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The IDEA Center maintains an extensive archive of papers and other research that has been published by our research staff that detailing our work. These works are now online and available for download. 

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Automated Doors: Towards Universal Design

Architectural Barriers to Normalization: The Acoustic Environment of Group Homes

Bathing For Older People with Disabilities

Enabling Home Environments: Strategies for Aging in Place

The Concept of Universal Design

Toward Universal Design in Cabinetry

Accessible Plumbing Fixtures and Accessories

Housing Automation, Fair Housing and Universal Design

Home Modifications and the Fair Housing Law

CABO / ANSI A117.1 Standard

Accessible Appliances

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Universal Design as Innovation

Bathing for Older People with Disabilities

The Modular Life-span Bathing Unit

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A special issue of the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics featured articles about the IDEA Center research on the anthropometry of disability as well as additional articles on this subject. The abstracts and full texts of these articles are available at the IJIE website.

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages 177-283 (March 2004)

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Popular Science February 2002: Custom Can

Philadelphia Enquirer Article

The Buffalo News June 2004: Making the Future Accessible

UB Reporter July 2003: Horizons Parade of Homes

Technology Teacher March 2004

UB Spectrum March 2003: UB Architecture Professor Teaches Diversity Through Buildings

UB Reporter February 2003: Unlimited by Design

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Technical and Research Reports | Return to Menu

A series of technical reports written by IDEA Center staff are available for download in Printer-Friendly HTML and PDF formats.

 Automated Doors
  Vol. I State of the Art Report
  Vol. II Accessibility Requirements & Recommendations
  Executive Summary

Pedestrian Safety for the Elderly: a State of the Art Review

Hands-on Architecture
  Vol. I Lab Research
  Vol. II Design Guide
  Vol. III Part One - Executive Summary
  Vol. III Part Two - Recommended Guidelines

Accessible Storage

Methods for Teaching Barrier Free Design

Accessible Cabinetry

Accessible Plumbing

Home Automation

Home Modifications

CABO/ANSI Standard

Accessible Appliances

Anthropometrics of Disability (also visit the original Space Requirements for Wheeled Mobility
Workshop an International Workshop website for full-text papers and links to presentation materials.

Accessible Elementary Schools

Human Factors Research with Disable Children

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Visit-ability: An Approach to Universal Design in Housing

Universal Design New York [PDF Version]

Universal Design New York [HTML Version]

Universal Design New York 2

Accessible Buildings: For People with Walking and Reach Limitations

Universal Design Identity Program Final Report
The Universal Design Identity Program (UD-id) project is a Universal Design Leadership Initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This project was initiated to promote increased understanding, acceptance, and use of universal design by a broader audience of consumers, design professionals, industry and government leaders, and academics.
© Beth Tauke, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA). All content in the Universal Design Identity Program Final Report is protected by copyright law. Any use of the content, including modification, transmission, presentation, distribution, republication or other use of the content, whether in whole or in part, is prohibited without the express prior written consent of Beth Tauke, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA).

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Enabling Environments

Primer on Accessible Design 

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Fair Housing Means Universal Design I, with an emphasis on bathrooms

Fair Housing Means Universal Design II, with an emphasis on kitchens

Searching for Universal Design Video

Unlimited by Design and Webcast

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Travels: a Look into Universal Design

Defining Universal Design

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A series of universal design case studies presented in a web-based Microsoft PowerPoint slide format.   No special software is necessary to view these slide presentations. 

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Accessible Cabinetry

Accessible Plumbing

Home Automation

Home Modifications

CABO / ANSI Standard

Accessible Appliances

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Designing Accessible Environments 

Visit-ability Instructional Course

Universal Design Education Online

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