universal design

collocation in English

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universal
adjective
uk
/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/us
/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.səl/
existing everywhere or ...
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design
noun
uk
/dɪˈzaɪn/us
/dɪˈzaɪn/
a drawing or set of drawings showing how a building or product is to be made and how it will work ...
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Its goals are to improve knowledge and awareness ofuniversaldesignand to increase its adoption by product manufacturers and the building industry.
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Concepts of accessibility,universaldesignand accommodation are being integrated into teaching curriculums for designers, architects, educators, and administrators.
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Inclusive design principles are intended to makeuniversaldesignmore fully inclusive, according to the centre.
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Universaldesigngrew out of industrial and architectural design whereas inclusive design came out of the digital world.
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This was the pioneering of a philosophy that came to be known asuniversaldesign.
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Universaldesignis also being applied to the design of technology, instruction, services, and other products and environments.
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In addition to such governmental initiatives, livability can be optimized through the incorporation ofuniversaldesignprinciples, telecare and other assistive technologies.
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In a broader term, it is a branch of inclusive design anduniversaldesign.
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Modern tank designs favour a modularuniversaldesigneliminating these sorts of classifications from modern terminology.
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Current efforts include promotinguniversaldesignin all aspects of the community.
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This makes it easy to use with over 2000 different radios due to itsuniversaldesign.
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Universaldesigncalls for designing and constructing buildings, homes, products, and so forth that, from the outset, accommodate the widest spectrum of users.
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Accessibility is strongly related touniversaldesignwhen the approach involves direct access.
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It includes a multi-purpose toilet, intended to as part of the stations scheme ofuniversaldesign.
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Universaldesignaims to obviate the need for such symbols by creating products and facilities that are accessible to nearly all users from the start.
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The disciplines of sustainable design anduniversaldesignare echoed here.
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Universaldesignemerged from slightly earlier barrier-free concepts, the broader accessibility movement, and adaptive and assistive technology and also seeks to blend aesthetics into these core considerations.
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The concept of universal usability (usable by all) is closely related to the concepts of universal accessibility (accessible by all) anduniversaldesign(design for all).
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The towers from this era share an almostuniversaldesign, brick or concrete facades unadorned except for the large numbers of balconies given to each suite.
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There are many industries in whichuniversaldesignis having strong market penetration but there are many others in which it has not yet been adopted to any great extent.
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