A program of the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, Texas | Provides technical assistance, training and materials dissemination on the ADA to Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
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.
