Universal Design

National research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities,and related products.

Information and training body on the accessibility of the built environment for disabled people. A registered United Kingdom charity.

Seeks to promote equal access to information for individuals with disabilities by influencing the early design stages of tomorrow's computer-based technology.

Independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities.

Information on access solutions, facilities and equipment that can be used by designers, developers and service providers to enhance independence for people with disabilities. Includes service delivery and building provisions to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act. (United Kingdom)

Products, technical information, government agencies, and other resources which can assist in designing the right environment for people with disabilities.

Information and resources on home modification and universal design.

Universal design special interest section.

Examines what accessible housing is, discusses the types of products available to achieve accessibility, and offers resources to assist in this endeavor.

A non-profit, unincorporated association, formed in 1990 to meet the special needs of those involved with accessibility equipment, including the design, installation and maintenance of vertical, inclined and horizontal conveying systems which are used primarily to provide access and/or egress for physically challenged persons in public and residential environments.

Provides technical assistance to organizations of all sizes who are designing and retrofitting their leisure areas and programs for accessibility; conducts, promotes, and facilitates research on issues essential to accessibility; and conducts education programs at the Center and throughout the United States.

Recommended appliances for remodeling a home to make it accessible for the physically limited.

Reasons why Universal Design is important, Principles of Universal Design, and case examples of how Universal Design is improving the usability of products and workplaces for people of all ages and abilities.

University of Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning institute which conducts research, education and design projects on universal design and environmental access. Programs, publications, software, and related links provided.

An international efort to make all home visitable. Provides detailed construction guidelines and cost estimates for barrier-free design in new homes.

Information and checklist for making facilities safe and accessible for those who are blind, blind-deaf, or visually impaired.

Promotes cooperation between the disability community and transportation industry and enables improved access to transportation for people with disabilities and the provision of accurate and practical information to help transportation operators implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Research project aiming to improve quality by setting standards for the four fields of accessible media: captioning, audio description, subtitling, and dubbing. Project details, news, documents, and participation information.

Resources and advocacy for better designed communication, including websites and traditional media.

A Web log of notes on resources on accessibility and design, politics and activism.

Universal Design home plans are intended to accommodate physically handicapped or disabled occupants as well as wheelchairs. The plans at eplans.com have layouts ...[2008/12/04]

Ergonomics design research for the disabled / handicapped. Accessibility for people ... Universal Design New York | Intro. Survey: Universal Design from RERC ...[2008/11/29]

... Disabled, Oslo, James Mueller, Center for Universal Design, ... The considerations for disabled people are central to the ambition of universal design. ...[1999/03/30]

The SAP Design Guild is a website in which SAP offers its interface design tools and methods to the user interface ... and Disabled Users. Universal Design ...[2008/11/27]

... assistance, universal design, adaptive technology, ... Universal Design. As disabled persons enter the mainstream of society, the range of engineering ...[2005/09/24]

Mace, an advocate for disabled persons and subsequent proponent ... Their seven principles of universal design were initially developed for the ...[2008/11/12]

E-zine of the International Disability Exchanges and Studies (IDEAS) Project 2000-2004 ... Universal design, also referred variously during the conference ...[2008/11/17]

... Kingdom > Society and Culture > Disability > Universal Design (6) ... resources on home modification and universal design. ... Universal design special ...[2008/11/03]

Although Universal Design standards address the needs of people with ... a cart are not disabled, but their needs should be considered in facility design. ...[2008/10/31]

Universal design options enables the elderly and disabled to operate and enjoy windows and doors ... Universal design offers more freedom to the disabled and ...[2008/10/19]