This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The United States Congress passed a federal law called the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 that took effect for new construction on 26 ...

Achieving accessibility requires knowledge of users' abilities, users' actual needs and the factors that influence the development chain. According to Juho-Pekka Mäkipää's doctoral dissertation from ...

Welcome to the Faculty of Architecture and Planning’s resource page for equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA). The Faculty of Architecture and Planning recognizes the significance of ...

Thirty years on, the Americans With Disabilities Act has reshaped the way designers and the public have come to think about equity, civil rights and American architecture. But it’s only a start.