Building Access investigates twentieth-century strategies for designing the world with disability in mind. Illustrated with a wealth of rare archival materials, this book brings together scientific, social, and political histories in what is not only the pioneering critical account of Universal Design but also a deep engagement with the politics of knowing, making, and belonging in twentieth-century United States.
Keywords: Disability Race Citizenship Universal design Crip theory Politics Accessibility Ergonomics
Print publication date: 2017 | Print ISBN-13: 9781517901639 |
Published to Minnesota Scholarship Online: September 2018 | DOI:10.5749/minnesota/9781517901639.001.0001 |