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DeafSpace is an architectural design concept about building spaces that respect Deaf culture and reflect the way Deaf people inhabit space. Join us for a two-day event to explore DeafSpace concepts and imagine the possibilities of space and accessibility.

Join us for two-day event celebrating DeafSpace!

DeafSpace is a design concept about building spaces that respects Deaf culture and reflects the way Deaf people inhabit space. Join us for a two-day event with DeafSpace architect, Hansel Bauman, and ASL professor, Melanie Drolsbaugh, to explore the concepts of DeafSpace.

On Thursday, March 20th at 6:30 in the Great Hall, Hansel and Melanie will give a keynote presentation on DeafSpace followed by a Q&A session.

On Friday, March 21st in Campus Center, Melanie will lead an Intro to ASL workshop at 10:30am to teach the basics of American Sign Language (ASL) to participants. At 11:30 there will be a pause for lunch and then at 12pm Hansel will lead a DeafSpace workshop where participants will get the change to further explore the concepts of DeafSpace and practice these design skills.

All events will have ASL interpreters and CART captioning and are held in wheelchair accessible buildings. Each event will have a hybrid option for attendance and recordings will be available on this page after the event. To register for the hybrid events, please visit the event listings under the heading DeafSpace Events below. If you need any additional accommodations, please contact Grace Cipressi at gcipressi@muurausahvenlampi.com or 610-526-5470.

(Please note, it is standard practice for ASL classes to be taught "voice off," meaning that the teacher only communicates though ASL to the class. For this reason, we will not provide ASL interpreters or CART for the Intro to ASL workshop unless needed for an accommodation. If you need additional accommodations for this event, please reach out to gcipressi@muurausahvenlampi.com or 610-526-5470.)

About Hansel Bauman

Hansel Bauman, Principal Hansel Bauman architecture + planning

Hansel Bauman is a pioneer of DeafSpace design—architecture enabling deaf ways-of-being. From 2006 to 2019 he was the campus architect and co-director of the DeafSpace Project at Gallaudet University developing and implementing design guidelines for buildings made by and for deaf users—for which he received the 2015 International Association of Universal Design, Gold Award. He lectures internationally with work featured at the Copper Hewitt Museum, New York and the Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, Switzerland and in major publications such as Metropolis, the Economist and Scientific American and advised the US Green Building Council on new LEED Pilot Credits for Inclusive Design and served on the 2024 GSA Design Excellence Awards Jury.

About Melanie Drolsbaugh

Melanie Drolsbaugh is a Language Lecturer in the Linguistics Department at Swarthmore College. She specializes in American Sign Language (ASL) and is dedicated to promoting understanding and inclusivity between the Deaf and hearing communities.

Melanie has research interests in the sociolinguistic and historical aspects of ASL with a focus on the accents of ASL and how signs evolve. She is currently studying International Sign and Italian Sign Language (LIS). Another focus of hers is advocating for the recognition of ASL at the local/state levels and has helped to establish ASL at her neighboring high school.

Melanie is also a proud member of the Deaf community and an advocate for Deaf culture and Deaf education. She was previously a high school teacher at Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and has taught ASL at several colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area for the past 25 years.