Global Universal Design Educators Online News

Produced and distributed by Elaine Ostroff, through contracts with the Center for Universal Design and the Adaptive Environments Center, in cooperation with the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

Volume 5 Number 1, October- November 2003

Contents

• Editor's Note
• News from the Global Network
• EL SALVADOR 
• Legislation to improve Urban Accessibility
• EUROPE 
• 1AD, First International Conference on Appliance Design
• 2003 Access and Inclusion Award for Transport Services and Infrastructure Awarded
• FINLAND
• Helsinki for All
• ISRAEL 
• Tel Aviv Accessible Bus Route
• JAPAN
• TRANSED 2004
• MEXICO
• Mexico Includes Specifications on Accessibility in Transportation
• NORTH AMERICA
• ICTA NA Holds General Meeting in Boston
• UNITED KINGDOM
• 'Accessible London: Achieving an Inclusive Environment'
• 'Inclusive Design - Design for the whole population'
• RSA Design Awards Program - Inclusive Worlds
• UNITED STATES
• 2003 AAM Museum Accessibility Award
• 2020 Vision - A Diversity Conference for Design Professionals
• Building Careers in Design - New Educational Program for Rehabilitation Counselors
• Careers in the Arts Initiative - Mentoring (CAIM) Proposals Requested
• IT Works Ability Awards - Xerox is a 2003 Recipient
• 'Making Access Happen'
• National Advisory Council on 'Aging in Place' Formed
• Pilot Project to Test Future Kitchen Applications
• Universal Design Education Online Invites Participation
• Global Universal Design Educator's Network e-mail list
• Calendar
• Adding your information, questions to the Online News

EDITOR'S NOTE

Adaptive Environments is also helping underwrite the publication. The Trace Center continues to support the Global Universal Design Educator's Network through the hosting of the e-list. Thanks all, and to the National Institute for Rehabilitation and Research for and their grants to the above organizations that enable financial support to the Global Universal Design Educator's Online News.

Some changes: the Online News will be published bi-monthly and the web archive will be updated simultaneously with the emailed version. The Online News is also linked to the interactive Universal Design Education Online website, where you can find more detailed Calls for Participation, archived Calendar listings, and a Discussion Forum. 

In this issue you'll find news that highlights universal design in transportation, with diverse cultural applications in El Salvador, the European Union, Israel and Mexico. We include news of an international transportation conference in Japan and a link to an international guide for transportation planners and advocates, 'Making Access Happen.' This is also a catching up issue, with reports of past and upcoming conferences, awards for universal design, and opportunities that range from funding for mentoring stipends to publication in the Universal Design Education Online News.  The United Kingdom continues to advance its inclusive design agenda with new urban planning guidelines for London, student design awards, and a new comprehensive book reflecting international practices. The universal design efforts in the United States range from museums to education for vocational rehabilitation counselors to a new 'Aging in Place' initiative and high tech kitchens. The Calendar reaches to July 2005 - please send us your information so that we can include it in the next issue that will be published in early December. It's nice to be able to share this with all of you again.

Information from the Online News may be freely copied and quoted as long as the individual author, and/or web site and this source are cited. NOTE: Previous issues of the Online News are available online at the NEW Global Universal Design Education Network website at: http://www.universaldesign.net.

NEWS FROM THE GLOBAL NETWORK

EL SALVADOR

Legislation to improve Urban Accessibility

Source: Disability World Issue no. 19 June-August 2003. For the full newsletter text see: http://www.disabilityworld.org/06-08_03/gov/elsalvador.shtml

EUROPE

IAD, the First International Conference on Appliance Design Held in UK

Further detail on the conference can be found in the DASDA library (www.design-for-all.info/200031.xml) by entering 1AD into the search facility. This library entry indicates where it is possible to obtain the conference proceedings and also to access the list of contributors. DASDA feels that this information may be of value, offering useful information and even contacts that may be able to contribute to events or networking efforts. (Note: see Calendar for submission deadline for 2AD)

Source: DASDA, which is a not-for-profit initiative supported by the European Commission to promote an awareness of Design for All

The European Conference of the Ministers of Transport (ECMT): 2003 Access and Inclusion Award for Transport Services and Infrastructure

ECMT and the European Disability Forum are pleased to announce that the 2003 Access and Inclusion Award for Transport Services and Infrastructure has been awarded to the: Syndicat Mixte des Transports en Commun de l'agglom‚ration grenobloise (SMTC), Grenoble (France), VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nurnberg (Germany), and runner-up, Helsingin kaupungin liikennelaitos (HKL), Helsinki (Finland). 

