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AHRM 4664 – Universal Design at Virginia Tech

Evaluation and design of commercial and residential environments with consideration for accessibility, adaptation, safety, and support of the user(s).

Universal Design (UD) is an approach to design that increases the potential for developing a better quality of life for a wide range of individuals. It is a design process that enables and empowers a diverse population by improving human performance, health and wellness, and social participation (Steinfeld and Maisel, 2012). It creates products, systems, and environments to be as usable as possible by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability or situation.