Screen LibraryAccessible America : a history of disability and design /
Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used an ergonomic kitchen tool? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an intersection? If you have, then you've benefited from accessible design - design for people with physical, sensory, and cogn...
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New York University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: |
2020. ©2019 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used an ergonomic kitchen tool? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an intersection? If you have, then you've benefited from accessible design - design for people with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities. These ubiquitous touchstones of modern life were once anything but. Disability advocates fought tirelessly to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities became a standard part of public design thinking. That fight took many forms worldwide, but in the United States it became |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781479802494 1479802492 |
| Index Number: | HV1553 |
| CLC: | D771.286.9-09 |
| Call Number: | D771.286.9-09/W729 |