ACCESSIBILITY & UNIVERSAL DESIGN return to Fred Tepfer's web page return to University of Oregon Planning Office

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Important note regarding new ADA Standards now in place2:

Starting March 15, 2012, new federal ADA Standards for Accessible Design are in place and are available on the US Department of Justice and the US Access Board websites. As UO has not yet updated our guidance, design teams are to consult these new standards as well as the Oregonized ADAAG, which is based on the previous standard, for guidance on application of universal access principles in the use of federal accessibility standards.

Until our new written materials are in place, where conflicts occur between these two, please consult with Campus Planning & Real Estate staff, in particular Fred Tepfer, for guidance.

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Accessibility-related parts of this site:

The Oregonized ADAAG - An annotated version of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines, with additional information requirements and interpretations for the University of Oregon campus, as well as advice on unversal design, state building code coordination, and other issues.

The University of Oregon ADA Transition Plan (not yet linked)

Universal Design in Educational Environments - A paper that in expanded form is a chapter of The Universal Design Handbook (McGraw-Hill, 2001): Educational Environments, from Compliance to Inclusion.

Link to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (The Access Board)

ADAAG Training outline, July 7, 2001, University of Oregon

Emergency Evacuation Guide for People with Disabilities (Fred Tepfer)

Universal Design lecture in Architecture 440/540, Human Context in Design, Winter 2017(15.3 Mb .pdf)

Universal Design lecture in Product Design 340, Design for Use, Spring 2017 (11.7 Mb .pdf)

Presentation on Accessibility and Universal Design in Heidi Von Ravensberg's Disability Law class.

Photos of the Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley, CA, taken in February 2014

Design Guide for the Blind and Low Vision: Best Practices Guide (draft fall 2007)
   and the beginning of a web version of the same, coming soon.