Wheelies Project
The Wheelies Project improves accessibility and promotes inclusion in Belgium by actively involving people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, as well as their allies.
Instagram The Wheelies Project
Meike de Roest (Moderation)
Meike de Roest creates theatre and podcasts about (chronic) illness. She works for RABBKO and studied spoken word and journalism.
19:30 > 21:00
Pay What You Can
BAR RESTO > 22:00 (Kitchen > 21:00)
1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean