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December 2011
NEWS
Revised ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
from IHCD's New England ADA Center
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS
Revised ADA Checklist
Fletcher Keynotes UD
Conference in Paris
IHCD & New Ecology
Awarded New Project
Co-production of
Physical Products and
Value Co-creation
Closed Captioning on
Continental
DCR Winter Activities
Upcoming Conferences
& Calls
Santa Clara Brain
Injury Conference
Generative Space
Awards
Abilities Expo Boston
This checklist created by IHCD's New England Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Center is based on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. It
updates the original ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
which was based on the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The
original checklist was issued in 1992 and revised in 1995.
The ADA requires public accommodations (businesses and non-profit
organizations) to provide goods and services to people with disabilities on an
equal basis with the rest of the public. Businesses and non-profit
organizations that serve the public are to remove architectural barriers when
it is "readily achievable" to do so. Please see the website for a word fillable
form, word non-fillable form, and plain text version.
For questions on the checklist, please call 617-695-0085 voice/tty or
ADAinfo@NewEnglandADA.org.
IMETI 2012
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Valerie Fletcher Keynotes First French Conference on
Universal Design
Valerie Fletcher, IHCD's Executive Director, presented in Paris earlier this
month to the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport
and Housing on the definition and tenets of universal design, and the
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universal design movement
within the United States and
Japan. She then keynoted the
first Universal Design Conference
in France hosted by the Ministry
and the National Advisory
Council of Accessibility and
Universal design. Valerie will be
returning to Paris next month to
speak at another conference and
meeting with a variety of
organizations and model
projects.
Chiasso
Dupont Corian
Dyson Airblade
Fisher&Paykel
Giant Bicycles
Hafele
Humanscale
In & Out Pedestiran Doors
Interface Flor
ITOKI Design
Lightolier
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IHCD & New Ecology Inc. Awarded New Project by Enterprise
Green Communities
The Institute for Human Centered Design
and New Ecology Inc. have been awarded
a new project by the Enterprise Green
Communities: The two organizations will
partner for the Development of Universal
Design Specifications for Single Family and Multifamily Buildings.
Enterprise Green Communities provides funds and expertise to enable
developers to build and rehabilitate homes that are healthier, more energy
efficient and better for the environment -- without compromising
affordability. Green Communities also assists state and local governments to
ensure their housing and economic development policies are smart and
sustainable. Green Communities homes are built according to the Green
Communities Criteria, the first national framework for healthy, efficient,
environmentally smart affordable homes.
Nespresso
Panasonic
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Co-production of Physical Products and Value Co-creation
Rosalyn Driscoll
Ecophon / Saint Gobain
Sharp
Sterling Surfaces
Toto
Toyota
Trek
Woolly Pocket
Click here to see all exhibitor
information
The Inclusive Design Research Group is collaborating with the University of
Exeter on the project "Co-production of Physical Products and Value Cocreation - Scalability in the Wild" (funded by the UK's Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council EP/I006885/I).
The research aims to take a significant step towards collective user creativity
in designing physical products, concurrently generating added value and
superior user experience. It explores co-creation digital technologies and
new business models through implementing and evaluating user-based
design, production and web service platforms. The project is led by Dr L Hao
at the University of Exeter.
For more information, visit the Inclusive Design Research website.
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Closed Captioning Now Available for Live Television Onboard
Continental Airlines
Please help
support the work
of the Institute for
Human Centered
Design.
LiveTV is proud to announce that, for
the first time in the history of inflight
entertainment, closed captioning is now
available for live television content
onboard an aircraft. This system enhancement is a major step forward in
delivering the excitement of inflight entertainment to those passengers with
hearing disabilities and continues to drive towards LiveTV's goal of a fully
realized "At Home in the Air" experience for each of its end-users.
The Closed Captioning enhancement will initially be offered to passengers on
all LTV3-equipped Boeing 737NG aircraft operated by Continental Airlines, a
subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, thereby putting each customer in
control of the feature while interacting with the 100+ channels of DIRECTVprovided satellite television available onboard. Continental will be the first
airline in the world to provide this feature to its passengers.
Read more from this PRNewswire press release.
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DCR Winter Universal Access Program Activities
This month begins the Department of
Conservation and Recreation's (DCR) Accessible
Winter Activities calendar. DCR's Universal
Access Program will sponsor a wide variety of
adaptive cold-weather recreation opportunities
at locations across the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. Designed for people with
disabilities and their families and friends, the
programs are free. Pre-registration is required.
Activities offered through March include
accessible cross-country skiing, snowshoeing,
kick sledding, snowmobiling. Staff assistance and free use of accessible
equipment, such as sit skis and kick sleds, will be available.
