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Universal Design has been defined as “the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.” This definition was developed by the architect Ron Mace, FAIA, an architect and the founder of the Center for Universal Design at N.C. State University. In recent years, architects and designers in the US and abroad have come to recognize significant and growing overlaps between Universal Design principles and emerging values of social and environmental sustainability.

Universal Design

By Marcela Abadi Rhoads FAIA posted 05-23-2012 10:53 PM

  

My children's school principal told me a story today and I thought I'd share it with you..... A cold and snowy day at a school in the North, where the custodian was shoveling snow off of the steps that lead up to the school entrance.  At that moment a kid in a wheelchair asked the custodian



"Hey Mister, could you shovel the snow off of the ramp?"

The custodian gave the kid an annoyed look and said:

"Hey Kid, when I finish shoveling the snow off of the steps so that the 300 other kids can enter the school, then I'll shovel the ramp for you!"

And then the very wise kid said:

"Well mister, if you shovel the snow off of the ramp EVERYONE can enter"

That is Universal Design!

Thank you Rabbi Udman for sharing and Rick Lavoie for telling it!
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