Measuring Universal Design Performance

The 7 Principles of Universal Design were developed in 1997 by a working group of design researchers at the North Carolina State University Center for Universal Design. To aid in the application of these Principles, industrial design staff at the Center for Universal Design developed Universal Design Performance Measures for Products in 1998. These Performance Measures were reviewed and refined through a series of focus groups and professional reviews from 1999-2000. They are now available from the Center for Universal Design.