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 | | Universal Design is a concept that extends beyond the issues of accessibility for people with disabilities and offers a powerful rationale for responding to the broad diversity of users who have to interact with the built environment…. |
 | | Above all, it highlights a major paradigm shift—from treating people as a part of the medical model, as dependant, passive recipients of care—to a model where everyone is treated as an equal citizen and disability is seen merely as a social construct, (Sandhu, 2000, p. |
 | | Although participants on the tour of homes were not specifically on tour to see a Universally Designed house, their interest in purchasing a new home may mean they are more motivated consumers and may have a heightened knowledge of home modifications, sensitivity to Universal Design, and bias attitudes regarding home modifications and aging in place. |
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