Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Universal Design

The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaption or specialized design.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaption or specialized design.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Design for All
  • Human Centered Design
  • Design, Human Centered
  • Design, Universal
  • Designs, Human Centered
  • Human Centered Designs
  • Universal Designs

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2020

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  1. I01w.880w.709.359w.500w
  2. J01.086w.669w
  3. J01.293w.910w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Universal Design. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080562. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080562
  2. Universal Design. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_design
  3. Universal Design. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781118