UNIVERSAL DESIGN-RELATED MULTI - MEDIA RESOURCES
(Websites, videos, CDROMs/DVDs, television shows, etc.)1
1List includes URLs for UDLS lesson Links and related educational, organiza-tional, and proprietary sites (e.g., UD producers). Website owners remove or change pages WITHOUT NOTICE. Since we canNOT guarantee that all sites will be available when you click on them, we've Linked as many as possible to allow other choices. To find additional, updated information, utilize newer versions of the inactive links, plus Search Engines (e.g., Google) using Universal, Inclusive, or Lifetime Design and Design for All as search terms.
Accessible Designs*Adaptable Systems, Boise, ID
http://www.ad-as.com
Design and manufacture of height-adjustable tables and mechanisms to
make kitchen cabinets and countertops height adjustable.
Access Maze training video with graphic simulations of access challenges, using full-scale model to show minimum spaces for ramp slopes, bathroom transfers, reach ranges... www.accessmaze.org
Adaptive Environments Center (Boston)
http://www.adaptenv.org/universal/
Sponsor of UD Education Project and three international UD conferences; extensive online project descriptions, publications, competitions, UD examples.
After School Alliance
A Home for All Ages video
Shows visitable homes and construction of no-step entries. May be available through local Centers for Independent Living or from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency./Harrisburg.
American Association of Retired Persons
http://www.livablehomes.org
Interactive UD home tours; UD solutions to meet specific needs; checklists of residential UD features; assistive products for aging in place.
Americans with Disabilities Act CDROM (free). U. S. Dept. Justice regulations, architectural design standards, and technical assistance help without net access. http://ww.ada.gov OR 1-800-514-0301 (1-800-514-0383TTY)
ADA and Public Schools: Access for All video. ADA regs and briefing to accompany U. S. Dept. Education's ADA Self Evaluation Guide in reference list.
(U. S.) Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
http://www.access-board
Recent revisions of ADA and Architectural Barriers Act access regulations; Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (being phased out in 2006, having been incorporated in other federal access guidelines).
Architecture for Humanity Nonprofit design student group involved in volunteer efforts, e.g., disaster housing recovery. http://www.archforhum.org/programs/
Art Education for the Blind/Art Beyond Sight (Collaborative) Awareness
http://www.artbeyondsight.org
Awesome annual campaign model; includes poster, postcards (e.g., "Chagall had cataracts"), events, gallery of work by artists without sight.
Aware Home Research Initiative at Georgia Institute of Technology.
www.cc.gatech.edu/fce/ahri/index.html
High tech sensors allow the model home to be aware of its occupants' whereabouts and physical conditions.
Bad Human Factors Designs
http://www.baddesigns.com/
Revised in 2005, excellent design teaching site includes "new" AND "COOL" images+; explanations of bad product designs; recommended books; Link to Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Better Homes and Gardens magazine
http://www.bhg.com
Popular (vs. research-based) periodical; search archives to find most recent UD feature articles with excellent color images.
Beyond Limits television show (30 min.)
Debuted in 2005, features ordinary people with disabilities doing extraordinary things.
http://www.beyondlimits.com
BJ Industries
http://bjindustries.com/
Mechanisms to elevate kitchen/bathroom/shampoo sinks, cooktops, counters, including cabinetry, for residential and care facility use.
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (University at Buffalo)
http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea/ubdweb/
Online newsletter, wheeled anthropometric space requirements and other research reports; interactive Unlimited By Design exhibit and Bright Idea Gallery of products; Fair Housing Means UD (1 bathrooms, 2kitchens) and other instructional videos and distance learning modules.
Center for Universal Design (North Carolina State U School of Design)
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud
Founded by Ron Mace, "father of UD;" Universal Design Principles, Universal Design Exemplars CDROM, UD floorplan and curb-less/roll-in shower installation books; 21st Century UD Conference II Proceedings; many other pubs.
Concrete Change
http://www.concretechange.home.mindspring.com/
Visit*Ability nonprofit advocacy group headed by Eleanor Smith; CDROM/DVD on step-less entries; how to make 1-to-3-family homes visitable; gallery of Easy Living 0-step entry homes (including gingerbread house); copies of local, state, federal VIZ regulations.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
http://www.3d-i.org (under construction, April 2005)
Great interactive intro to design; designer choices include architect and product designer. Project-based do-it-yourself process: Design, discovery, and discussion, from Birdseye, Catseye, and Wormseye perspectives.
Directory of Accessible Building Products
(see National Association of Home Builders Research Center)
Dynamic Living, Inc.
www.dynamic-living.com
Easy Living Homes program
Started in Georgia, and now being implemented in several other states;
basic access + program information; gallery of ELH homes, including price levels.
Everybody's Ethnic: Your Invisible Culture video
www.learningseed.com
Multi-cultural education directed to youth in middle, junior and senior high schools.
Evolution Robotics
http://www.evolution.com
Domestic robots
Fair Housing Accessibility First
http://www.fairhousingfirst.org
www.hud.gov/fhefhag.html
HUD-funded education and outreach program on 1988 FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES (FHAAG) for new multi-family housing units: Frequently asked questions, common violations/key legal issues, and extensive related links. HUD site on the left includes the FHAAG in full, plus history and detailed analyses.
