Article: Omron Earns Honors from iF Product Design, Universal Design

Article: Building, remodeling your home? Include universal design in your plan
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  February 27, 2005 ;     597 words ......continued emergence of a design approach called universal design or UD. Universal design holds that homes and many home products...home as long as possible, the notion of universal design and accessibility takes on added significance...

Article: OMRON Wins iF Product Design Universal Design Awards
AP Images;  March 3, 2009 ;     29 words ...Omron Healthcare's HEM-7301-IT/HEM-7300 automatic blood pressure monitors, which won the iF Product Design and Universal Design Awards at this year's competitions. (Photo: Business Wire)

Article: Taking another look at Universal Design: architects and builders recognize a new trend in housing that benefits people of all ages and abilities.
PM Engineer;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......pleasing, housing. Given the merits of Universal Design--the providing of access to people...production housing still resist the Universal Design concept. They feel that it adds to...lives more comfortable and inclusive. Universal Design is defined as the art of planning...

Article: In Universal Design, Comfort and Function for All
The Washington Post;  March 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......limitations. These are the goals of what is called universal design. Universal design aims to create "products and environments...North Carolina State University's Center for Universal Design. In the 1980s, wheelchair-bound architect...

Article: Making Baths & Kitchens 'universal': universal design is becoming more popular as homeowners demand more comfort in their homes.(PLUMBING TRENDS)
Plumbing & Mechanical;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...UNIVERSAL DESIGN: The design of products and environments...specialized design. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Universal design is not just for the elderly or disabled...lives, to enjoy the same home. And universal design doesn't mean institutional-like...

Article: Designing for equality: applying principles of universal design provides access, use and enjoyment for homeowners, regardless of their physical limitations.(DESIGN TRENDS)(Barrier free design)
Design/Build Business;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...One of the barriers to adopting universal design has been the institutional appearance...Given its merits, one might think that universal design--the providing of access to people...architects and developers still resist the universal design concept. They feel that it adds to...

Article: AN EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO TEACHING UNIVERSAL DESIGN.(Statistical Data Included)
Education;  September 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ......and codes. the concept of universal design maximizes the usability of...Lusher and Mace (1989) defined universal design as an approach to design that...sizes and abilities. However, universal design does not presume that environments...Steinfeld (1995) argued that universal ...

Article: OMRON Wins iF Product Design, Universal Design Awards.
Blood Weekly;  March 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ......received iF Product Design Awards for...as well as Universal Design Awards for...7300 won a Universal Design Consumer...2009. iF Product Design Awards The...received iF Product Design awards since 2007. Universal Design Awards The...

Article: Universal Design Appeal.
Professional Remodeler;  April 1, 2007 ;     586 words ...Staff Universal design, handicap access, adaptive design, visibility...do with the fairly straightforward principles of universal design. The definition of universal design is simply to create environments that are supportive...

Article: Designed for access As baby boomers age, universal design makes strides
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ......outlets. Such amenities are known as universal design. Seniors and disabled groups have...features in their new construction. Universal design advocates want the pattern extended...that requires builders to include universal design features in every new home they build...

Article: UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES CAN AID ALL, INCLUDING AGING ADULTS, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, K-STATE EXPERT SAYS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 23, 2006 ;     677 words ......University is showing by embracing the universal design concept in its interior design program...friends who visit, according to a K-State universal design expert. Universal design can be defined as designing for most people...

Article: A local apartment complex exemplifies the growing trend of universal design.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  May 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Street in the Central West End, built using universal design. Universal design is based on the principle of designing living...handicapped accessible, according to the Center for Universal Design in Raleigh, N.C. The 6 North complex is unusual...

Article: Universal Design Problem Solving
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Universal design is made up of four elements: accessibility...article addresses the concept of universal design problem solving through experiential...promoted an understanding of both universal design and basic design. Interior design...

Article: HOMES CATER TO SENIORS, DISABLED\ UNIVERSAL DESIGN GROWS IN POPULARITY.(At Home)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  May 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......outlets. Such amenities are known as Universal Design. Seniors and disabled groups have...that requires builders to include Universal Design features in every new home they build...Builders and designers agree that Universal Design is still nowhere near the mainstream...