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| “Age-in-Place” “We have an aging population and, as a result, these issues will become more and more visible.” Horace Havemeyer III: Accessibility Watch, Metropolis Magazine |
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| Hands at 87 years old |
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| Toto: Japanese toilet manufacturer Aging population “UD” logo |
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| 2020 Games’ Olympic Village, Tokyo “Universal Design, like the Games themselves, belongs to all countries and cultures, and…could be…applied to any social, cultural, or environmental context.” Josh Safdie: Director, IHCDStudio |
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| “The Kindness of Strangers” Average citizen vs. property owners and government agencies. “Maybe the difference is an issue of abstraction. The handicapped are not real to them because someone needing help is not in front of them.” Horace Havemeyer III: Accessibility Watch, Metropolis Magazine. |
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| Pennsylvania Railroad Station Elevators often out of order. Track announced six minutes before departure. Accessible bathrooms exist, but difficult to find. Horace Havemeyer III: Accessibility Watch, Metropolis Magazine. |
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| Tree House, Camp Twin Lakes Rutledge Georgia: wheelchair accessible summer camp for children with serious illnesses and/or disabilities. |
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| Universal Design Concept by Ron Mace, architect, wheelchair user and founder of the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University. |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act Legislation signed by George Bush, 1990: All spaces for public use must be accessible to people with disabilities. |
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| Institute for Human Centered Design “Through design of thoughtful environments—ones which anticipate and celebrate the diversity of human ability, age, and culture—we have the capacity to effectively eliminate a person’s disability.” Josh Safdie: Director, IHCDStudio |
