Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy: Design for the Ages

Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy: Design for the Ages Sanford, J.A. 2012, New York: Springer Publishing Company 320 pp, (Hardcover), $55

Published in 2012, Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy: Design for the Ages is considered to be a unique resource for rehabilitation professionals, gerontologists and health and mental health care professionals. This book is somewhat of a paradigm check for the reader. It offers a comprehensive look at universal design of products and environments to be useable by all people to the greatest extent possible without the need for adaptation or a specialized design. According to the author, universal design is a term originally articulated by Ron Mace, an architect who had a disability, a leading advocate of legislation promoting accessible design and a designer of assistive devices. The author notes that unlike traditional rehabilitation strategies that use assistive technologies...