universal design
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Universal DesignUniversal Design
Creating Technology for Creating Technology for EveryoneEveryone
Objective:Objective: Students will use their Students will use their knowledge of “universal design” to knowledge of “universal design” to engineer technology that makes life engineer technology that makes life easier for everyone.easier for everyone.
On your index card:On your index card:
How does technology make How does technology make your life easier?your life easier?
Technology as an AidTechnology as an Aid
Makes our lives Makes our lives easiereasier
Helps individuals with Helps individuals with disabilities overcome disabilities overcome obstaclesobstacles
Allows people to Allows people to become more become more independentindependent
What is universal design?What is universal design?
Engineering principle Engineering principle
Helps individuals with Helps individuals with disabilitiesdisabilities
Makes life easier for Makes life easier for everyoneeveryone
ExamplesExamples
ExamplesExamples
Universal design is creating Universal design is creating technology that can be used by technology that can be used by as many people as possible – as many people as possible –
disabled or not.disabled or not.
EngineeringEngineering
Choose a profile.Choose a profile.Adjust the technology based on principle Adjust the technology based on principle
of universal design.of universal design.On your worksheet, explain and sketch On your worksheet, explain and sketch
your new piece of technology.your new piece of technology.