Grenoble was particularly noteworthy in its successful co-ordination and coherence achieved among stakeholders in the 23 municipalities of the Grenoble region. Also remarkable was its forward-thinking, proactive approach, having, in fact, initiated actions on a local level that pushed forward the national regulatory context. 

Nurnberg demonstrated an exemplary long-standing commitment to fully integrating accessibility considerations into the planning and operations of its transport system. With an Accessibility Commissioner overseeing the accessibility aspects of the transport system, Nurnberg's outstanding achievements in making the system more accessible to disabled users - most notably blind and visually impaired travelers on the system - brought it to the top of the list of candidates.

The runner-up Helsinki started later than the two winning cities to increase accessibility in its transport system, it has had considerable success in bringing widespread improvements to its system as a whole. Of particular note is the important service rendered to disabled travelers by the neighborhood bus service, which operates in the suburbs of Helsinki.

The competition was launched in the context of the 2003 European Year of People with Disabilities, the 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Disabled People and the UN Standard Rules on the Equalization of Disabled People as well as the 50th anniversary of the ECMT. The prize was designed to promote recognition of examples of good practice in improving accessibility to transport, to reward approaches in the field, which are inclusive of all people with disabilities, as well as to recognize the importance of consulting with representatives of disability organizations.

Source: ECMT NEWS, A Newsletter from the European Conference of Ministers of Transport, July 2003 - Issue No. 15. Full newsletter text can be accessed at: www1.oecd.org/cem/events/PressReleases/03ECMT-EDF.pdf

FINLAND

Helsinki for All

• It must be easy to enter buildings from outdoor environments. 
• It must be easy to move in streets, open spaces and parks. 
• There must be no changes in level when accessing one open space from another or public means of transport.

One project focuses on the Alexandersgatan, where there are tramlines. Crossing the street will be easier in future, once the curb is lowered and all building entrances have been appraised. The aim is to replace stairs with ramps, make doors more visible and easier to open and establish more guidelines/fit more handrails. Finally, the lighting will be improved and heating ducts will be installed under pedestrian to keep them free of snow. Apart from Alexandersgatan, the 'Accessible Helsinki' project also includes the recreation area around T""l"nlahti Bay, the surburb of Vuosaari and the accessible Ratsaspuisto park.

Source:  Form & Funktion, No 3, June 2003.  It is published twice a year by the Nordic Cooperation on Disability (NSH), and is available from the Danish Centre for Accessibility, http://www.dcft.dk/index.asp?pid=2670

ISRAEL

Tel Aviv Accessible Bus Route

Source: http://www.icat-ciat.org/icatnews.htm (International Centre for Accessible Transportation)

JAPAN

TRANSED 2004

Previous TRANSED conferences have promoted national and local transportation and development policies to include objectives relating to the needs of people with reduced mobility. The 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People is designed to help these objectives with getting into action. As the conference motto 'Universal Transportation and Road Design: Strategies For Success' implies, TRANSED 2004 serves the purpose of enabling international delegates to exchange experiences of strategies. By reporting on successful accessible transportation strategies, plans, and implementations for all, all participants will be able to apply this knowledge to their own country. By bringing out the successful accessible transportation implementation strategies and plans, all participants will be able to apply the knowledge gained in their country. 

As the first TRANSED conference ever held in Asia, this milestone event will act as a catalyst to accelerate developments of universal transportation and road design in Asian countries. Innovative strategies and plans for Asia will be expected and encouraged by the participants from the Pacific region.

For more information, see the Conference web-site: http://transed.jp/

MEXICO

Mexico Includes Specifications on Accessibility in Transportation

Accordingly, all means of transportation and communication must be accessible, safe, comfortable, functional, and of quality. The new law establishes that stimulus programs and campaigns may be established so that public transportation authorities and providers gradually introduce accessibility to their services, including the renewal of vehicles. 

