Research Help: Universal Design for Architecture: Websites & Other Media

Newsletters

You might be interested in these organizations' newsletters dealing specifically with issues related to universal design:

Global Universal Design Educators Monthly Online News - Current and archived issues of the monthly newsletter.

Design for All Newsletter
Registration required.
Universal Design News
Current and archived issues from Universal Designers & Consultants.

Audio Visual

Century High School: Better than Accessible, Century High School, 1999. Available from: Century High School, Rochester Minnesota, (507) 287-7150.

Universal Design Exemplars - A CD-ROM collection of 32 international, award winning universal design projects from architecture, exhibit, industrial, interior design and landscape architecture. Full CD available from the Center for Universal Design

Enable People with Disabilities and Computers with the Flying Karamazov Brothers - Watch this 6-part series on YouTube.

Recommended Websites

Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture
ADA Accessibility Guidelines
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
Cambridge Engineering Design Centre - Inclusive Design
Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC)
CMHC for Housing Industry Professionals and Community Groups
CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology
Universal design for learning.
Center for Accessible Environments (CAE)
The UK's leading authority on inclusive design.
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA)
School of Architecture, State University of New York at Buffalo
Center for Universal Design
National research center that evaluates, develops, and promotes accessible and universal design in housing, commercial and public facilities, outdoor environments, and products.
Cornell University, College of Human Ecology
Department of Design and Environmental Analysis (See Resources under Outreach)
Danish Building Research Institute
Design Center for Global Needs at San Francisco State University
Center for multi-disciplinary exploration of universal design, cultural identity, design for social responsibility and community design.
Design Council (UK)
Design for All Foundation
Working to achieve that everyone can enjoy open spaces, products and services with equal opportunities.
European Institute for Design and Disability (EIDD) / Design for All European Network
The Helen Hamlyn Research Centre
Works to advance a socially inclusive approach to design through practical research and projects with industry.
Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) Universal Design Special Interest Section
The Institute for Human Centered Design
International Association for Universal Design (IAUD)
Lighthouse International
Through clinical services, education, research, and advocacy, the Lighthouse enables people with low vision and blindness to enjoy safe, independent and productive lives.
Materials Research Society
he Materials Research Society (MRS) is an organization of materials researchers worldwide that promotes communication for the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research and technology to improve the quality of life.
MIT AgeLab
National Center for Accessible Media [NCAM]
Dedicated to acheiving media access equality for people with disabilities.
Universal Designers & Consultants
For-profit consulting agency on aspects of universal design.
Universal Design Network
Home of the Global Universal Design Educator's Monthly Online News

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