Universal Design
1 Introduction
"Universal Design is a framework for the design of places, things, information, communication and policy to be usable by the widest range of people operating in the widest range of situations without special or separate design. Most simply, Universal Design is human-centered design of everything with everyone in mind." – Adaptive Environments, 2006 Last term, you all briefly experienced Lane from the point of view of a person who uses a wheelchair. Recall some of the barriers and challenges as you move through this lesson. PTAs will make recommendations to patients and family members on home and office adaptations to ensure access as mobility and safety needs arise. Additionally, PTAs advocate for improving access to public spaces (parks, basketball courts, State and U.S. Court houses, libraries, and nature trails)