FHAAG "Safe Harbor" (see International Codes Council/IBC)
Fleetwood Homes
www.fleetwoodhomes.com
Manufactured housing units geared to aging in place; plants located in several U. S. regions for national availability.
Ford Motor Company
www.fordvehicles.com
Ford Focus car; human-factored auto design process/prototypes; Third Age Suit that simulates typical results of the aging process.
Freedom Machines film/video/DVD
http://www.newday.com/films/Freedom_Machines.html
Premiered on PBS special in 2005; profiles adults and children with disabilities, whose lives are significantly improved by assistive technology ("a human rights imperative AND sound fiscal policy").
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
http://pr.fujitsu.com
Space-age-looking Zoom machine provides personal transport in upright and recumbent positions. Shown with 2005 new products in TIME magazine, definitely does NOT look like a wheelchair.
Galileo personal transport system
http://www.galileo.com
Power wheelchair developed in Israel; usable in upright and recumbent positions; climbs stairs;
Global UD Education Online News (see also UD Education Online)
www.universaldesign.net
Granberg (Swedish manufacturer)
http://www.granberg.se/English/index.htm
Various height-adjustable cabinetry: 1-2-3 system manually adjusts (upper cabinets hook on rail at 3-5 levels, and base units have removable top drawer or bottom section; motorized HA countertop system accommodates sinks and/or cooktops, with attached lower cabinets that slide to desired position.
Half the Planet Foundation
http://www.halftheplanet.org
SourceAbility CDROM, all-in-one comprehensive collection of Fair Housing, ADA, and Section 504 resources.
Harry Potter /J. K. Rowling site
http://www.jkrowling.com
Author's official site is accessible to people with disabilities; awesome special effects, etc.
HB Group (Italian design firm)
http://www.hbgroup.it
Accessible sink for Ideal Standard, plus other designs; involved in resolving INaccessible pedestrian bridge issue in Venice.
Hockenberry (John) article online
http://www.metropolismagazine.com/cda/story.php?artid=1019
Show his home and accessible kitchen, etc.
Home and Garden Television
http://www.hgtv.com
Producer of various home shows and spinoffs, search archives for INfrequent UD-related segments.
HomeTime PBS TV Show
http://www.hometime.com/
Home improvement, remodeling, repair, building, tools, products, and how-to videos; search for UD information in archives.
Housing Zone website
http://www.housingzone.com
Builders'and remodelers' product showcase includes continuing UD series of articles by L. Tennenbaum (search archives).
HUD USER online publications (see U. S. DHUD)
I-bot Mobility System
http://www.independencenow.com/ibot/index.html
Joy-stick operated power wheelchair moves across sand, gravel, grass, and other uneven terrain, climbs curbs and steps; rises to eye-level position; keeps rider upright and stable at all times.
I Can Organization by and for Persons With Disabilities
http://www.icanonline.net
Leading disability advocacy group, with newsletter and other resources by people who understand and articulate the disability view BEST, demystifying disability and obsolete phrases, such as "the handicapped."
Images of Excellence CDROM (see Universal Designers & Consultants).
Industrial Design Society of America, UD Interest Section
www.idsa.org/whatsnew/sections/udidsa/noframes.htm
Publishes Innovations journal, sponsors annual Best Product Design comp-etition, and UD Interest section headed by UD pioneer, Jim Mueller.
InformeDesign website
www.informedesign/index.org
Design research summaries: Universal Design appears under Space, Design, and Aesthetics categories; site sonsored by American Society of Interior Designers and created by the University of Minnesota.
International Codes Council/International Building Code
http://www.iccsafe.org/news/nr/2005/0224safeharbor.p
U. S. DHUD approved the 2003 IBC access requirements for multi-family housing as equivalent to the Fair Housing Amendments Access Guidelines, which should INcrease compliance and DEcrease FHAG-based lawsuits.
International Commission on Technology and Accessibility (ICTA),
www.ictaglobal.org
Permanent commission of Rehabilitation International, an organization with United Nations status; offers training on Best Practices in Universal Design.
Iowa State University Extension Housing/Universal Design website
http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/pages/housing/uni-design.html
www.ciras.iastate.edu/universaldesignkitchen.asp
EXTENSIVE Links to online publications (not just ISU-authored) and UD products; UD education lessons and "gadget kit" contents;" UD kitchen prototype meets the needs of older women.
Joint Center for Housing Studies (at Harvard University)
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/
Online JCHS report on Aging in Place(2001).
Kansas State University UD Demonstration and Research Facility
http://www.ksu.edu/atid/udf/
On-campus lab with full-size UD kitchen and bath for students and visitors to try before they buy; UD diffusion research reports; UD example images and housing checklist; list of product suppliers (predecessor of UD Learnsite and Guidesite).
Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan) Community-wide UD Program
http://ud.pref.kumamoto.jp
Mostly in Japanese, but UD in English on headings helps; English speakers may guess cartoon stories from drawings. Gallery of public-use UD products (e.g.,wayfinding, rest areas for older adults, diaper stations); also bullet trains.
