Good Fit Poor Fit Podcast

Exploring the interaction between people, design, and activity.

Good Fit Poor Fit is a podcast from The Universal Design Project, a nonprofit organization with a vision for every community across the United States to have a surplus of universally accessible homes. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the most popular podcast platforms.


080: UD and Me: Kaylee Clark

OT student, Kaylee, shares her passion for UD in her origin story and shouts out a few of her favorite functional features.

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080: UD and Me: Kaylee Clark
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079: Findings from Homebuilding Industry Research

Brittany, shares the results of her research and describes how education with virtual renders increases professional understanding of the need for more UD in homes across the USA.

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079: Findings from Homebuilding Industry Research
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078: Virtual Reality’s Impact on UD

OT student, Brittany, shares her research on VR and the impact it has on education, real estate, rehabilitation and universal design.

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078: Virtual Reality’s Impact on UD
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077: UD and Me Brittany Wagner

Our OT student shares some of her favorite UD things: including a product that makes cooking on the stove easier.

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077: UD and Me Brittany Wagner
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076: Airbnb Accessibility Update

Thinking about traveling soon? Check out the new updates on Airbnb for highlighting listings with accessible features!

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076: Airbnb Accessibility Update
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075: Accessible Communities

Join us as we discuss how the perception of disability and the social determinants of health impact the widespread implementation of UD in US neighborhoods.

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075: Accessible Communities
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074: Paint Color – An Array of UD Options

Paint color has a profound impact on how we interact with our world, sometimes causing us to run from it. Learn how color and contrast impact our function.

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074: Paint Color – An Array of UD Options
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073: Universal Design: Living and Learning on Campus

We discuss a home environment that’s often overlooked… college. It’s a place where individuals can live, work, play, learn, and thrive so it needs UD too!

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073: Universal Design: Living and Learning on Campus
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072: Home Design and Service Dogs

We discuss how the design of a home impacts service dogs helping their humans and adaptive strategies people can use to care for pets.

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072: Home Design and Service Dogs
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071: UD and Me Nate Pickett

Learn from our current OT student about his favorite UD things and how he became interested in non-traditional OT practice.

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071: UD and Me Nate Pickett
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070: UD and Me Alee Halsey

JMU Occupational Therapy student, Alee Halsey, shares her favorite UD things from raised gardening beds to flexible lighting solutions.

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070: UD and Me Alee Halsey
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069: Interview with Taylor Davis

Learn more about how an architect has learned to focus on the benefits of universal design in residential design for the clients she serves!

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069: Interview with Taylor Davis
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068: UD and Me Ashley Miller

Get to know Ashely and her great advice for DIYers like herself, to add in accessibility features with each home renovation.

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068: UD and Me Ashley Miller
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067: UD and Me Daniel-Hannah Grace

OT student, Daniel-Hannah Grace, shares her favorite UD things and how she became interested in universal design!

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067: UD and Me Daniel-Hannah Grace
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066: Non-Traditional OT Practice

Discussion regarding the dynamic shift in the occupational therapy profession and emerging areas of practice.

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066: Non-Traditional OT Practice
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065: Learned Creativity

Our Design Advisors get candid about how they channeled their creative side to make a good fit when there was no available or affordable option.

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065: Learned Creativity
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064: Forever Homes

The concept of a forever home and why most Americans want to remain in their homes for long periods of time, even if it is no longer a good fit.

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064: Forever Homes
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063: Conversations about Flooring

Our Design Advisors share how flooring an be a good or poor fit in another episode of our candid conversations series!

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063: Conversations about Flooring
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062: Conversations about Bedrooms

Our Design Advisors get candid about how the design of bedrooms and closets can be a good fit or poor fit.

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062: Conversations about Bedrooms
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061: UD and Me: Rachel Melvin

OT student, Rachel Melvin, shares her favorite UD things and how she became interested in an internship with our organization.

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061: UD and Me: Rachel Melvin
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060: Conversations about Outside Pathways

Our Design Advisors get candid about how the design of pathways to the front door can be a good fit or poor fit.

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059: UD and Me: Nicole Grinberg

Our new interior design student, Nicole, sits down with the team to share what spawned her passion for universal design.

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059: UD and Me: Nicole Grinberg
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058: UD and Me: Maria Lindbergh

We welcome a very special guest today to discuss some favorite UD features and ideas!

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058: UD and Me: Maria Lindbergh
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057: Visitability

Perspectives on UD features that can make homes welcoming for a wide variety of people.

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057: Visitability
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056: UD and Me: Viola Dwyer

What brought one of our most vocal design advisors to the world of universal design? Today we get to find out!

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056: UD and Me: Viola Dwyer
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055: Most Common UD Features

Today we chat about the top 3 UD features that come up in most conversations about accessible design.

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055: Most Common UD Features
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054: UD and Me: Matthew Shapiro

Learn more about Matthew’s favorite UD things and how 6 Wheels Consulting is impacting the community.

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054: UD and Me: Matthew Shapiro
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053: Public Restrooms

What do some of our Design Advisors have to say about the accessibility (or lack thereof) in public restrooms?

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053: Public Restrooms
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052: Temporary Disabilities

An interview series to learn more about the effect of temporary disabilities on everyday life.

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052: Temporary Disabilities
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051: Trash Day!

A chat about the smelly challenge of trash and some UD ideas that could make it easier for everyone!

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051: Trash Day!
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