EXAMPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY:
- CURB CUTS- Designed to make navigating city streets more accessible to wheelchair users, curb cuts turned out to benefit more people than just wheelchair users. such as workers with delivery trucks, elderly people with walkers, roller bladers, skateboarders, people using shopping baskets and baby strollers.
- CAPTIONING OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS- Developed to enable people who are deaf to access and enjoy television shows. It is also beneficial for people who are learning a new language.
- AUTOMATIC DOORS- Designed to make accessible for individuals with disabilities in stores, airports and other public spaces. Also, are accessible to shoppers, shopping carts, travelers wheeling suitcases, parents pushing strollers, elderly people, and others who lack the strength to push a heavy door.