Source: Source: Disability World Issue no. 19 June-August 2003. For the full newsletter text see: http://www.disabilityworld.org/06-08_03/gov/mexico.shtml

NORTH AMERICA

ICTA NA Holds General Meeting in Boston

UNITED KINGDOM

Accessible London: Achieving an Inclusive Environment

Accessible London is the first Supplementary Guidance Document to the London Plan to be published.  It provides detail on the policies in the draft London Plan, which promote inclusive design and access to the built environment for disabled people, including policies on accessible housing. It will be of interest to all planning authorities in London, developers including house builders and housing associations, designers, planners, access officers, and voluntary organizations, particularly disability organizations.

PDF and RTF versions are available at: http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/sds/accessible_london.jsp

'Inclusive Design, Design for the whole population'

'Inclusive Design: Design for the whole population,' was edited by John Clarkson, Roger Coleman, Simeon Keates and Cherie Lebbon, and is the major outcome of a three-year research project in the UK by the Design Council with the Helen Hamlyn Research Institute at the Royal College of Art, the Engineering design Center at Cambridge University and the Design for Ability Unit at Central St Martins College of Art. Called I~design, the project was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Project to demonstrate the growing market potential of inclusive design. The book contains invited contributions from leading proponents of both inclusive design and universal design world-wide with 40 authors from 4 continents, presenting 'a comprehensive review of current practice in inclusive design. The theme throughout encourages a positive view of inclusive design as a good and profitable process and to produce a change to more effective approaches to 'design for all'. Inclusive Design is composed of three sections: the Business case, A Design Toolkit, and Future Views. The Business Case maps out the context in which business operates and the industrial and management benefits of inclusive design. It concentrates on demographic, legal and ethical reasons for all businesses being better off taking inclusivity into account in the design of their products or services. Case histories 
demonstrating the commercial success of inclusive design are drawn from the experiences of companies such as Tesco, Fiat and The Royal Mail. A Design Toolkit provides the methodologies for designers to make their work more socially inclusive, highlighting the factors a designer needs to take into account when dealing with inclusivity. 'Who is going to use my design?' 'What do they need from my design?' 'How do I take any medical needs into account?' Future Views is a look at emerging technologies and issues that will impact design in the future.

This book will shortly be accompanied by a freely available on-line tutorial developed by Cambridge University. It is available to buy directly from Amazon, WhSmithOnline and Springer. 

Source: Usability and Rehabilitation Engineering Group, Cambridge University Engineering. For more background on the book, see: http://rehab-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/id.htm

RSA Design Awards Program - Inclusive Worlds

The Royal Society of Arts invites students from across Europe to participate in the new Inclusive Worlds project. This new multi-disciplinary design project asks students across the disciplines to consider and respond to the challenge of designing inclusively. The project offers a range of ideas to which designs can be submitted that take account of the greatest number of potential users.  Users are central to the work and ideally should be involved throughout its development. 

Inclusive Worlds is part of RSA's new program, Design Directions, which is being developed to achieve the following specific aims:
 

• To encourage an understanding of design's wider social role and responsibility
• To set design projects within a context
• To facilitate and encourage cross-disciplinary collaborations
• To encourage creative and unexpected responses

Smart Design, the New York City based design consultancy, will judge all the entries at the first round stage. A 'How to' book is available from RSA Design, 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6Ez, UK. Submission period is February 23- March 5, 2004. Full details are available online at: http://www.rsa-design.net

UNITED STATES

AAM - Honors Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003 Museum Accessibility Award, Invites Nominations for 2004

The Museum Accessibility Award recognizes an American museum that has made an outstanding contribution to improving accessibility for people with disabilities by using the principles of universal design in its programmatic or structural accommodations. The Accessibility Award promotes full accessibility and diversity in museums. The citation carries a $1,000 cash award donated by Aetna, Inc. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is being honored for its Picture This! workshops, a museum program designed for people with visual impairments. Embracing the principles of universal design, the workshops focus on part of the permanent collection or a special exhibition and include a wide range of accessible and engaging elements, such as descriptive guided tours, handling artworks and artists' materials, tactile pictures, and art activities. In addition to its Picture This! workshops, the Metropolitan Museum of Art also is recognized for its ongoing commitment to making all of its programs and services accessible to everyone, including people with physical, sensory, and developmental disabilities. 

