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Infrastructure & universal design
Practical guide to universal home design
This booklet looks at universal design providing a room by room description of ways to increase the ease and flexibility of a home. (Iowa Program for Assistive Technology: 2004) More info >>
Association of Access Consultants in Australia
The Association of Access Consultants in Australia (ACA Australia) is a national membership-based professional association for people working to achieve accessibility of the built environment for people with a disability. (Association of Access Consultants in Australia) More info >>
Design for all: implications for bank operations
The purpose of this paper is to promote the benefits of universal design and to recommend ways in which universal design can be integrated as a component in projects of the World Bank. (World Bank: 2008) More info >>
General principles of universal design policy
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) is now implementing national land and transportation policies based on the concept of universal design. It has established a Universal Design Policy Promotion Headquarters within the ministry and has now conducted discussions a total of fifteen times. (Japanese Ministry of Land, Transport and Tourism: 2006) More info >>
Pathways to accessibility: disability and the physical environment
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries have only recently begun the process of making the physical environment accessible to its population as a whole, including people with disabilities. Making the transition to full accessibility requires integrating the concept into all facets of society- from education and architecture to tourism and communications. (Inter-American Development Bank: 2002) More info >>
Accessibility for the disabled: a design manual for a barrier free environment
This manual deals with the technical considerations and design provisions or measures to be taken into account in the planning of the built-up environment including urban design considerations, architectural considerations, building types and a set of implementation checklists. (United Nations: 2003) More info >>