The innovations in these projects go above and beyond the requisite wheelchair-accessible ramp, demonstrating how modern architects are designing for disabilities in new and inventive ways.

Seven Principles of Universal Design - Center for Universal Design, North Carolina State University.

Falls Are Serious and CostlyYou or your loved one have worked a life time expecting to be able to enjoy you late adult life with little or no unexpected events in later years. The fact is that falls are a real treat to the health of older adults and can seriously reduce their ability to …

One of my favorite things in the world is stumbling across a design that's both creative yet so painfully obvious, it makes me wonder why nobody thought of it b

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REDesign Exit Door simply repositions the door handle to make it an intuitive and effective design during emergency evacuations. Most of than not, the assumptio

Universal design emerged from slightly earlier barrier-free concepts, the broader accessibility movement, and adaptive and assistive technology and also seeks to blend aesthetics into these core considerations.

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Accessibility in urban planning is a vitally important feature of any civilized society - everyone, regardless of their mobility, should be able to access and enjoy public facilities. Crappy-designed accessibility for people in wheelchairs, for example, sends a pretty insulting message: "We added this feature because someone told us we had to, but it's not important enough that we put any effort into making sure it actually helps."

Most cities are utterly unfriendly to people with disabilities – but with almost one billion estimated to be urban-dwellers by 2050, a few cities are undergoing a remarkable shift