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December 17, 2015 udcom

The Association on Higher Education And Disability, is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.

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.