Universal Design Summit 8

Michael Allen Nesmith

Creative Director

Non-Breaking Space

Dona Edwards

TEDx Speaker | Fashion Advocate

Jordana Maisel, PhD

Director, IDEA Center
Assoc. Dean | Assoc. Professor

University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning

Extend your Summit into the city with a Friday afternoon tour add-on experience.

Chose one of three St. Louis sites that put Universal Design principles into practice. You’ll walk through tactile exhibits, calming corners, and sensory gardens and see how real institutions apply the ideas you’ve spent three days discussing.

• Friday, November 20, 2:00–4:15 PM
• Ticket add-on includes transportation to and from the site and returning to SLU
• Pick your tour site when you register for UDS8. (Please note: No single site meets every access need. Before you pick a tour, check the features and accommodations at each location so you know what to expect.)

Soldiers Memorial Military Museum

Walk through St. Louis military history from WWI through every major US conflict, organized by neighborhood. See how a museum built decades ago adapts its space and exhibits for today’s visitors.

Gateway Arch Museum

Go beyond the Arch itself and into the museum that tells its story alongside the history of St. Louis. See the Universal Design choices the museum made in its exhibits. (Please note: The tram ride up the Arch is not part of this tour.)

Missouri Botanical Garden

Explore 79 acres that include the Japanese Garden, the Climatron (the first geodesic dome to be used as a conservatory), and the Temperate House. Your guide focuses on where the Garden has built for everyone and where accessibility still falls short. (St. Louis in November means this tour runs mostly indoors, with brief stretches outside, so dress for both.)

Ticket purchases are hosted by Ticket Tailor. If you cannot access the purchase form, please contact Rachel Goldmeier at rgoldmeier@starkloff.org.

Multiple ticket types are available:

Note: All reservations, payments, cancellations, and stay related matters are the sole responsibility of the attendee and the hotel.

Doubletree Hotel Forest Park

For your convenience, we have secured a room block for attendees of the Universal Design Summit at the Doubletree Hotel Forest Park. You must reserve your room through the UDS8 room block link in order to obtain the group price.

Accessibility notes:

• The block includes a variety of room types, including accessible rooms with roll-in showers, on a first-served basis.
• The roll-in shower room preview photos on the website are incorrect. These rooms do have roll-in showers—we went in-person to check!
• Hearing accessibility features are only available in mobility accessible/roll-in shower rooms.

Parking is available for $15 per night, charged to your room. You must check-in prior to parking to receive this rate.

4245 Duncan Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 (map)
314-639-0050

3763 Forest Park Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103 (map)
314-639-0060

5650 Oakland Ave, St. Louis MO 63110 (map)
314-655-3993

Saint Louis University’s website also includes an extensive list of area hotels. We encourage you to review each hotel’s terms, conditions, cancellation policies, and accessibility features carefully before booking.