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We Can Do Better On Winter Weather Accessibility

January 3, 2020 udcom

Exploring disability practices, policy, politics, and culture.

Transportation, User Experiences

Would You Take the ‘Walk to Get Your Groceries’ Challenge?

August 16, 2018 udcom

Strong Towns wants to change the way Americans see the places they live—such as what a walk to the store reveals about infrastructure.

Transportation

Pedestrian-friendly road design law tied to fewer traffic deaths

May 7, 2018 udcom

Pedestrian deaths have decreased significantly in Florida since the state implemented a law mandating roadway design that accommodates walkers and cyclists from the beginning, according to a new study.

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.