From Exclusion to Empowerment: Advancing Inclusive Design in Lebanese Education and Legislation

This chapter explores the importance of inclusive designInclusive design and accessibilityAccessibility in the university setting, focusing on the American University of BeirutAmerican University of Beirut, The. The chapter highlights the inadequacy of building regulationsBuilding regulations in achieving inclusive design for users with different disabilities, such as visual, hearing, and cognitive impairments. To promote inclusive designInclusive design, the research suggests a national inclusive building regulationNational inclusive building regulation standard in LebanonLebanon that extends the parameters of normal provisions to cover the needs of users with different abilities, age groups, body sizes, and cultural backgrounds. The chapter also proposes introducing inclusive design principles in university curricula and ranking criteria to create architectsArchitects who value the inclusive design approachInclusive design approach and promote its mainstream adoption. The chapter concludes that LebanonLebanon can move towards full inclusionInclusion by acknowledging people with different abilities and age groups and collaborating to create inspiring and innovative environments that all can enjoy.