The press release for the 2003 award is at: 
http://www.aam-us.org/pressreleases.cfm?mode=list&id=53
and information about the 2004 award is at:
http://www.aam-us.org/awards_for_excellence.cfm#accessibility

2020 Vision is the national conference on diversity, November 19-20, and is part of Build Boston 2003. Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects and the AIA National Diversity Committee, the conference is intended to challenge the design profession's status quo, to spark candid national dialogue, to introduce new research and theory, and to examine diversity issues from societal and ethical perspectives. Designers with disabilities are prominently included within the diversity umbrella and are involved in several sessions.  The International Network of Designers with Disabilities invites other designers with disabilities to attend the dinner meeting on Weds Nov 19. The conference programs share best practices for application in real-world settings to increase significantly the diversity of the design profession by the year 2020. For the full program and online registration, see: http://www.buildboston.com/diversity/

Building Careers in Design - new educational program for rehabilitation counselors

Building Careers in Design is an online technical assistance project for vocational rehabilitation counselors funded by the Rehabilitation Service Administration. The project will provide distance learning and web resources about career development in the design professions for people with disabilities. Building Careers In Design encourages the participation of people with disabilities in professional design because of the appropriateness of these careers for their talents as well as to support design that leads to more inclusive communities. Developed by Adaptive Environments as a living memorial to the late Ron Mace, FAIA, Building Careers in Design is a component of the Access to Design Professions project. The National Endowment for the Arts has been the primary source of funds for Access to Design Professions, in conjunction with NEC Foundation of America. See: http://www.adaptiveenvironments.org/accessdesign and 
http://www.careersindesign

Careers in the Arts Initiative - Mentoring (CAIM), Request for Proposals

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces a request for proposals to implement mentoring programs in the arts for individuals with disabilities.  This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and the National Endowment for the Arts.  Proposals must be received by Monday December 15, 2003, may include a request for up to $15,000 in support, and are for projects to be executed between February 2004 and December 2004.

Arts or arts service organizations are to offer individuals with disabilities, who are interested in exploring or advancing their professional careers in the arts, the opportunity to learn in a professional arts or arts service environment and be mentored by a working arts professional. 

For the announcement see: 
http://www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/accessibility_proposal.pdf

IT Works Ability Awards 2003, Recognizing Best Practices of IT Firms 

The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), the nation's leading IT industry association, in cooperation with the Law, Health Policy & Disability Center at the University of Iowa, established the national IT Works Ability Awards to stimulate interest in employing individuals with disabilities and to give public recognition to IT firms that have developed effective strategies that promote the employment and advancement of people with disabilities. The awards program is fully funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

The category for Development of Universally Accessible IT Products and Services: Recognizes achievement in design, development and production of IT products and services that incorporate the principles of universal design and accessibility so that they are accessible to individuals with and without disabilities.  The 2003 Award went to Xerox Corporation for its universally accessible products for customers with disabilities, including control panels within easy reach for wheelchair users, Braille console labels, and 'start print' footswitches to help customers with disabilities gain productivity using Xerox office document solutions.

The Xerox Copier Assistant, released in March 2003, represents Xerox's award winning and breakthrough alternative to the copier touch screen. The Xerox Copier Assistant software is loaded on a PC that connects to the digital copier through an existing external port. The software displays an enlarged user interface on the PC monitor. Using embedded text-to-speech software, the user is given voice directions as to how to begin programming the copy job. The Copier Assistant allows users to program jobs through voice and keyboard technology. The user navigates the interface using the TAB, Arrow, Function and hot keys. The solution gives the user voice-directed real-time feedback about the status of the job they have requested, including error messages. Xerox worked closely with the disability community in its development of the Xerox Copier Assistant.

