ALL URBAN DESIGN SHOULD BE HUMAN-CENTERED

UNIVERSAL DESIGN IS THE PATH TO ACHIEVING IT

The CDC has documented that one in four people will experience some degree of disability that impacts their daily lives, in their lifetime.

The United Nations has identified far more than one billion people with disabilities on earth.

Universal Design supports aging in place.

This is crucial in America. 

In a few years, more people will be over 65 than under 18 in the first time in U.S. history.

No matter how much Botox we use or pickleball we play --- we lose mobility as we age.

Given the above numbers, no community should be pushing back on making more of the built environment accessible and doing so in low-maintenance, high-impact ways.

Complying with the ADA is not only about doing the right thing – it’s also about capturing a growth market.

More than 10,000 people retire each day in America.

Capturing their dollars for where they live, work and play – could be a huge boost for real estate developers rebounding from the loss of office and retail tenants due to work from home and e-commerce.