A research team from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Design and the Built Environment at the State University of New York at Buffalo is conducting online surveys examining how designed environments affect individuals' activities. The environments being studied are public buildings, streets and residences.
The study is interested not only in the experiences of individuals with cognitive, hearing, mobility or sight conditions but also in the experiences of individuals with none of those conditions. Widespread participation is very important to the goal of this study to identify environmental design features that are useable by everyone.
This study employs anonymous surveys to examine three build environments' influences on routine activities:
-Public Buildings (for example: using entrances, restrooms, etc.)
-Public Streets (for example: using sidewalks, intersections, etc.)
-Residential Environments (for example: using kitchens, bathrooms, etc.)
If you think you might be interested in participating or would just like additional information, go to the research study's website at http://www.udeworld.com/research/index.php. The surveys will be available online through January 2008.
Posted by rollingrains at October 14, 2007 05:26 PM