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Abstract
Changes in who we are and what we can do require a world that is more accommodating to variances in mobility, vision, hearing, cognition, and manual dexterity. Universal design is an approach to creating everyday environments and products that are usable by all people to the greatest extent possible, regardless of age or ability. “The Next Generation Universal Home” is a concept design of ideal and desired universal design features in single-family housing. This paper illustrates ways to make our homes more universally usable, as well as providing rationale for a more universal approach to the design of our built environment.
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Lawrence H. Trachtman
Jennifer R. Johnson was a graduate student in the School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX at the time of this study. She is currently employed as an Occupational Therapist at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, LA
Debra Stewart is Lecturer, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University and staff therapist at Erinoak Centre, Missis-sauga, Ontario. She is currently completing a MSc (Design, Measurement and Evaluation) at McMaster University.
Ronald L. Mace (deceased, June 29, 1998) was also affiliated with The Center for Universal Design, School of Design, North Carolina University.