Universal Design Handbook, 2nd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------This title includes the latest advances in Universal Design. Thoroughlyupdated and packed with examples of global standards and design solutions,Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, covers the full scopeof universal design, discussing how to develop media, products, buildings,and infrastructure for the widest range of human needs, preferences,and functioning. This pioneering work brings together a rich varietyof expertise from around the world to discuss the extraordinary growthand changes in the universal design movement. This book provides anoverview of universal design premises and perspectives, and performance-baseddesign criteria and guidelines. Public and private spaces, products,and technologies are covered, and current and emerging research andteaching are explored. This unique resource includes analyses of historicaland contemporary universal design issues from seven different countries,as well as a look at future trends. Students, advocates, policy makers,and design practitioners will get a theoretical grounding in and practicalreference on the physical and social roles of design from this definitivevolume. Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, covers: UnitedNations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, U.S.accessibility codes and standards, including the Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA), Life safety standards and guidelines,Universal design implementationsin Norway, Japan, France, Germany, Brazil, Italy and the Old City ofJerusalem, Planning ADA implementation in public educational institutions,Urban scale and mass transportation universal design, Designing inclusiveexperiences, including outdoor play settings Office and workspace design,Universal design in home building and remodeling, and, Products andtechnologies, including autos, web access, media, and digital contentUniversal design research initiatives, education, and performance assessments.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Wolfgang F.E. Preiser is Emeritus Professor of Architecture,University of Cincinnati. As a researcher and an international buildingconsultant, he has worked on topics ranging from universal design tofacility programming, building performance assessments, health carefacilities, and intercultural design. Preiser has written 16 booksand more than 100 chapters, articles, and conference papers, and isthe recipient of the Progressive Architecture Applied Research Awardand Citation and the EDRA Career and Lifetime Achievement awards.Korydon H. Smith is Associate Professor in the Fay Jones School ofArchitecture at the University of Arkansas. He teaches courses in architecturaldesign and theory, and has received numerous teaching awards. Smith'sscholarship focuses on the physical and political roles of design insociety, resulting in a wide variety of publications and design works.He is actively involved in continuing education, as well as the transformationof housing policy and design practices throughout the U.S.