Architect, researcher, academic teacher - professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology. Katarzyna Ujma-Wąsowicz deals with issues related to ergonomics and universal design in urban and architectural interiors, with particular emphasis on accessibility restrictions for the blind and visually impaired. She has international and national experience. She is the author of two books: "Ergonomics in architecture" and "Shaping sports and recreational spaces in the city. Evolution of the problem" and author or co-author of about 60 other publications. She holds a building license in the architectural specialization. She works for the Polish Ergonomics Society, Society of Polish Town Planners (since 2015 she is president of the Silesian branch of TUP). She is, among others, a member of the Provincial Commission for Urban Planning and Architecture at the Office of the Silesian Voivodeship; the Polish Council of Architecture operating at the Association of Polish Architects and a member of the Chapter of the nationwide competition "Accessibility Leader" under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland. In January 2021 she was appointed to the Accessibility Council at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy. She also initiated, founded and coordinates the activities of the "Education for Accessibility - EdD" Group, whose members are associations and foundations dealing with issues of architectural, communication and digital accessibility, bringing together, among others, people with various disabilities.

We would like to invite you to talk about the LAB 60+ activity between Agnieszka Labus and Magdalena Plewowska-Semik. (more…)

We are pleased to announce that the founder of LAB 60+, Agnieszka Labus, was invited to a short but very intensive interview as part of infraTEAM collective made by Mr Marek Salamak. (more…)

The president of the LAB 60+ foundation Agnieszka Labus talked about the needs of the elderly in the city and how to ensure these needs with Oskar Lewczuk in his podcast "Oskar asks about the city". (more…)

On sunny summer days, we recommend reading a book written by Professor Adam A. Zych "Starość w drodze..." by the Śląsk Publishing House, in which you can find a chapter edited by Iwona Benek and Agnieszka Labus entitled "Design criteria for senior housing. Factors influencing the adaptation of the senior in new life situations". (more…)

Head of Health and Social Care Department at PCG Polska (Public Consulting Group), project manager (PMI member), public sector consultant (at the government and local government level), auditor and trainer with many years of experience in research, analytical and training projects in the fields of education, health and social policy gained in the USA, Great Britain and Poland. She specializes in issues related to senior policy, social research, certification of services and products for the elderly, building strategies and pre-implementation analyzes for projects in the area of health and social assistance. Currently mostly involved in projects related to the implementation of innovative solutions for groups at risk of exclusion and marginalization (including the elderly and dependent people).   She attained education in the field of strategic management (Harvard University, USA), professional communication (Clark Univeristy, USA),international relations (University of Lodz, Poland), geriatrics and long-term care management (Jagiellonian University), and innovating solutions for aging populations (Copenhagen Business School).