About 20% of our population experience some form of disability at any given time, & our public spaces have been inadvertently been designed in ways which exclude that 20% to some degree. Since the advent of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the requirements for urban facility design are moving towards universal access. This idea book is directed towards that goal, & is loaded with illustrations providing a stimulating look at the possibilities for improved signs, maps, furniture, drinking fountains, garden beds, etc. ...
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About 20% of our population experience some form of disability at any given time, & our public spaces have been inadvertently been designed in ways which exclude that 20% to some degree. Since the advent of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the requirements for urban facility design are moving towards universal access. This idea book is directed towards that goal, & is loaded with illustrations providing a stimulating look at the possibilities for improved signs, maps, furniture, drinking fountains, garden beds, etc. Architects, landscape architects & product engineers will find numerous innovative, seminal designs to serve as springboards for further innovation. City planners, park & recreation administrators, & access advocates will find a new framework for discussions of what accessibility means, as we move forward in making public spaces more usable for our entire community.
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1993, San Francisco State University, Physical Plan
