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On 22 June 2023, B-SCAN, in collaboration with the Departments of Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Urban & Regional Planning at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology  (BUET) and Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) conducted a day-long campaign workshop to promote the Bangla Universal Accessibility Guideline (www.buag.info). The workshop aimed to raise awareness among engineering students about inclusive design principles.Supported by the EMK Center, this workshop is part of the Bangladesh Universal Accessibility Campaign.More picture

B-SCAN has officially launched the Safe and Accessible Sanitary Product Innovation Competition—a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming menstrual hygiene management for women with severe disabilities. This unique competition is being organized in collaboration with WaterAid Bangladesh, a leading international nonprofit focused on improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in developing countries, with support from Kimberly-Clark. The competition calls for innovative, accessible, and sustainable solutions in sanitary product design and production—solutions that cater specifically to the needs of women with disabilities,...

UNDP organized a daylong Festival of Tolerance at the premises of Bangla Academy on 16 Nov 2022. At the festival B-SCAN launched the "Bangla Universal Accessibility Guideline" which was made by the financial support of UNDP along with the support of MAS Studio. The objective of Bangla Universal Accessibility Guideline is to spread and make people understand why we need accessibility and what we should do to ensure that people with all types of disabilities can easily get access and...