The press release for the awards is available at: 
http://www.itaa.org/news/pr/PressRelease.cfm?ReleaseID=1052825625
and the full description of the program and its winners is at:
www.itaa.org/workforce/studies/itworks03.pdf

'Making Access Happen - A guide for advocates and planners - 'How to Promote and Plan Access for Disabled Persons and Elders to Buses, Trains, Taxis and Other Modes of Transport' 

The purpose of this guide by Tom Rickert, Executive Director, Access Exchange International, is to assist people and agencies around the world to work together to design public transport which is usable by passengers with disabilities.  This illustrated 30 page guide discusses when and how to promote accessible transport, who the stakeholders are in the promotion and planning process.  The guide includes case studies and examples of good practice from Malaysia, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, and many other countries.

It is available from Access Exchange International, 112 San Pablo Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127 USA, 415-661-6355, fax: 415-661-1543, globalride-sf@att.net or as a .pdf download or in html format at: http://www.independentliving.org/mobility/

National Advisory Council on 'Aging in Place' Formed

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) and several other organizations have formed the National Advisory Council on Aging In Place.  The Council's primary mission is to educate homeowners and their relatives, policymakers and other concerned parties about home modification measures that can be made in residential environments to enable individuals to live comfortably and safely in their own homes, and avoid unnecessary accidents, as they age.

The Council has launched the Counsel's Web site (www.seniorsafehome.com) and will hold the first Aging in Place Week. Aging in Place Week, scheduled for November 9-15, and will create and disseminate a consumer booklet that outlines the basics of aging in place options. Aging in Place Week will feature events to raise awareness about home modification options, new products that can make life more comfortable, and new options for financing retirement needs, including reverse mortgages. 

NRMLA is a nonprofit trade association, based in Washington, DC, whose members make and service reverse mortgages throughout the U.S. and Canada. For more information see NRMLA's Web site (http://www.reversemortgage.org).

Pilot Project to Test Future Kitchen Applications

The Internet Home Alliance plans to implement a pilot kitchen, aptly called Mealtime, which will enable consumers to use network-enabled appliances to simplify kitchen and meal preparation tasks. The kitchen will be installed in 20 homes in the Boston area and tested for 6 months.

The goal of the Mealtime pilot is to enable consumers to manage kitchen and meal preparation tasks from an oven, a web-enabled refrigerator tablet, a web-enabled entertainment/command center and WAP (wireless application protocol) cell phone. Mealtime will be tested for various capabilities around remote interface and control of the oven as well as Internet access for recipes and creation of shopping lists.

Results of the pilot, expected to be available to the public in early 2004, will help alliance members to develop and launch new technology products and services.

The Internet Home Alliance, formed in October 2000, brings together companies from various industries to test how their offerings work collectively in a connected home environment. Pilot sponsors include Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Icebox, Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Whirlpool Corporation.

Source: Seniors' Housing E-Review, Volume 32, 8/29/03, 
http://www.nahbrc.org/tertiaryR.asp?TrackID=&CategoryID=1751&DocumentID=3967#1a
For more information visit: 
http://www.internethomealliance.com/pilots_projects/family/mealtime_pilot.asp

Universal Design Education Online invites participation

The Universal Design Education Online (UDEO) website is a resource for people involved in teaching and learning about universal design. The organizers invite design educators and practitioners to visit the site, to respond to the submitters through the Discussion Forum, and consider a submission. The interactive site has been developed collaboratively by the Center for Universal Design in the College of Design at North Carolina State University, the School of Architecture and Planning at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and Elaine Ostroff of the Global Universal Design Educator's Network.

