Universal Design
Consistent with Assistive Technology Act of 1993
"a concept or philosophy for designing and delivering products and services that are usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities, which include products and services that are directly usable (without requiring assistive technologies) and products and services that are made usable."
Speaker Notes:
Section 602
This term, which was added to IDEA, has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 which defines universal design to mean "a concept or philosophy for designing and delivering products and services that are usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities, which include products and services that are directly usable (without requiring assistive technologies) and products and services that are made usable with assistive technologies."