Design for All: The Best Path Forward - Paperback

by Arvid E. Osterberg (Author), Mikesch Muecke (Editor), Polytekton (Designed by)

Design for All - The Best Path Forward is a user friendly guide intended for planning and design professionals, building code officials, educators, and individuals interested in providing designs that work well for all people.

The book represents a culmination of thinking about safety and accessibility issues that has evolved over the author's fifty-plus-year career as an architect, researcher, and university professor.Whether you are a design professional evaluating accessibility for a multi-million dollar project, a small business owner remodeling a store or office, or a citizen advocating increased accessibility, Design for All is a resource companion to existing codes, standards and technical materials. It was written to help everyone who desires to accommodate the needs of all people to the maximum extent possible in designing, constructing, and maintaining safe and accessible buildings and sites. Standards and recommendations are presented in a format that is easy to understand, quick to grasp, and accurate.