Episode 243: Universal Design/Access

chronic illness and quality of life,chronic illness and self-worth,chronic illness and lack of control,chronic illness and grief,chronic illness and autoimmune disease,chronic illness and self-talk,illness and relationships,chronic illness and marriage,disability and chronic illness,deaf or hard of hearing? which is right?,am I disabled?,person-centered language,human rights model of disability,medical model of disability,universal design,universal access What do you know about universal design? What if systems, structures, and attitudes changed? How do any of us benefit from accessible deign? While universal deign began as an architecture concept: how do we make our structures more accessible. It was realized that not only do our structures need to change, but also our systems and attitudes or beliefs. When all three of these shift, there can be *real* access for all. Until that time, there are real barriers, as real as a curb for someone in a wheelchair, presented by the obstacles of who we've decided the world should work for.