Most people will experience a physical or mental disability during their lifetimes. So why don’t more designers of devices, appliances, and public spaces heed that reality? Why, for example, must so ...

“It sounded like a semitruck was coming,” said Adam Wouk, manager of disability services at Joliet Junior College, as he reflected on a student using a platform at another institution. “I wasn’t even ...

Accessibility should not be a grudging afterthought. With planning, it can lead to elegant, beautiful, and engaging art. Alice Sheppard, a multiracial Black woman with coffee-colored skin and short ...

UB is legally required to ensure that our work and learning environments are accessible for individuals with disabilities, and we understand that accessibility is essential to an inclusive environment ...

The term “universal design” isn’t well known but its principals are all around us. Modern elevators, hallways and doors are all easier to... Jan 28, 2011 — The term “universal design” isn’t well known ...

The Seven Principles of Universal Design have been influencing accessibility practitioners for years. They are typically applied by designers – of space, software, equipment, however they can also be ...

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. "Reveals that the twentieth-century shift from 'design for the average' to 'design for all' took place through political, economic, and scientific ...

Based on the education statistics, I should never have made it this far. The fact that I have multiple graduate degrees makes me an anomaly. Not because I was raised in poverty (which I was), but ...

As more and more older adults are choosing to age in place, the need for home modifications to accommodate physical changes in people is growing. Most homes today are designed ...

Universal Design of Research (UDR) draws on concepts from three disciplines. Click on each of the three disciplines listed below to learn about the concepts drawn from that discipline used in UDR.