Jason P. Harris is joining the staff at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, as a Research Associate, working to advance the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities around the globe.
Global Universal Design Commission
Increasing usability, safety, health, and social participation through design*
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Universal Design in the Built Environment
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Universal Design in the Virtual Environment
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Universal Design in the Learning Environment
GUDC in Action
News
August 22, 2018
BBI Chairman and University Professor Peter Blanck said today in Bloomberg news in regard to “blind workers” and “online hiring systems: "Attitudes about inclusion is the real problem," Blanck said. Jobs-page "accessibility is just a symptom."
August 4, 2018
Check out today's article in The Daily Reporter about Rosemarie Rossetti and the Universal Design Living Laboratory.
April 9, 2018
As part of GUDC’s living laboratory approach, I interviewed Granite Development Company president Mark Congel about residential Universal Design’s return on investment. Congel has developed many properties in the Syracuse, New York including the universally designed apartment complex, Destiny Arms. We discussed financial and non-financial ROI as well as the impact Universal Design has had on Destiny Arms. This conversation pinpoints some of the unique benefits UD offers developers and builders.
March 26, 2018
As part of our ongoing study and observation of the GUDC certified Mary Free Bed YMCA I decided to check in with the project’s principal architect, Michael Perry to get an update on how Universal Design has impacted this particular YMCA and why Universal Design (UD) makes sense from a return on investment perspective.
March 12, 2018
With the global rise in the attention to accessibility, many countries have promulgated laws and regulations on accessible standards in public buildings and facilities. However, the question of how to implement them has remained largely unsolved.
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