Universal Design: Myth or Reality?


Universal Design: Myth or Reality?
Where did “universal design” come from, and where is it headed? Will our future be populated with products that work for everyone, or we will increasingly use devices customized for an audience...
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Where did “universal design” come from, and where is it headed? Will our future be populated with products that work for everyone, or we will increasingly use devices customized for an audience of one? How do we acknowledge individual differences while building a more accessible world? Join Gianfranco Zaccai (Continuum), Jon Marshall (MAP Project office), Scott Summit (3D Systems), and moderator Aimi Hamraie (Vanderbilt University) for a spirited conversation about the origins and future of universal design and accessibility.
We know 3 items that are featured in this video.
- Wheelchair, Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC) Prime Prototype
- aluminum and 3d-printed plastic.
- Purchase from manufacturer.
- 3.2013.1
- This object was made by Continuum LLC.
- There are 4 images and 2 videos of this object.
- Bionic Suit, Hybrid Ekso Bionic Suit/3D Systems Personal Ekso Prototype
- laser-sintered polyamide, aluminum.
- Courtesy of 3D Systems and Ekso Bionics.
- 29.2014.1
- Prosthetic leg prototype Prototype
- polyamide (nylon).
- Gift of 3D Systems.
- 2016-2-2
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 7 images and 2 videos of this object.