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About the Authors George A. Covington is the former Special Assistant for Disability to the Vice President of the United States. Mr. Covington is an attorney and former journalism professor whose career has spanned the fields of law, journalism, education, government, and disability civil rights. He is Co-Chair of the Universal Design Task Force of the President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Born legally blind with less than 10% normal vision, Mr. Covington first achieved national media attention for his work in using photography as a seeing tool. Bruce Hannah is an award-winning industrial designer with a concern for socially and environmentally responsible design. Mr. Hannah is a Professor of Art and Design at Pratt Institute. He received the Bronze Apple Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) for his role in developing the first conference on Universal Design. In addition, Mr. Hannah has won many awards for his designs, including the IDSA "Design of the Decade" award for the Knoll Desk System.

Other Thoughts on Universal Design.

The Home and Living—Building Community Through Accessibility.

The Office and Work.

The School and Learning.

The Stadium and Sports.

Communications and Media.

The Road and Traveling.

The Tools and Computers.

The Park and Recreation.

Multi- and Print Media.

Conclusion.

Appendix.

Bibliography.

Videocassettes.

Other Media and Services.

Index.