Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design

by Bess Williamson

Book Overview

A history of design that is often overlooked--until we need it

Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used an ergonomic kitchen tool? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an intersection? If you have, then you've benefited from accessible design--design for people with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities. These ubiquitous touchstones of modern life were once anything...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479894095
• ISBN13: 9781479894093
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"