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Ron Kuhr of Raleigh, a retired NC State professor of entomology, has a 41 year-old son with autism, a diagnosis that has grown in prevalence from one in a thousand to nearly one in a hundred children over the past few decades.Everyone is anxious to know: How will autistic children learn to cope with daily [...]

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Congratulations to Industrial Design student Steven Ryan Valenziano for winning the Undergraduate Research Award (one of thirty awards for the university). Steven presented his work on Universal Design Cookware: Making Cooking Safer and Easier for Everyone at 19th Annual NC State Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium. Steven received his award at the Sigma Xi Scientific [...]

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Assistant Professor of Industrial Design and Director of the Research in Ergonomics and Design Laboratory Dr. Sharon Joines was recently published in the NeuroRehabilitation Journal Volume 25, Number 3 for an article on “Enhancing quality of life through Universal Design”. To read the article visit: http://iospress.metapress.com/content/a817vv426rt1209t/?p=7fcf97a708bc43bebf67713be177dbf4&pi=2

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Center for Universal Design Interim Director Sean Vance announces materials class book for Universal Design can be purchased at: http://www.lulu.com/content/2328518

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The Center for Universal Design at NC State University and the North Carolina Museum of Art has received a three-year grant from the Active Community and Neighborhood grant program, funded by the John Rex Endowment through the Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch of the N.C. Division of Public Health. The museum is commissioning a series [...]

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Sean Vance, extension assistant professor of Architecture and acting director for Universal Design is featured in the US Embassy site for his work in Macedonia. The Center for Universal Design was also mentioned in a recent Washington Post article.

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This month the Center for Universal Design (CUD) begins a project with the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Public Health Image Library(PHIL) that will allow public access to some of the unique and important images in CUD’s collection. For the first time, individuals will be allowed to download images of accessible and universal environments and [...]

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The plans for the NCSBDC 2005 - 2006 include collaborations with three Habitat For Humanity affiliates in the state. Affiliates in Chatham, Catawba, and Orange County are in the process of setting aside lots so that the 2006 winning design can be built in more than one location throughout the state.

Since its conception in [...]

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On August 6, Richard Duncan, senior project manager at the Center for Universal Design, spoke to members of the Sandhills Post Polio Health Group at First Health of the Carolinas in Pinehurst. Duncan explored universal design of residential, public and transporatation environments to aia in easier access for everyone.

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The Center for Universal Design’s Richard Duncan will provide the keynote address at the Universal Design Hits Home: New Directions in Single Family Housing symposium on September 28, 2005, in Virginia.
The symposium was created by Prince William Aging in Place Committee, under the leadership of the Prince William Area Agency on Aging, and in conjunction [...]

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The Center for Universal Design has been recognized for providing a valuable service that has influenced the design of countless housing units in North Carolina with the awarding of another $50,000 contract by the N.C. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Leslie Young serves as Principal Investigator.
Recognized as providing a valuable service that has influenced the [...]

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The Center for Universal Design is mentioned frequently as an expert resource for accessible design issues. Such is the case recently in the Boston Globe. Visit the full article and mention of the Center.

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Director of the Center for Universal Design Laurie Ringaert will present a post-conference dinner workshop at the Hospital Design Innovations Conference to be held in February 23-24, 2005, at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel. The conference is sponsored by World Research Group Healthcare Quality Series.
Ringaert will present “Applying Universal Design to North American Healthcare Facilities: [...]

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The twin communities of Essex-Middle River recently hosted a 10-member interdisciplinary Urban Design Assistance Team chaired by Steve Gaddis, AIA, an alumnus and former adjunct faculty member of the College of Design. Also on the team were architecture alumni Lyn McClay, AIA, Mark Humienny, AIA, and Jessica Hindman.
Located on the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore County, [...]

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Dick Duncan, Center for Universal Design, was the keynote speaker at conferences on October 25 and 27.
At a pre-conference to the international MedTrade event in Orlando, Florida, Duncan keynoted Access Conference: Universal and Accessible Design. Duncan introduced the basics and advantages of a universal approach to home design to an audience of 50 architects, interior [...]

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