Tag: Accessibility
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092: OT House Reveal!
Grant Todd shares pictures and describes what he did to spruce up the OT House on his campus as part of his doctoral project!
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091: Accessible Cabinetry: Various Price Points
Grant joins us to share some great options for making your storage options more accessible if you have lots of money or a little.
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How much accessibility is enough in our homes?
There is a lot to consider when finding the right home. We know multiple people right now who are looking to downsize or need to find a one-level option, but…
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090: Collaboration: Experiences & Attitudes (Part 3)
Anisha Carr explains her research! “Relevance to Occupational Therapy” is Part 3 of this 3 part series focused on interprofessional collaboration and UD.
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089: Collaboration: Experiences & Attitudes (Part 2)
Part 2 of 3: Anisha Carr explains her research in the theme – “Dynamics & Challenges of Interprofessional Collaboration” in universal design.
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088: Collaboration: Experiences & Attitudes (Part 1)
Anisha Carr explains her research! “Factors Influencing UD Implementation” is Part 1 of this 3 part series focused on interprofessional collaboration and UD.
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087: UD and Me: Grant Todd
Get to know Grant and snag some design ideas as he shares suggestions for making gardening and cooking tasks more convenient.
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086: Accessible Tiny Homes
What is a tiny home and could it even work for people with disabilities? Explore this and more with tips to live tiny with access in mind.
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085: UD and Me: Joe Shotts
Rebecca’s OT student touches on some great points for increased accessibility of public transportation and unique benefits of a zero-step shower entry.
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084: UD and Me: Anisha Carr
We chat about our new OT student’s research project on collaboration, museum access, and adjustable countertops.
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082: Interprofessional Collaboration
The success of collaboration between industries depends on many things. We discuss a process and protocol that can be used with designers and OTs.
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081: Multi-Generational Homes
We explore the increased popularity of this living arrangement plus the impact on real estate, home design, and use of technology.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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057: Visitability
Perspectives on UD features that can make homes welcoming for a wide variety of people.
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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!