Universal Design Handbook, 2nd Edition

The Latest Advances in Universal Design

Thoroughly updated and packed with examples of global standards and design solutions, Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, covers the full scope of universal design, discussing how to develop media, products, buildings, and infrastructure for the widest range of human needs, preferences, and functioning. This pioneering work brings together a rich variety of expertise from around the world to discuss the extraordinary growth and changes in the universal design movement.

The book provides an overview of universal design premises and perspectives, and performance-based design criteria and guidelines. Public and private spaces, products, and technologies are covered, and current and emerging research and teaching are explored. This unique resource includes analyses of historical and contemporary universal design issues from seven different countries, as well as a look at future trends. Students, advocates, policy makers, and design practitioners will get a theoretical grounding in and practical reference on the physical and social roles of design from this definitive volume.

Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, Covers :

• United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• U.S. accessibility codes and standards, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Life safety standards and guidelines
• Universal design implementations in Norway, Japan, France, Germany, Brazil, Italy and the Old City of Jerusalem
• Planning ADA implementation in public educational institutions
• Urban scale and mass transportation universal design
• Designing inclusive experiences, including outdoor play settings
• Office and workspace design
• Universal design in home building and remodeling
• Products and technologies, including autos, web access, media, and digital content
• Universal design research initiatives, education, and performance assessments

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part 1 : Premises and Perspectives
Chapter 1 : Universal Design : An Evolving Paradigm
Chapter 2 : Toward Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability
Chapter 3 : Universal Design and the Majority World

Part 2 : Principles, Standards, and Guidelines
Chapter 4 : The Principles of Universal Design
Chapter 5 : United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 6 : U.S. Accessibility Codes and Standards : Challenges for Universal Design
Chapter 7 : The ADA and Accessibility : Interpretations in U.S. Courts
Chapter 8 : Life Safety Standards and Guidelines
Chapter 9 : The Universal Design Thesaurus : Creating a Descriptive Language for Our Field

Part 3 : International Perspectives
Chapter 10 : Norway’s Planning Approach to Implement Universal Design
Chapter 11 : The Impact of Aging on Japanese Accessibility Standards
Chapter 12 : The Evolution of Design for All in Public Buildings and Transportation in France
Chapter 13 : Manifestations of Universal Design in Germany
Chapter 14 : Writing Poetry Rather Than Structuring Grammar : Notes for the Development of Universal Design in Brazil
Chapter 15 : Accessible Design in Italy
Chapter 16 : Planning Accessibility in the Old City of Jerusalem

Part 4 : Public Spaces, Private Spaces, Products, and Technologies
Section 1 : Public Spaces
Chapter 17 : Creating an Accessible Public Realm
Chapter 18 : A Capital Planning Approach to ADA Implementation in Public Educational Institutions
Chapter 19 : Universal Design in Mass Transportation
Chapter 20 : Universal Design at the Urban Scale
Chapter 21 : Designing Inclusive Experiences
Chapter 22 : Outdoor Play Settings : An Inclusive Approach
Chapter 23 : Office and Workplace Design

Section 2 : Private Spaces
Chapter 24 : Universal Housing : A Critical Component of a Sustainable Community
Chapter 25 : The Evolution of Universal Design in Housing in the United States : Toward Visitability and Pattern Books
Chapter 26 : A Home for the Next 50 Years : Remodeling for Aging Baby Boomers Demonstrates Universal Design in Arts and Crafts Detailing
Chapter 27 : The Sensory House
Chapter 28 : Diversity and Equality in Housing : Designing the Arkansas Proto-House

Section 3 : Products and Technologies
Chapter 29 : Selling Builders and Remodelers on Universal Design
Chapter 30 : Universal Bathrooms
Chapter 31 : Universal Design of Automobiles
Chapter 32 : Universal Design of Products
Chapter 33 : Accessibility of the World Wide Web : Technical and Policy Perspectives
Chapter 34 : Universal Design in Media
Chapter 35 : Digital Content for Individuals with Print Disabilities

Part 5 : Education and Research
Chapter 36 : Inclusive Design Research Initiatives at the Royal College of Art
Chapter 37 : An International Web-Based Collection of Universal Design Exemplars
Chapter 38 : Toward Universal Design Performance Assessments
Chapter 39 : Universal Design for Learning in the College Classroom
Chapter 40 : Camp Aldersgate : A New Model for Architectural Education
Chapter 41 : Are Retrofitted Wheelchair Entries Separate and Unequal?
Chapter 42 : Guidepaths in Buildings
Chapter 43 : Redefining Design and Disability : A Person-Environment Fit Model

Part 6 : The Past and Future of Universal Design
Chapter 44 : The Rhinoceros Syndrome : A Contrarian View of Universal Design

Part 7 : Epilogue
Chapter 45 : My Story

Index