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Additional Resources Remodeling Online remodeling.hw.net Quick Picks from the Design for everyone National Association of the Remodeling Librarians at the Industry National Rehabilitation nari.org Information Center Universal design (UD) is the The agencies and organizations Home Improvement Information from design of products and listed in this guide can help you HUD.gov environments to be usable by make your home, your office, portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/ topics/home_improvements all people, to the greatest even your website accessible to Information Resources for extent possible, without the everyone. Universal Design need for adaptation or specialized design. These and other This definition was resources are also coined by Ron available from our Mace, an “browse by topic” architect and webpage at NARIC is a project of HeiTech Services, Inc., pioneer of UD. By www.naric.com! and is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and integrating the Rehabilitation Research under project number principles of UD into the GS-06F-0726Z. design process, architects, HeiTech Services, Inc., is a woman- and builders, designers, and service disabled veteran-owned business. For corporate qualifications and references, engineers ensure the usability visit us at www.heitechservices.com or call of technology and the NARIC accessibility of 8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500 NARIC environments. Landover, MD 20785 800/346-2742 (V); 301/459-5900 (V); 301/459-4263 (Fax) www.naric.com [email protected] www.naric.com Assistive Technology design, or design of places and products that Socialserve.com and future media for people with disabilities; to are usable by and desirable to a broad range socialserve.com. explore how existing access technologies may of people, including people with disabilities and benefit other populations; to represent its National Assistive Technology Act Technical Allows user to search for accessible other often overlooked groups. housing by state, choosing which constituents in industry, policy and legislative Assistance and Training (AT3) Center options best fit their needs. circles; and to provide access to educational at3center.net HUD USER and media technologies for special needs Provides information about the Assistive Toll Free: 800/245-2691 Homemods.org students. Technology Act, State Assistive Technology huduser.org/portal/publications/pdrpubli.html homemods.org. Programs, and general assistive technology. Find Source for Federal government reports and Homemods.org is provided by the Fall your state AT program here at3center.net/state Education research literature on accessible design and Prevention Center of Excellence. The website is program, including information about financing housing for people with special needs. dedicated to promoting aging in place and AT devices and device loans, demos, and Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) Publications are available as free downloads or independent living for persons of all ages and reutilization. The Explore AT section of the website Phone: 781/245-2212 can be ordered in hard copy from the HUD abilities and serves as an information is a clearinghouse for information and resources cast.org USER web store. clearinghouse on home modification for on a variety of assistive technologies. It provides Works to expand learning opportunities for all professionals and consumers. To search the links to reputable information sources on AT individuals, especially those with Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) National Directory of Home Modification and devices and services in the areas disabilities, through Universal Phone: 617/695-1225 (V/TTY) Repair Resources, by state, visit gero.usc.edu/ of education, employment, and Design for Learning (UDL). humancentereddesign.org nrcshhm/directory. community living. Provides information and Offers resource materials on design, resources on UDL, a detailed accessibility standards, guidelines, and Visitability.org Center for Assistive Technology framework of principles, legislation. Web site includes a publications list, visitability.org Act Data Assistance Program — guidelines, and checkpoints for ADA resource information, and related links. Visitability.org, a website hosted by the National State AT Programs creating curriculum that supports all learners. Council on Independent Living (NCIL), provides catada.info/state.html Has a variety of learning tools and a separate National Kitchen and Bath Association information about and defines the growing Provides state AT program information. Each website for professionals, CAST Professional (NKBA) nationwide trend of visitability. The website also State is broken down by topic including: state Learning, castprofessionallearning.org. CAST Toll Free: 800/843-6522 provides information about construction, financing activities, device reutilization, device hosts the UDL Guidelines, a tool used in the nkba.org/Design.aspx making townhomes visitable, costs, policy loan, and device demonstration. implementation of universal design for learning: For homeowners, NKBA offers information on strategies, news and other resources. udlguidelines.cast.org. why you should hire a certified designer, how to Housing and Building find an NKBA professional near you, and a Accessible Media virtual planning tool. Center for Universal Design (CUD) W3C Web Accessibility Initiative ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/cud National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Phone: 617/258-9741 Develops publications and instructional materials. Toll Free: 800/368-5242 w3.org/WAI Provides information and technical assistance, on www.nahb.org/enconsumers.aspx Works to educate webmasters, software accessible and adaptive design. Web site Provides information and designers, and Internet users about integrating includes a publications list, glossary, and related resources on the Certified accessibility into design. Resources include links. CUD also maintains udeducation.org a Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS) guidelines for webpages, webpage authoring collection of universal design education materials program, including how to find tools, browsers, and the media associated with available online. one in your area, and “What is the Internet; discussion forums; and links to Universal Design?”. accessibility laws in the US and internationally. IDEA Center (Center for Inclusive Design and 8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500 Landover, MD 20785 Environmental Access) Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center Toll Free: 800/424-8200 Phone: 716/829-5902 for Accessible Media at WGBH (NCAM) 800/346-2742 (V); 301/459-5900 (V); 301/459-4263 (Fax) idea.ap.buffalo.edu www.pva.org/accessible-design Phone: 617/300-3400 [email protected] IDEA provides resources and technical expertise Provides publications covering such topics as TTY: 617/300-2489 www.naric.com in architecture, product design, facilities accessibility, assistive technology, and adaptive ncam.wgbh.org management, and the social and behavioral design. Web site includes design guidelines. NCAM's mission is: to expand access to present sciences to further the concept of universal NARIC Information Series - 11/20 .
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