Brightman, Alan J. (ed) Ordinary Moments: The Disabled Experience Syracuse, New York: Human Policy Press, 1985

Farbstein, Jay and Min Kantrowitz. People in Places: Experiencing Using and Changing the Built Environment Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1978

Goffman, Erving. Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963

Hull, Kent. The Rights of Physically Handicapped People: An American Civil Liberties Union Handbook New York, New York: Avon Books, 1979

Lebovich, William L. Design for Dignity: Studies in Accessibility New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993

Lifchez, Raymond and Barbara Winslow. Design for Independent Living: The Environment and Physically Disabled People Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1979

Lifchez, Raymond. Rethinking Architecture: Design Students and Physically Disabled People Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1987

Moore, Patricia A. Disguised! Waco, Texas: World Books, 1985

Wrightson, William and Campbell Pope. From Barrier Free to Safe Environments: The New Zealand Experience New York, New York: World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc., 1989

Book Chapters

Steinfeld, James Duncan, Paul Cardell. "Chapter 1: Toward a Responsive Environment: The Psychosocial Effects of Inaccessibility" in Barrier-free Environments by Bednar, Michael J. Stroudsburg, PA: Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, 1977

Wolfe, Maxine. "Chapter Nine: Environmental Stimulation and Design" pgs. 170-180 in Bednar, Michael J. Barrier-free Environments Stroudsburg, PA: Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, 1977

Bednar, Michael J. "Introduction: On Barriers" Barrier-free Environments Stroudsburg, PA: Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, 1977

 "Handicapped Access Laws and Codes" Encyclopedia of Architecture Design, Engineering & Construction, Vol. 2 New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1988

"Physical and Mental Disabilities, Design For" Encyclopedia of Architecture Design, Engineering & Construction, Vol. 3 New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1988

Wylde, Margaret A., Adrian Baron-Robbins, and Sam Clark. "Chapter 16: Regulations and Standards" Building for a Lifetime: the Design and Construction of Fully Accessible Homes Newtown, CT: Tuanton Press, 1994 (pgs. 246-253)

Wylde, Margaret A., Adrian Baron-Robbins, and Sam Clark. "Introduction" Building for a Lifetime: the Design and Construction of Fully Accessible Homes Newtown, CT: Tuanton Press, 1994 (pgs. 1-6)

Articles:

"Access: A Special Universal Design Report", Metropolis: The Urban Magazine of Architecture and Design, November 1992

"Visible City" by Alexander Farnsworth, pgs. 19-23

Sweden's capital is a monument to modernist central planning--and to universal access--but its citizens are not altogether happy with parts of the resulting cityscape.

"By Design" by Marisa Bartolucci, pgs. 29-33

Once called the "invalid's chair," it has been an emblem of resignation, decline, and defeat. Yet today, the wheelchair--and our perception of it--is changing, adapting to the demands of a new breed of users with never-before imagined abilities and far-ranging aspirations.

"Universal Design in Focus" by Mervyn Kaufman, pgs. 39-52

Report on the "Universal Design: Access to Daily Living" conference held in May 1992 in New York City, prepared by Pratt Institute's Center for Advanced Design Research.

"Access" by Akiko Busch, pgs. 55-66

What is the major barrier to designing universally accessible products and environments, asks Akiko Busch?

"Talking Disabled" by Akiko Busch, p. 59 disability of language; "A tool for Seeing" by George Covington, p. 65 photography as a tool for seeing; "Is it fair?" by Robert Anders, p. 57 what Seville's Expo '92 said about universal design; "Still in Denial" by Nicolai Ouroussoff, p. 59 why architects disregard design for special needs; "Being Adaptable" by Marissa Bartolucci, pgs. 61, 79 what makes furniture adaptable; "Home Stretch" by Janet L. Rumble, p. 63 how smart houses could help older people; "Refitting History" by William Lebovich, p. 64 what it takes to adapt a historic building; "Maximum Taxi" by Hugo Lindgren, p. 67, 77 creating an accessible New York City taxi; and "Fiber for All" by Frank Bowe, pgs. 67, 81 technology that lets everyone communicate.

Crosbie, Michael J. "Universal Hardware" Architecture July 1991, pgs. 88-89

Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development" Federal Register, Vol. 53, No. 106, June 2, 1988, pgs. 20216-20235

Mathews, Jay. "Bringing the Disabled Into the Act" The Washington Post (National Weekly Edition), November 30-December 6, 1992, p. 22

Solomon, Andrew. "Defiantly Deaf" The New York Times Magazine August 28, 1994, pgs. 38-45, 62, 65-68

Deaf activists live, proudly, in a different culture, but not a lesser one. A cure may be near--and some might not even want it.

