Media
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Biography
Darby Young is a Principal Accessibility Strategist at Level Playing Field Inc. She has over a decade of experience working as an accessibility strategist. She is an expert in universal design, has a deep understanding of building codes and drawings, and has contributed to the success of removing barriers at a municipal level, provincial level and across North America. Young's expertise in Universal Design has developed over a wide range of public roles in achievements as a para-alpine ski racer and political appointments. She is committed to contributing her unique lived experience perspective as she advocates for a more inclusive and inviting built environment for all.
Recognition/Reconnaissance
Calgary Stampede Western Legacy Award for Innovation 2016 | Professional
Awarded to an individual or group who has created a single visionary project that reflects to our western values.
Canada's Top 40 under 40 2018 | Professional
Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 is a dynamic awards program that identifies outstanding young achievers in Canadian business, visionaries and innovators changing the way things are done. They are inspiring others and already giving back to their communities and to Canada. And every one of them is under the age of forty.