The IDeA Center practices human centered design through research, development, service, dissemination and educational activities. The primary goal of the Center is to produce knowledge and tools that will increase social participation of groups like people with disabilities and the older generation, who have been marginalized by traditional design practices. Our research activities include systematic reviews, human factors research, usability studies in the field and laboratory, survey research, focus groups and ethnographic studies. Our development activities include architectural design, product development, information technology resources and organizational development activities. The Center produces many dissemination products in both traditional and digital forms and engages in public, university and continuing education initiatives.
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access
University at Buffalo | School of Architecture and Planning
309 Hayes Hall
Buffalo,NY 14214-8030
Voice: (716) 829-5902
TTY: (716) 829-3758
Fax: (716) 829-3861
Email: ap-idea@buffalo.eduWebsite:
http://idea.ap.buffalo.edu
http://idea.ap.buffalo.edu
This section of Designing a More Usable World is dedicated to cooperative efforts linked toward building a more usable Web for all.
College of Information Studies Room 4105 Hornbake Bldg, South Wing 4130 Campus Drive College Park, MD 20742 Voice: (301) 405-2043 Email: info@trace.wisc.edu
Website:
https://trace.umd.edu/
https://trace.umd.edu/
The Disability Access Symbols were produced by the Graphic Artists Guild Foundation with support and technical assistance from the Office for Special Constituencies, National Endowment for the Arts.
Website:
https://graphicartistsguild.org/downloadable-disability-access-symbols/
https://graphicartistsguild.org/downloadable-disability-access-symbols/
This Code is intended to ensure that the built environment, including all spaces and elements of all applicable buildings and facilities in the State of Illinois is so designed, constructed, and/or altered to assure the safety and welfare of all members of society and to be readily accessible to, and usable by, environmentally limited persons. The contact information listed here is for the Capital Development Board (CDB).
Felicia Burton
Accessibility Specialist
Capital Development Board
William G. Stratton Building, 3rd Floor
401 South Spring Street
Springfield, Illinois 62706
Voice: (217) 782-8530
TTY: (217) 524-4449
Fax: (217) 524-4208
Email: Felicia.Burton@illinois.govWebsite:
https://www2.illinois.gov/cdb/Pages/default.aspx
https://www2.illinois.gov/cdb/Pages/default.aspx
The Fire and Building Code Enforcement Branch encourages the development of building code law enforcement programs within state agencies and political subdivisions and exercises any program of supervision that is approved by the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission. The branch enforces building laws and related variances as well as other orders that apply to Class I structures, industrialized buildings and mobile structures.
Voice: (317)232-1407
Fax: (317)233-0307Website:
http://www.in.gov/dhs/2376.htm
http://www.in.gov/dhs/2376.htm
This chapter of the Minnesota State Building Code contains detailed accessibility requirements for persons with disabilities in new buildings, additions to buildings and buildings undergoing alterations. It does not apply to residential dwellings having three or fewer dwelling units in a building. Examples of subjects regulated include, site access to buildings, accessible restroom features, accessibility between different floor levels, features for sight and hearing impaired persons, etc. This resource is housed within the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota Construction Codes and Licensing Division.
Voice: (651) 284-5012
Toll free (800) 657-3944
TTY: (651) 297-4198
Fax: (651) 284-5749Website:
http://www.dli.mn.gov/about-department/our-areas-service/construction-codes-and-licensing
http://www.dli.mn.gov/about-department/our-areas-service/construction-codes-and-licensing
Functions of the Board of Building Standards:
A) Formulate, adopt, and amend the Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Elevator, Boiler, and Pressure Piping Codes. B) Certify municipal, county, and township building departments to exercise enforcement authority and to accept and approve plans and specifications, and make inspections and to inspect power, refrigerating, hydraulic, heating, oxygen and other gaseous piping, and liquefied petroleum gas piping systems. C) Conduct hearings, make investigations as deemed necessary or desirable in the discharge of its duties. The BBS is a part of the Division of Industrial Compliance, in the Ohio Department of Commerce.
6606 Tussing Road,
P.O. Box 4009
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-9009
Voice: (614) 644-2613
Fax: (614) 644-3147Website:
https://www.com.ohio.gov/dico/BBS/
https://www.com.ohio.gov/dico/BBS/
Accessible design must be a part of this new philosophy of exhibition development because people with disabilities are a part of museums' diverse audience. Discovering exciting, attractive ways to make exhibitions accessible will most directly serve people with disabilities and older adults. But to name an audience who will not benefit by these designs is impossible. Accessibility begins as a mandate to serve people who have been discriminated against for centuries; it prevails as a tool that serves diverse audiences for a lifetime.
Director: Beth Ziebarth
Access Smithsonian
PO Box 37012
NMAH 1050, MRC 607
Washington, DC 20013
Voice: (202) 633-2921
TTY: (202)786-2414
Fax: (202)786-2210
Email: access@si.eduWebsite:
http://www.si.edu/Accessibility/SGAD
http://www.si.edu/Accessibility/SGAD
Mission: The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology. It also provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility standards that cover federally funded facilities.
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1111
Voice: (800) 872-2253
(202) 272-0080
TTY: (800) 993-2822
(202) 272-0082
Fax: (202) 272-0081
Email: info@access-board.govWebsite:
http://www.access-board.gov
http://www.access-board.gov
The U.S. Department of Justice is responsible for enforcement of Title II and Title III of the ADA and adopts the Accessibility Standards for enforcement under the ADA. Visit the site to access a copy of the currently enforced accessibility standards under the ADA.
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Civil Rights Division
Disability Rights Section - NYA
Washington, D.C. 20530
Voice: (800) 514-0301
TTY: (800) 514-0383
Fax: (202) 307-1197Website:
http://www.ada.gov/
http://www.ada.gov/
The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) works with organizations around the world to develop strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
MIT/CSAIL, Building 32-G530
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Voice: (617) 253-2613
Fax: (617) 258-5999Website:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible. Following these guidelines will make content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity and combinations of these. Following these guidelines will also often make your Web content more usable to users in general.
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
MIT/CSAIL, Building 32-G530
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Voice: (617) 253-2613
Fax: (617) 258-5999Website:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php#is
http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php#is
