Marie Bjørnskov Engberg

Qualifications

Marie Bjørnskov Engberg is a project and communications developer in the Bevica Foundation's Universal Design Hub.

Marie holds the a title of Cand.Scient.Bibl. from IVA 2009 and a Master in Universal Design and Accessibility from AAU 2021.

From 2009 to 2019 Marie has worked at several Danish public libraries, primarily as a team and project manager. She has also had an active role in international library work as a member of on of IFLA's Standing Committee, focusing on library services for people with disabilities, people in homelessness and prisons. During the same period, she was the project manager for the international award Public Library of the Year Award.

Since 2013 she has been a board member of the New Danish Literature Society, which publishes literature in large print and easy-to-read versions for people with visual or reading impairment.

Marie was the instigator and driving force behind national library service projects “Make it easier” — about library services for adults with dyslexia — and “The accessible public Library”, which focused on library services for people with different abilities.

Marie has many years of experience in putting knowledge into practice through presentations, teaching and project development. She has lectured and delivered presentations both nationally and internationally with a focus on accessibility, universal design and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Contact Marie about

• Bevica Scholarship Programme
• Universal design of events and cultural services
• Universal design in libraries and cultural institutions
• Universal design in digital information and learning
• Role in Bevica Foundation's Universal Design Hub

Role in Bevica Foundation's Universal Design Hub

Marie has played a key role in building the foundation's digital knowledge bank and communication platforms and has helped shape the foundation of the Bevica Scholarship Programme. In the Universal Design Hub, she brings her knowledge into play, especially in communication development and in connection with the development and facilitation of learning courses, workshops and mentoring of students and lecturers in the Bevica Scholarship Programme.

Responsibilities in the Bevica Foundation's Universal Design Hub

Marie is the project manager for the Bevica Scholarship Programme. The programme invites students and lecturers at Danish educational institutions to answer the question “How do we create an inclusive society for all?” by using universal design as a method to create new knowledge and concrete solutions in their respective fields of study.

She is also part of the Bevica Foundation's communication team and is responsible for disseminating the hub's activities and knowledge, including networking activities, research academic input and themes, as well as working with Scholarship participants on communicating their findings.

Office of Trust

• Board member of the New Danish Literature Society
• Member of Standing Committee Library Services to People with Special Needs International Association of Libraries and Library Associations (LSN/IFLA)

Read more from Marie

Universal design — introduction to a design principle that challenges the idea of being human, Universal Design Hub — Bevica Foundation · Aug 1, 2021 Universal design — Universal Design Hub

Culture is for everyone, but is everyone equal? , Danish Libraries, 04 2020 · Aug 1, 2020

Universal Design Hub — Bevica Foundation · Aug 1, 2021 Universal Design — Universal Design Hub

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