Learning Universal Design
Courses in Universal Design
Continuing Education Program by the IDeA Center
Description:
The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) proudly announces a new continuing education program. This program is designed for anyone (e.g., advocates, builders/contractors, planners, architects, occupational and physical therapists, and policymakers) interested in learning about the universal design of places, products, and systems with a particular focus on the implications of a life span perspective.
Objectives
This continuing education program is an introduction to universal design. It will cover:
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Principles and knowledge bases relevant to many design problems
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Methods for obtaining information about designing for the life span
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Best practice examples to demonstrate the value of universal design
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Website: http://www.udeworld.com/training/continuing-education.html
Explore Your Dream Kitchen
Description:
A two-day consumer workshop, Explore Your Dream Kitchen, is offered several times a year at Virginia Tech. Participants are planning to remodel or build a kitchen and receive information about currently available appliances, cabinets, fixtures, and materials. They are taught kitchen planning principles, including universal design applications. Participants receive a consultation as part of the program and many have concerns that are addressed by universal design.
Prerequisites: None
Institution: Virginia Tech, Department of Apparel, Housing ,and Resource Management
Contact: Julia Beamish
Website: http://www.ahrm.vt.edu/housing/dreamkitchen.html
Graduate Research Group: Inclusive Design
Description:
INCLUSIVE DESIGN is design for all. A global movement that seeks to improve the usability of environments, products, and systems for the widest range of people, it is based on the principles of social justice. Inclusive Design is one of the most important design movements of this era because its emphasis is on empowering the average citizen.
The curriculum includes a sequence of required courses supplemented by electives and workshops that provide both a theoretical and working knowledge of Inclusive Design. Along with a core curriculum, students work with faculty mentors to develop individualized programs of study that reflect their specific interests.
The faculty members in this Graduate Group are associated with the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center – www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea). The faculty and the IDEA Center have international reputations as leaders in this field, and they provide unparalleled resources to students to help them make the world a better place for all.
Website: http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/architecture/degrees/ID_fa10.asp
Distance Education in Universal Design
ITTATC Web Accessibility
Description: none Prerequisites: n/a
Institution: Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Website: http://www.ittatc.org/training/webcourse/
Special Topics in Universal Design
Description:
This course has been taught every spring semester except 2003.
Prerequisites: n/a
Institution: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Contact: Richard Duncan
Universal Design Studies
Description: none
Prerequisites: n/a
Institution: Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Ontario, Canada
Website: http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/udc/content/udstudies.htm