DCR's Universal Access Program is one of the most innovative accessible state
park programs in the nation. It enables people with disabilities to participate
in a wide variety of activities, making recreation programs in Massachusetts
more inclusive. DCR invites participants to come out and enjoy the various
adaptive winter programs, and is also looking for volunteers to assist with
them. Interested volunteers should call Heidi Marie-Peterson at 413-5773840. Two trainings are scheduled: January 7 at Wendell State Forest and
January 22 at the Weston Ski Track.
For additional information on DCR's Universal Access Program, a schedule of
activities, and to preregister, visit www.mass.gov/dcr and click on "universal
access."
Upcoming Conferences & Calls
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Santa Clara Brain Injury Conference
The Santa Clara Valley Brain Injury Conference: Building on the Legacy of
Coma to Community will be held February 23-25, 2012 at the historic Dolce
Hayes Mansion in San José, California. This second annual conference follows
the sold-out 2011 reintroduction of the Coma to Community Conference
hosted by the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center from 1977 through 1995.
The conference program planned for 2012 includes two half-day preconference workshops and a full day pre-conference training for individuals
pursuing ACBIS brain injury certification. The main conference will be two
days of multidisciplinary state of the art educational sessions, Partering with
the Brain Injury Association of California,Veterans Affairs, the California
Department of Rehabilitation, and community-based service providers. They
have expanded their format and anticipate an audience of 750 rehabilitation
professionals representing a variety of disciplines.
Read more about the conference today!
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The Generative Space Award Call for Entries
Produced by the Caritas Project, the Generative
Space Award recognizes break-through designs that
improve health and healthcare. Submit your recent
projects that clearly demonstrate the integration of
the physical and social environments to make your
community A Place to Flourish®. All settings that
satisfy the entry requirements are eligible for this
award.
The deadline for submittals is June 15, 2012. All
information and rules about this award are available
at www.aplacetoflourish.net. IHCD is a co-sponsor.
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Abilities Expo Boston in 2013
The Abilities Expo Boston is to be held
September 20-22, 2013 at the Boston
Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC).
The Abilities Expo is a series of consumer
exhibitions held around the country each year
for members of the disability community. The
Abilities Expo is a free event for consumers and their families, designed to
provide them with the latest information and resources available to people
with disabilities.
Visit the Abilities Expo website to learn more and get involved.
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5th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and
Technological Innovation Call for Papers
The 5th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological
Innovation: IMETI 2012 Organizing Committee invites you to submit a
paper/abstract to be presented in the conference in Orlando, Florida, USA,
from July 17th - July 20th, 2012
The deadline of paper/abstract submission and invited session proposals is
January 10th, 2012. The deadlines for notification to authors and camera
ready upload can be found at the conference web site. A best paper will be
selected for each session, and an award certificate will be delivered in the
award ceremony to the respective author. The best 20% of the papers
presented at the conference will also be published in the Journal of
Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics (All papers to be presented at the
conference will be included in the conference proceedings)
Learn more about the conference and call for paper submissions.
IHCD Newsletter Sponsor
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IHCD Newsletter Sponsor - Jiwon Park
Jiwon Park is working towards his Masters Degree at the Rhode Island School
of Design, and also is the founder of a non-profit social venture called 1/2
PROJECT, a new type of donation campaign using unique design.
1/2 PROJECT provides an opportunity for individual to make small donations
part of their day-to-day purchasing habits. 1/2 PROJECT is a medium for
connecting people to existing business enterprises and NGOs. 1/2 PROJECT
was initiated in South Korea in 2009, and 2011 marked the year that they
began expanding into the US.
To learn more, please contact Jiwon Park.
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Featured Publications
Make it Better: Designing Out Medical Error
This publication from the Helen Hamlyn
Centre presents the design outputs from
the DOME (Designing Out Medical Error)
project, a three-year study funded by
the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council).
Publisher: Helen Hamlyn Centre, Royal
College of Art, London, 2011
Details: 240mm x 170mm, 24pp, colour,
illustrated
Authors: Oliver Anderson, Grace Davey,
Jonathan West
Editor: Jeremy Myerson
Design: Maureen Valfort
Printed by: Redlin Print Limited
To order a free copy please email
hhc@rca.ac.uk.
Your Support
We invite you to consider IHCD in your giving plans. We are
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization so your full donation can
be taken as a tax deduction. A great deal of work,
especially those projects working on inclusive design with
low-income communities in the US and developing nations
around the world, are not supported by contract or
foundation support.
Your gift can help keep that important work alive. IHCD welcomes your
support at any level and can accommodate gifts of both cash and other forms
of assets. If you have any questions or need additional information please
contact Gabriela Sims at gsims@HumanCenteredDesign.org or she can be
reached at 617-695-1225 x222.
Thank you for your consideration!
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