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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Some Musings about Universal Design

I have been thinking a lot lately about the future and the concept of universal design and livable communities. While the first thing I believe people think of are physical devices and architecture I have been prone to thinking about something different. These days I have been thinking about the philosophy of universal design should be seen beyond the physical design BUT rather as a social design model. The question has been that universal design allows for an accessible lifestyle - the question that comes to mind is what does that exactly mean? How do these physical adaptations provide a greater conduit to a social design model and create a new paradigm of disability and aging. Are they one in the same OR are they different. These are questions that I am currently exploring & will discuss later...

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