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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.

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Autism and Design (Free Webinar)

  • 1.  Autism and Design (Free Webinar)

    Posted 04-29-2013 08:37 PM
    This message has been cross posted to the following Discussion Forums: Universal Design and Housing Knowledge Community .
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    Autism and Design (Free Webinar)


    Recently, attention has begun to focus on developing supportive residential environments that address the specific needs of post-school-age autistic adults: over the past year a series of national town hall meetings conducted by a consortium of autism groups, housing agencies, developers, service providers and parents of adults with autism have identified housing as a primary concern. This webinar provides instruction in evidence-based design for residential environments for adults with autism and other cognitive disabilities.

    This  May 6, 2013 presentation is a part of the ongoing Housing Knowledge Community research webinar series. View the complete series archive

    http://network.aia.org/hkc/Events/EventDescription/?CalendarEventKey=b6e024e5-bad3-4b06-b701-aa71654c245a

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    Katherine Williams AIA
    Colonial Heights VA
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