The following is a list of the IDeA Center's current projects. Click on a section for additional information or to learn about the progress being made on a specific project.
Anthropometry is the study of the dimensions and abilities of the human body. The IDeA Center started a major long range program to establish a database on the anthropometry of wheeled mobility in 1999. This program was initiated as part of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Design at Buffalo funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The U.S. Access Board also began supporting the effort in 2001 and is now providing the major source of funds.
Global Universal Design Commission, Inc., (GUDC) a not-for-profit corporation, was established to develop Universal Design (UD) standards for buildings, products and services. GUDC is currently developing UD voluntary consensus standards for commercial buildings, which will expand access to buildings for all people, regardless of physical stature and varying abilities. The approved UD standards will guide corporations and government entities in the creation of barrier-free facilities, providing diverse users with access to commerce, public services, entertainment and employment opportunities.
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The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Accessible Public Transportation will research and develop methods to empower consumers and service providers in the design and evaluation of accessible transportation equipment, information services, and physical environments.
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The Center researches and develops critical tools for advancing the field of universal design and applies those tools to develop exemplary products and places through industry partnerships. Education and dissemination activities increase awareness of the RERC activities and universal design in general as well as improve capacity in research and practice. All these activities are founded on and guided by a model of "evidence based practice."
This Center is funded by grant number H133E050004 from the United States Department of Education through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. No endorsement should be assumed by NIDRR or the United States Government for the content contained on this website.
Universal Design E-World provides web based tools to support the "community of practice" in universal design. Conventional web pages can be constructed to provide permanent reference documents and links to other resources on the World Wide Web. Message boards provide opportunities to communicate in threaded discussion.
This project is funded by grant number H133E050004 from the United States Department of Education through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. No endorsement should be assumed by NIDRR or the United States Government for the content contained on this website.
Universal Design Identity Project investigates public perceptions and attitudes toward universal design. Understanding these perceptions and attitudes helps create a clear, unique, and identifiable, identity program and attendant graphic standard for universal design.
Visitability is based on the conviction that inclusion of basic architectural access features in all new homes is a civil and human right and improves livability for all. This project is a collaboration between the IDEA Center and Concrete Change.
