“Universal design is an approach to design that incorporates products as well as building features which, to the greatest extent feasible, can be used by everyone” (Mace, 1985).

RERC 2010 Mission

The RERC will create housing, public buildings, and communities that are more accessible for people with disabilities and safer, healthier, and socially sustainable for the general public. It will identify and fill research gaps and develop critical tools for advancing the field of universal design and apply those tools to develop widely adopted standards and products. A Knowledge Translation in Action strategy will unify the outreach efforts to increase awareness of the RERC activities and universal design in general as well as improve capacity in research and practice. All these activities will be founded on and guided by a model of “evidence-based practice.”

RERC Project List

Projects
Research
	R1: Improving Home Modifications for Aging in Place R2: Improving UD Standards for Public Buildings R3: Improving Rights-of-Way Using Universal Design
Development
	DV1: Standards for Universal Design DV2: Product Development for Knowledge Transfer
Training
	Advanced Graduate Program in Universal Design Professional Education in Universal Design University Education Consortium Advanced Graduate and Professional Education in Universal Design
Dissemination
	Scientific and Trade Publications Electronic Media Outreach and Conference Program