This is Universal Design

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 is Universal Design, a rapidly expanding area of practice in the design profession that empowers its users to eliminate barriers in spaces and create inclusive environments for all. This webinar will provide an overview of Universal Design and illustrate how universal design principles can be applied to the design of buildings and other facilities to improve usability for everyone.

About Danise Levine
Danise Levine, M.Arch '96, AIA, CAPS is a registered Architect and the Assistant Director of the IDEA Center with special expertise in the areas of ADA compliance, Universal Design (UD), and aging‐in‐place. Her impressive contribution to the fields of accessible and universal design are numerous. She aspires to be a change-maker, actively working to change peoples’ lives and alter the way they interact with their environments. With over 1500 successful home modification projects and a dozen new single-family homes completed, she has enabled many individuals with disabilities to remain in their homes and community. Additionally, she has provided accessibility and universal design consulting services to numerous clients, including the NY Attorney General’s Office, Fortune 500 companies, law firms, airports, museums and art galleries, campus planning departments and school districts, playgrounds, YMCA’s, churches, and various owners of public buildings. Danise thrives on the variety that makes life interesting and worthwhile and is motivated each day by new challenges.