Universal design as a rehabilitation strategy : design for the ages / Jon A. Sanford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanford, Jon A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universal design.

Barrier-free design.

Architecture and society.

Architecture--Human factors.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

xviii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., [2012]

Summary:

A unique resource for rehabilitation engineers, design and building professionals, rehabilitation counselors, gerontologists, psychologists, and other health and mental health professionals, this volume covers the significance and impact of universal design as a change agent for social and health movements. With a focus that is both practical and visionary, it emphasizes how the use of universal design can promote increased performance and participation for the aging population and people with disabilities while mitigating the stigma and segregation that often characterize traditional rehabilitation design strategies.

Written by the Director of the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access(CATEA) at Georgia Tech, one of the few architecturally trained researchers engaged in environmental issues related to accessibility and design for aging, the book stresses that universal design is about usability and inclusion for people of all levels of ability. It examines key social ecological models in rehabilitation for aging and disability, and sheds new light on health and disability at both the individual and population level. Particular attention is paid to the medical, functional, and environmental implications of disability, health care and disability systems, and the psychosocial and cultural issues pertinent to rehabilitation counseling.

Key Features:

· Examines the medical, functional, and environmental implications of disability

· Addresses health care and disability systems

· Discusses psychosocial and cultural issues pertinent to rehabitation counselling

· Rooted in the concepts of social equity and inclusivity through fostering of an environment in which older adults and disabled individuals can participate

· Provides a visionary yet practical paradigm that transcends traditional design problem-solving Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Form, Function, And Functionality 1

1 The Functionality of Form: The Link Between Design and Rehabilitation 9

Social Construction Models 10

Theoretical Implications for Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy 17

2 The Fiasco of Form: Disabling Design 19

Disability, Ability, and (Dis)ability 19

Everyday Design 30

Environmental Barriers: Design Implications of Ability 32

Summary 49

3 Function Follows Fiasco: Specialized Designs for Enabling Disabling Design 51

Assistive Technology 52

Accessible Design 54

Stigma of Specialized Design 59

4 Form Follows Function and Functionality: Universal Design as Enabling Design 65

University Design Versus Specialized Design 67

The Principles of Universal Design 71

Activity, Participation, and the Principles 80

Other Approaches to UD Principles 85

UD Principles and the ICF: A Comparison of Alternatives 89

Is It Universal? 91

References for Part I 107

Part II Design For The Ages: Universal Design As A Rehabilitation Strategy For Aging in Place and Aging in the Workplace 111

5 Housing Environments: Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy for Aging in Place 115

Housing Health: Health Technology as a Therapeutic Intervention 117

Advancing Activity: Specialized Design as a Prosthetic Intervention 120

Promoting Participation: Visitable Design as Everyday Interventions for Aging in Place 148

Advancing Activity and Promoting Participation: UD as Everyday Interventions for Aging in Place 151

Universal Design for Aging in Place: Case Studies of Toileting and Bathing 170

6 Work Environments: Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy for Aging in the Workplace 183

Prosthetic and Therapeutic Roles of the Work Environment 185

Accommodating Activity: Specialized Design as a Prosthetic Intervention 189

Workplace Well-Being: Sociopetal Space as a Therapeutic Intervention 220

Accomodating Activity and Promoting Participation: Universal Design as Everyday Interventions for Aging in the Workplace 222

7 Barriers to Adoption of Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy 241

Public Policy Distincentives for UD 242

Provider Perceptions and Practices 247

Personal Perceptions 251

Consumer Confidence 251

References for Part II 253

Part III Breaking Down Barriers: Adoption Of Universal Design As A Rehabilitation Intervention 265

8 Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy 267

Adopting an ICF Model of Disability 267

Medicalizing the Home and Work Environments 268

Putting Health Back into Health, Safety, and Welfare 269

Certifying Providers 269

Sensitizing Consumers 270

9 Whither Universal Design? 273

References for Part III 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826125521

0826125522

OCLC:

639163777