Angel will be telling us about how design and diversity and inclusion come together through Universal Design. Her talk is not centered around her own lived experience of disability, for her it is simply a part of her diversity as a human being.
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.
