Located in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, IATSL develops assistive technology that is adaptive, flexible and intelligent, enabling users to participate fully in their daily lives.
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.