Funding for the project is provided by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), a division of the U.S. Department of Education. Most of the materials currently on the site have been submitted by college faculty, but the project is eager to include materials used in continuing education and professional development programs, as well as programs developed for elementary, middle, and high school students. The site includes a range of teaching materials and a growing collection of listings where people can study universal design. See: http:www.udeducation.org

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CALENDAR

November 5-6, 2003: IDEAS 2003. Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS). Hosting and coordination responsibilities are under the auspices of the U.S. General Services Administration and an interagency planning committee. IDEAS is a two-day conference and trade show focusing on Sections 501, 504 and 508 and the critical education, policy and technology initiatives facing the government community. 
See: http://www.ideas508.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.Home

Week of November 9, 2003: The National Center for Seniors' Housing Research announces the first annual National Aging in Place Week. Its purpose is to bring attention to the role that home modifications play in independent living for older persons by making homes safer, more comfortable, and supportive. 
See: http://www.reversemortgage.org/seniorsafehome.htm

November 11-14, 2003: Community Transport Event 2003, G-Mex Manchester UK.  An annual conference that includes an Accessible Transport area. An unique opportunity to discuss issues from all areas of community transport with over 60 training sessions and seminars, designed to appeal to the different levels of experience. 
See: http://www.communitytransport.com/

November 19-20, 2003: 2020 Vision - A Diversity Conference for Design Professionals sponsored by the AIA Diversity Committee and the Boston Society of Architects, Boston, MA, USA. 
See: http://www.buildboston.com/diversity/

November 20, 2003: International Commission on Technology and Accessibility - North America (ICTA-NA) is hosting a free, general meeting open to all Build Boston attendees. Register at http://www.buildboston.com

December 4-6, 2003: International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence.  Washington, DC. This conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, business leaders and people involved in aging policy to focus on these issues. The conference will include sessions related to research and development, practice, products and services and policies and it is a joint EU-US Conference. 
See: http://www.asaging.org/icadi/03/

December 15, 2003: Deadline for Submissions to 2AD, the Second International Conference on Appliance Design, May 11-13, 2004, Bristol, UK. 
See: http://www.appliancedesign.org/2ad/index.html

December 15, 2003: Deadline for applications to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Careers in the Arts Initiative - Mentoring (CAIM), supported by supported by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs and the National Endowment for the Arts. 
See: http://www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/accessibility_proposal.pdf

January 15, 2004: Deadline - AAM Accessibility Award recognizes an American museum that has made an outstanding contribution in improving accessibility for people with disabilities using the principles of universal design in the areas of programmatic or structural accommodations (Web-based and landscape architecture accommodations will not be considered at this time). 
See: http://www.aam-us.org/awards_for_excellence.cfm#accessibility

January 24-25, 2004: Rehab Dubai 2004 Exhibition, Dubai World Trade Centre.  Rehab Dubai 2004 exhibition will showcase the latest rehabilitation products and services. 
See: http://www.rehab-dubai.com/exhibition/exh01.htm#Rehab%20Dubai%202004%20Exhibition/

March 15-20, 2004: 19th Annual International Conference - Technology and Persons with Disabilities, at Hilton Los Angeles Airport and Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotels, Los Angeles, CA sponsored by California State University Northridge. Conference website includes proceeding from previous conferences. 
See: http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/index.htm

March 22-24, 2004: 2nd Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) (incorporating the 5th Cambridge Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics) 'Designing a More Inclusive World' Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, UK. This workshop is sponsored by Royal Mail. 
See: http://rehab-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/cwuaat/cwuaat04.htm

October 27-29, 2004: Open Space: People Space: An International Conference on Inclusive Environments, Edinburgh, Scotland. OPENspace: the research centre for inclusive access to outdoor environments, is hosting a three-day conference to review recent research and debate current issues surrounding good design for open space and social inclusion - spaces and places for the 21st century.
See: www.openspace.eca.ac.uk

November 17-21, 2004: Design Research Society International Conference, Monash University, Melbourne. Abstracts due 28 November 2003. The theme is 'FUTUREGROUND', and will feature leading edge design research from the international research community. 
See: http://www.futureground.monash.edu.au

December 8-12, 2004: 'Designing for the 21st Century III: An International Conference on Universal Design', Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sponsored by Adaptive Environments and a number of international groups, including Metropolis Magazine. The conference includes a student design competition, charettes within Rio de Janeiro and an Educator's Forum. See: http://www.adaptiveenvionments.org/21century/

July 22-27 2005: 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction jointly with Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2005, 6th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, 3rd International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, 1st International Conference on Virtual Reality, and 1st International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. 
See: http://hcii2005.engr.wisc.edu/

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Center for Universal Design, College of Design, North Carolina State University

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