National Association of Home Builders.
www.HomesofOurOwn.org
BUILDING HOMES OF OUR OWN interactive game for middle- and high school students, including teacher's guide and self-guided tutorial. Follows homebuilding process through land development and construction. Revised in DVD form (2005). Order free from site.
National Association of Home Builders Research Center
http://www.nahbrc.org
Performs/distributes housing research for homebuilding industry (e.g., innovative design & construction). Online annual Directory of Accessible Building Products advertises primarily bathroom fixtures and kitchen appliances (+ hardware) by large, national producers; with hard copy available from NAHBRC at minimal S&H cost.
National Association of the Home Remodeling Industry
www.nari.org
Active in informing members and the public about UD and aging in place innovations that can be applied to home renovation and improvement projects.
National Building Museum (Washington, DC)
www.nbm.org
Building America, online exhibition of important U.S. developments; photos, drawings, computer-generated images of landmarks, including housing; minimal UD, but good pictorial history of construction.
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modifications (at USC)
http://homemods.org
Home modification programs, housing rehab agencies, funding sources; links to www.stopfalls.org (falls and older adults) and www.accessva.org (accessible apartment registry).
National Endowment for the Arts
http://www.arts.gov
Funds UD dissemination, product design, and related research; site has reports from 1999 UD Meeting and 2003 Envisioning Session to assess progress/plan for continued UD dissemination to the mainstream.
National Kitchen and Bath Association
http://www.nkba.org/consumerguidelines.html
Promotes UD within the kitchen and bath industry; including UD features in NKBA kitchen and bath design guidelines and related publications.
National Middle School Association
http://www.nmsa.org
Excellent resource on educational/learning resources and information on the middle school age group.
National Safety Council
http://www.nsc.org
Extensive annual report of safety-related statistics by age of victim, cause, product involved, e.g. falls, stairs,....
National Youth Service Day
www.ysa.org/nysd
www.SERVEnet.org
Community service project resources, information to help youth groups get started; annual NYSD (April) sponsors: State Farm Companies Foundation and Youth Service America.
New Freedom Initiative
http://www.whitehouse.gov/freedominitiative.htm
President's Report: Fulfilling America's Promise to Americans with Disabilities includes UD with assistive technology, referencing Section 508 requirements for government-purchased electronic and info technology.
Nickelodeon Cartoon Channel
Pelswick cartoon show (circa 2000) shows young quadriplegic as the leader of his friends (ages 7-14). Also My Life as a Teenage Robot (for teens (circa 2004).
Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA)
http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/community.htm
Technology Assistance Act site lists all Visit*Ability legislation in one place.
Scholastic Choices magazine
www.scholastic.com
Focus on teen personal growth and positive decision making.
Segway Human Transporter
http://www.segway.com
Includes downloadable action video of this scooter (not a wheelchair);
highlights HT business and personal use on-campus, golfing, cross-terrain.
Technology Review magazine
http://www.technologyreview.com
Search for many excellent UD-related articles in their archives.
The Learning Channel
TRADING SPACES television show, plus TS: Family and TS: Next Generation and other spinoffs.
Toward Universal Design video (1994)
Prepared by Assistive Technology Program, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC.
Trace Research and Development Center at University of Wisconsin.
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/resources/ud-resources.shtml
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/gen_ud.html
Focus on accessible Information Technology and Telecommunications; extensive Links to related sites; developer of UD evaluation tool; UD voting tablet and many other ATs; Access Forum for Sec. 508 stakeholders.
Turtle/Cardinal Homes (accessible manufactured homes)
http://www.turtlehomes.com/
Site includes All-in-One bathroom fixture (3' X 5' toilet/sink/shower).
U. S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
http://www.access-board
Most recent revisions of ADA, ABA, and UFAS federal access regulations.
Universal Design Alliance
www.universaldesign.org
Nonprofit organization to create awareness and expand public knowledge of UD; lists/offers UD distance education; promotes Easy Living Homes.
Universal Design Education Online
www.udeducation.org
www.universaldesign.net (Global UD Education Online)
Interactive UD educators' forum; online UD international newsletter; student projects/competitions; key Links and resources, including NEW human-centered design teaching unit (slide show and building survey form usable separately or together) viewable and downloadable from top URL above.
Universal Designers and Consultants, Inc.
http://www.UniversalDesign.com
Universal Design Newsletter and UD Images of Excellence CDROM; download free copy of UD Newsletter and subscribe to this info-packed resource by the owner/re-designer of Home for the Next 50 Years (UDLS6).
Universal Design Housing Network in Kansas City, MO
http://www.udhn.org
KC metro area advocacy group sponsors construction of UD homes;
offers public UD education; actively promotes UD housing and Visitability policy proposals; UDHN video.
www.learningseed.com
Whirlpool Corporation
http://www.whirlpool.com
Member of Internet Home Alliance, producer of the range that thinks it's a refrigerator (Polara).
World Usability Day
http://wwwworldusabilityday.org
"Making it Easy! International event organized by the Usability Professionals Association; promotes the value of user-engineering, user-centered design, and consumers' responsibility to ask for products and services that work better.
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