{"124231":{"#nid":"124231","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy Looks at Design, Social Change","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EArchitect Jon Sanford\u0027s new book, \u003Cem\u003EUniversal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy\u003C\/em\u003E (Springer 2012), argues for the study and application of universal design as a way to positively impact the lives of seniors and people with disabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA unique resource for rehabilitation engineers, design and building professionals, rehabilitation counselors, gerontologists, psychologists and other health and mental health professionals, the book covers the significance and impact of universal design as a change agent for social and health movements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESanford, associate professor of and director of the College of Architecture\u0027s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, is a recognized leader in the universal design movement, an emerging design strategy that tries to create products and environments in which everyone can particpate, regardless of their abilities.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/people\/jon-sanford\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EView Sanford\u0027s full profile.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Universal design,\u0022 Sanford says, \u0022has a huge potential to help older adults and people with all types of disabilities participate more fully in society improve the quality of their lives. The book not only makes a case for universal design, it also shows people in the field -- rehabilitation professionals, gerontologists, and designers -- how they can use it in a very practical way to benefit all individuals.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Universal-Design-Rehabilitation-Strategy-Ages\/dp\/0826125522\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUniversal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy\u003C\/em\u003E can be purchased at Amazon.com.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJon Sanford\u0027s new book examines the Universal Design movement\u0027s impact on healthcare and on society.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Sanford\u0027s new book looks at design, social change."}],"uid":"27202","created_gmt":"2012-04-16 11:06:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:00","author":"David Morton","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"124221":{"id":"124221","type":"image","title":"Cover of Sanford\u0027s Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy","body":null,"created":"1449178593","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:33","changed":"1475894746","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:46","alt":"Cover of Sanford\u0027s Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy","file":{"fid":"194463","name":"97808261255211.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/97808261255211_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/97808261255211_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":173447,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/97808261255211_0.jpg?itok=QEGYYYu1"}}},"media_ids":["124221"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"358","name":"CATEA"},{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"359","name":"disability"},{"id":"555","name":"Jon Sanford"},{"id":"167108","name":"school of industrial design"},{"id":"303","name":"universal design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:teri.nagel@coa.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech College of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.morton@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}