Spring is a good time to try new tools and equipment, especially if those tools can boost productivity while making farm work ...

With its grand opening in December 2021, the playground is the first in Cambridge to fully incorporate Universal Design — the concept that an entire play structure should be accessible for all. “In ...

Aging in place and the rise of multigenerational living are reshaping what we expect from a “forever” home. Today’s families need spaces that can adapt and evolve over time—without constant ...

UB’s Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center) has received a five-year, $4.85 million award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ...

The North Face has launched its Universal Collection, a line of adaptive camping gear designed with input from adaptive athletes to improve accessibility for all users. Products include a zipperless ...

The growing demand to design buildings and environments that are usable by everyone, regardless of ability, requires a design approach that extends the limits of current design practice. That approach ...

The number of baby boomers – people ages 65 and older – in the United States has increased steadily during the past century. Many baby boomers are in the process of deciding if they want to stay in ...

When the U.S. Department of Education updated its National Education Technology Plan for the first time in seven years in early 2024, one of its main recommendations was that schools use ed-tech tools ...

Based on the education statistics, I should never have made it this far. The fact that I have multiple graduate degrees makes me an anomaly. Not because I was raised in poverty (which I was), but ...

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has become a central tenet in fostering inclusive educational practices that cater to the heterogeneous needs of learners. By promoting flexible ...

“It sounded like a semitruck was coming,” said Adam Wouk, manager of disability services at Joliet Junior College, as he reflected on a student using a platform at another institution. “I wasn’t even ...