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"Our individual disability becomes a handicap only when we encounter a barrier."
— George Covington, Co–author
— George Covington, Co–author
"Why not consider designing for your lifetime, not just your primetime?"
— Jane Langmiur, Architect
"Universal design is good design because it is design for the user and not design for the designer."
— Marc Harrison, IDSA, Professor, Rhode Island School of Design
"The issue is not so much, ‘what a great idea!,’ as how did we get it wrong for so long?"
— Geoff Hollington, Universal Designer, Geoff Hollington Associates
"It’s a way of thinking; a new ingredient to design education and professional practice that can become a catalyst for invigorating our design sensibilities."
— Bill Palmer, Architect, Hellmuth, Obata, & Kassabaum, Inc.
"A designed object, product, building, or landscape earns the term Universal Design only if, in its final built state, it works properly in one form for everyone."
— Kevin Owens, Director of Product Development for Play/Designs & Playworld Systems
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Access by Design George A. Covington Bruce Hannah Every day 48 million Americans with disabilities face man–made barriers that turn disabilities into handicaps. These barriers are as obvious as a flight of stairs or as subtle as 8–point type, all barriers that could be eliminated through Universal Design. Access By Design explores the why and how of Universal Design and presents an inspiring collection of products, spaces, and services for virtually every area of life: home, office, school, sports, communications, travel, entertainment, computers, and recreation. Itself an example of Universal Design, the book features design of products, spaces, and services that can be used by the widest possible range of individuals, from a child of eight to an adult of eighty. Universally designed products and services are actually used everyday by people who are both abled and disabled simply because they are the easiest and safest products available. At its best, Universal Design is seamless and invisible. We shouldn’t look at a Universally Designed product and think, "This was designed for people with disabilities." Whether you’re a designer, a facilities manager, a government agent, or a manufacturer—if you want to create or purchase products that everyone can use, you’ll want to read this book. Written by the former Special Assistant for Disability to the Vice President of the United States and an award–winning industrial designer, Access By Design asks and answers some thought–provoking questions, while setting the standard for design of the future. After you read this book, you’ll never look at design the same way again.
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Access by Design
20 Nov 2000
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This book contains plenty of examples related to the authors standpoint on Universal Design. While most books on Universal Design are about the accessibility in the space, this books is dealing with lot about the things. On top of everything, the authors use easy, straightforward vocabulary, so the book is helpful not only for the experts but novices, too. Strongly recommend to the students who study universal design as well as design professionals who actually perform their ability to designing 'something for the world'
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