"Moving Toward a Barrier-Free Society" Amicus (Journal for the National Center for Law & the Handicapped), Vol. 3, No. 4 July/August 1978

"Barrier-Free Design Specialist Discusses His Work: An Interview with William Ripley" Amicus, Vol. 3, No. 4 July/August 1978, pgs. 26-30

Solomon, Jay. "Federal Landlord Pledges Full Accessibility" Amicus, Vol. 3, No. 4 July/August 1978, pgs. 31-32

McMillan, Lex. "Federal Leadership in Removing Architectural Barriers" Amicus, Vol. 3, No. 4 July/August 1978, pgs. 33-35

"Sources for Information on a Barrier-Free Environment" Amicus, Vol. 3, No. 4 July/August 1978, pgs. 36-37

Henderlong, Lois. "What's Happening to Transbus? Is there a Dead End Beyond the Next Curve?" Amicus, Vol. 3, No. 4 July/August 1978, pgs. 39-41

"State Architectural Barriers Statutes", pgs. 46-47

Schalter, John. "NCLH Model Legislation: Removing the Hidden Barriers to Accessibility" Amicus, Vol. 3, No. 4 July/August 1978, pgs. 43-45, 48

 

Conference Proceedings:

"Action on Accessibility", Proceedings of the International Accessibility Mini-summit held in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 7-9, 1990. Produced by the Center for Accessible Housing, North Carolina State University, International Exchange of Experts and Information in Rehabilitation, World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc. and University of New Hampshire. With contributions from: Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, USA.

Other Documents & Publications:

Universal Design: Housing for the Lifespan of All People. (This pamphlet was originally printed in 1988 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs. It was reprinted in 1994 by the Center for Accessible Housing and distributed to a handful of resources which are conveniently listed on the back page of this publication.)

Edward Steinfeld, Project Director. Methods for Teaching Barrier Free Design: Less Restrictive Housing Environments Project Adaptive Environments Laboratory, School of Architecture & Planning, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1990

Universal Design Faculty Resource Notebook produced by Faculty Colloquium - May 1993

"Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design/Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards Evaluation Project Report" Winchester, Virginia: Applied Concepts Corporation, 1989

"Why do non-disabled like steps?" alt.architecture internet (14 pages of dialogue) August 1995

LaPlante, Mitchell P., Gerry E. Hendershot, Abigail J. Moss. "Assistive Technology Devices and Home Accessibility Features: Prevalence, Payment, Need, and Trends" Advance Data, National Center for Health Statistics No. 217, September 16, 1992, pgs. 1-11

"Enforcing the ADA: A Special Fifth Anniversary Status Report from the Department of Justice" July 26, 1995

Raschko, Bettyann. "Universal Design" pgs. 8--11

Raschko, Bettyann. "Book Review: Aging In a Technological Society, Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia" Journal of Interior Design Education and Research, Vol. 15 No. 1, Spring 1989.

Kailes, June Isaacson. "Language Is More Than a Trivial Concern" June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant, Playa del Rey, California, 1993

Kailes, June Isaacson. "June Isaacson Kailes - Publication List" June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant, Playa del Rey, California, 1994å

"Discrimination Against Handicapped People" Accommodating the Spectrum of Individual Abilities United States Commission on Civil Rights, Clearinghouse Publication 81, September 1983 (pgs. 17-45)

Eliminating Environmental Barriers ABA Commission on the Mentally Disabled, 1979?

Curriculum Design Documents:

Bork, Dean R. "The Studio Teacher's Role and the Timing of Educational Assessment" CELA Selected Papers Vol. 3, pgs. 13-19

Bork, Dean R. "Draft Diagram of Design Studio Teaching Assessment Model" Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993

AIA/ACSA Council on Architectural Research "Examples of Course Outlines" Design for Aging: Curriculum Development for North American Architecture School Faculty, Project Kick-Off Meeting, April 9-10, 1994, Washington, D.C.

Cohen, Uriel and John Hunter. "Teaching Design for Mainstreaming the Handicapped" Report R81-1, Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research, Milwaukee, WI, 1981

Ostroff, Elaine, Daniel Iacofano. "Teaching Design for all People: The State of the Art" Design Faculty Seminar, Adaptive Environments Center, Boston, MA, April 1-3, 1982

Grant, Brad C. and Paul M. Wolff. "Toward Universal Design - Exploring the Interface Between the Built Environment and the Rich Diversity of Human Behavior" Architecture 401 Course Reader, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 1993

Power And Place Reader--Table Of Contents:

"I am only one person" from Being White in Multicultural Society: Creating Our Renaissance

"Universal Design" from The Disability Rag, March/April 1992

"The Differences between Accessibility and Universal Design" from the Universal Design Newsletter, July 1994.

"Unhandicapping Our Language"

"Communicating with People with Disabilities" from ADA Fact Sheet Series

"Diversity in America" from Eugene Register Guard

"White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" from Peace and Freedom

"Definitions"

"A Working Definition of Racism"

"BEING WHITE on campus means..."from Being White in Multicultural Society: Creating Our Renaissance

"Developing Tolerance"