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(Thecityfix.com) Access for All: Transport for the Disabled Poor
Photo via Robin King Ten to 12 percent of the world’s population lives with a moderate to severe disability — that’s about 700 to 800 million people, or more than twice the population of the United States. Eighty percent of those people are in developing countries; and among those who are of working age, unemployment hovers around 80 to 90 percent. It’s not surprising, then, that having a disability makes a person much more likely to live in extreme poverty. Disabled individuals also face much greater challenges to escaping the poverty cycle. While many developing countries report reductions in poverty, and in some cases, inequality, disabled people too often continue to be economically and socially excluded, unable to take advantage of economic growth and new opportunities like the rest of society. So how can sustainable transport be used as a tool to improve conditions and access to markets, capital and public services for disabled individuals? Read More >>
July 26th: 20th Anniversary of the ADA:
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Workplace Accommodations (Work RERC) at Georgia Tech: Announcement of a new survey about workplace accommodations – technology, physical changes to the workplace, or policy changes that employees have used to help them be more effective in their jobs. We are most interested in the features that help an employee because of a limitation in his or her ability due to a loss of function or disability.
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UB REACHING OTHERS: Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence
Edward H. Steinfeld, a professor in the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning received the university's second annual Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence. Steinfeld is a international pioneer in the field of inclusive design and environmental access. President John B. Simpson says Steinfeld's training and scholarly gifts have created a new world of possibilities for the elderly and disabled.
Dwell Magazine: An Introduction to Universal Design 
Illustration by Raymond Biesinger Mention universal design and see your companions’ eyes start glazing over. Though formally flashy chairs and posh penthouses may reside at the sexier end of the design world, universal design actually affects us all. So pay attention and prepare to learn something - your less hale days aren’t far off; none of ours is. Read More >>
Harvard GSD Lunch Box session: Inclusive Design in the 21st Century
Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention Soldiers who've lost limbs in service face a daily struggle unimaginable to most of us. At TEDMED, Dean Kamen talks about the profound people and stories that motivated his work to give parts of their lives back with his design for a remarkable prosthetic arm.
Edward Steinfeld to receive UB presidential award
Edward H. Steinfeld, award-winning professor of architecture in the School of Architecture and Planning and an international pioneer in the field of inclusive design and environmental access, will receive the university’s second annual Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence from President John B. Simpson at 5 p.m. March 25 in 146 Diefendorf Hall, South Campus. Read More >>
Olympic Park inclusive design hailed as setting new standard for industry
The design of the Olympic Park has been praised for its inclusivity and accessibility, and highlighted as potentially changing the way future developments are designed. Read More >>
CNN Article on Web Accessibility
Advancement in technology and software enables visually impaired individuals experience the web with ease. Read more >> Common Syringe is Redesigned by Oxo  
The new design helps those with rheumatoid arthritis with the tricky task of self-administered injections. The design gives a level of comfort to patients who need to self adminitster shots. Emporia delivers simple cellphone:
Emporia Life has designed a cell phone for an older demographic. The phone’s simple shape, large buttons and large screen text allow users to navigate the features on the phone with ease. Read More >> IDeA Center E-Newsletter:Visit the E-Newsletter Archive IDeA Listserves:Other Newsletters:Global Universal Design Educators Online News ( GUDEON ) Design for All Institute of India National Council on Disability Discussions on the web:Universal Design discussed on Wikipedia Carroll Center for the Blind Blog |
Harvard GSD Student Group for Social Change is hosting a lunch box special meeting on 
