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Be Universally Accessible
Websites
The Access Board, also known as the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, is the federal agency which
develops minimum guidelines and requirements for standards issued under
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers
Act (ABA); develops accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment
under the Telecommunications Act; develops accessibility standards for
electronic and information technology under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act; provides technical assistance on these guidelines and standards;
and enforces the Architectural Barriers Act.
For accessibility guidelines, see
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization
that promotes accessibility as well as Universal Design through education
programs, technical assistance, training, consulting, publications and
design advocacy. Adaptive Environments promotes and advocates for international
adoption of policies and designs that enable every individual regardless
of disability or age, to participate fully in all aspects of society.
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is
a non-profit, non-partisan association dedicated to shaping and enriching
the experience of aging for their members and for all Americans. Their
Website has a Universal Design web page that provides information on home
modification devices for different areas of the home, resources for those
home modifications and other related links.
The American Planning Association (APA) is a non-profit
public interest and research organization focusing on urban and rural
planning issues. The APA Policy Guide on Community Residences identifies
and defines the APA's resolution about community residences for people
with disabilities.
The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA)
- School of Architecture and Planning, State University of New York at
Buffalo is dedicated to improving the design of environments and products
by making them more usable, safer, and appealing to people with a wide
range of abilities and through their lifespans. IDEA also provides resources
and technical expertise in architecture, product design, facilities management,
and the social and behavioral sciences.
The Center for Universal Design - School of Design, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA is a national
research, information and technical assistance center that evaluates,
develops and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial
facilities, and related products.
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent
federal agency that makes recommendations to the President and Congress
on issues affecting the millions of Americans with disabilities, promotes
policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity
for all individuals with disabilities, and also works to empower individuals
with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living,
and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
The National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) provides leadership
for the apartment industry on legislative and regulatory matters, advances
in research and the exchange of strategic business information, and promotes
the desirability of apartment living. NMHC provides resources on and links
to accessibility-related sites, and a review and analysis of the Fair
Housing Act.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
is the Federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that
address America's housing needs, that improve and develop the nation's
communities, and enforce fair housing laws. HUD's web page on people with
disabilities provides information on and links to new and noteworthy issues,
Fair Housing Law, HUD resources, and other information and resource centers.
The U.S. Department of Justice provides information on the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA home page provides technical
assistance materials and programs, enforcement information, a telephone
information line, and links to ADA information on the web.
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Publications
Bishop, Kathleen, ed. 1993. Aging, disabilities, advocacy and environmental
design. Annotated bibliography. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University,
Center on Human Policy.
Brown, Dale S. and Vargo, John. July-Sept. 1993. Bibliography of resources
on universal design. Journal of Rehabilitation 59: 8-11.
Center for Universal Design, School of Design, North Carolina State
University. 2000. CD-ROM Universal Design Exemplars. Raleigh, North
Carolina.
Lozada, Marlene. 1996. Easy living: universal design housing. Vocational
Education Journal 71(2), 58: 18-21.
Mace, Ronald L., F.A.I.A. 1998. Universal design in housing. Assistive
Technology, 10 (1): 21-28.
Null, Roberta L. and Cherry, Kenneth F. 1996. Universal design: creative
solutions for ADA compliance. Belmont, CA: Professional Publications,
Inc.
Steven Winter Associates. 1997. Accessible housing design: universal
design principles in practice. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies.
Steven Winter Associates. April 1996. Homes for everyone: universal
design principles in practice. Washington, D. C.: U.S. Housing and
Urban Development, HUD-7338.
Stevens, John H. Oct. 1996. A barrier-free home: considerations and
recommendations for design. Information support packet #3.
Welch, Polly, ed. 1995. Strategies for teaching universal design.
Boston, MA: Adaptive Environments Center.
U. S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. and Michigan State Board
of Education, Lansing, MI. Feb. 1990. Home accessibility I: living as
you like to live. Designing for all. PAM Repeater 58.
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