What is Universal Design

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Principles of design principles to create environments, products, communications, and experiences that are the most broadly accessible, with built-in accommodations (These standards have been described as the following: equitable use; flexibility in use; simple and intuitive; perceptible information; tolerance for error; low physical effort, and size and space for approach and use, according to the Center for Universal Design.) Learn more in: Staying Legal and Ethical in Global E-Learning Course and Training Developments: An Exploration

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“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.” (Mace, n. d., p. 1) Learn more in: Universal Design of Distance and Online Learning

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A design and development approach to ensure accessibility to all, regardless of differences. Learn more in: Using a Diversity and Inclusion Approach in Designing Learning for All (in Full Human Dimensionality)

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Concept for designing and delivering products and services usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities (including people with various deficits). Learn more in: Reverse Engineering in Rehabilitation

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An approach to design that incorporates principles and products that are accessible to and usable by everyone, including persons with a variety of disabilities. Learn more in: Mobile Phone Technology for ALL: Towards Reducing the Digital Divide

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The process of creating products (devices, environments, systems, and processes) which are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations (environments, conditions, and circumstances), as is commercially practical Learn more in: A Framework for Accessible and Usable Web Applications

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Is the design and composition of a barrier-free environment so that it can be used by all people regardless of their age, physical limitations and disabilities, in the most independent, usual and natural design possible. Learn more in: Digital Marketing Strategies for Accessible Tourism

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A concept similar to accessible design. Its meaning is broader in that it refers to design that strives to create products that are usable by all people, regardless of age, gender, (dis)ability, handedness, etc. Its meaning is narrower in that it seeks one solution to accommodate the needs of all people. Learn more in: Accessibility of Online Library Information for People with Disabilities

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A concept or philosophy for designing and delivering products and services that are usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities. Learn more in: Challenges and Opportunities of Computer-Based Learning for Senior Citizens

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A design that is accessible for populations across all spectrums of society including individuals with disabilities, non-disabled persons, the elderly, or anyone with any type of limitation. Learn more in: Mobile Apps, Universal Design, and Accessibility in Schools: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Experience

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Designing programs, services, tools, and facilities so that they are usable, without additional modification, by the widest range of users possible, taking into account a variety of abilities and disabilities. Learn more in: Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities

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Carefully designed lessons that provide flexible presentation of materials, interactions with the information, and engagement with the content. Learn more in: Creating Global Classrooms Using Universal Design for Learning

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Concept for designing and delivering products and services usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities (including people with various deficits). Learn more in: Reverse Engineering in Rehabilitation

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A universal design concerns with making the Web contents and functionalities accessible and usable. The ultimate goal of a universal design enables all people regardless of their abilities to succeed using information technology and communication in their tasks. Learn more in: Laws Related to Web and Digital Application Accessibility

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A method of design for physical objects and environments that centers the end user in the design process in an attempt to create products or engineer environments that are accessible to the widest possible audience. Learn more in: Is It Accessible?: Ensuring Accessibility in Higher Education During a Global Pandemic

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An approach to designing Web content where the intent is to provide access to the broadest range of clients, regardless of individual abilities, disabilities, circumstances, or environments. Learn more in: Designing Web Systems for Adaptive Technology

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The development of products and environments to be usable by all people. Learn more in: Evaluating Systemic Assistive Technology Needs

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An approach to the design of products and environments fostering usability by as many people as possible, without adaptation. Learn more in: Disability, Chronic Illness, and Distance Education

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or “Design for All”: “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” (Center for Universal Design, 1994). Learn more in: A Standard-Based Framework to Support Personalisation, Adaptation, and Interoperability in Inclusive Learning Scenarios

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The process of creating products (devices, environments, systems, and processes), which are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, opera ting within the widest possible range of situations (environments, conditions, and circumstances). Universal design has two major components, first, designing products so they are flexible enough that they can be directly used (without requiring any assistive technologies or modifications) by people with the widest range of abilities and circumstances as is commercially practical given current materials, technologies, and knowledge and, second, designing products so they are compatible with the assistive technologies that might be used by those who cannot efficiently access and use the products directly (Trace Center, 1996) Learn more in: Web Accessibility Policy for Students with Disabilities in U.S. Postsecondary Distance Education

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Design of an environment that is user-friendly to a diverse population. Learn more in: The Diversity Management for Employment of the Persons With Disabilities: Evidence of Vocational Rehabilitation in the United States and Japan

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It constitutes a paradigm of design and a philosophical conception aimed at achieving accessibility in environments, spaces, services, goods, objects and devices, so that they can be used by the greatest number of people without the need to adapt or specialize to determined population sectors. Learn more in: Virtual Course of Accessibility of the Tecnológico Nacional de México and IT Aguascalientes: Analysis and Improvement Proposal

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A broad-spectrum solution that produces buildings, products and environments that are usable and effective for everyone, not just people with disabilities. Learn more in: Assistive Technology for Teacher Education: From Research to Curriculum

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Universal design is a term that describes designing to meet everyone’s needs. A popular and frequently used example of universal design is curb cuts”. Curb cuts are the places in sidewalks (driveways and intersections) where the sidewalk is angled to meet the street. These curb cuts were originally designed to make sidewalks more accessible to people using wheelchairs but they also help people pushing strollers, children riding bicycles, people dragging luggage or wheeled backpacks, and runners. Another example from everyday live is levered door handles. These handles are helpful to people with limited mobility and range of motion but they also are helpful for people who have their hands full with books, groceries, or are carrying small children. In learning, universally designed instruction is designed with all students in mind. Faculty may caption video for deaf or hard of hearing students but those captions help second language learners and students who are stronger visual learners as well. Learn more in: Best Practices for Online Training and Support for Online Instructors

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A design that is accessible for populations across all spectrums of society including individuals with disabilities, non-disabled persons, the elderly, or anyone with any type of limitation. Learn more in: Mobile Apps, Universal Design, and Accessibility in Schools: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Experience

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Design of products and environments for use by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. Learn more in: Mobile Phones as Assistive and Accessible Technology for People with Disabilities

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Principles of design that seek that any product be created for the use of all people, regardless of the conditions it presents, in such a way that redesign is not required to adapt its use to any particular group of users. Learn more in: Technological Development for the Inclusion of People With Disabilities: Some Experiences at the Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

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Designing resources and activities that can be accessed and used by all individuals. Learn more in: Managing Portable Technologies for Special Education

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“A process of creating products (devices, environments, systems, and processes) which are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations (environments, conditions, and circumstances), as is commercially practical” ( Vanderheiden & Tobias, 2000 ). Learn more in: U.S. Disabilities Legislation Affecting Electronic and Information Technology

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An approach to general design to be as inclusive of people (of all capabilities) as possible, based on seven principles (equitable use, flexibility in use, simple and intuitive use, perceptible information, tolerance for error, low physical effort, and size and space for approach and use). Learn more in: Assessing Practical Accessibility in Online Courses Based on Local Conditions

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The concept of universal design is to design of products to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. It considers a variety of characteristics such as people with differences in abilities, gender, age, socio economic status, etc. (NCSU, 2008) Learn more in: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technologies