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Accessible America : a history of disability and design /
A history of design that is often overlooked--until we need it. Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used an ergonomic kitchen tool? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an intersection? If you have, then you've benefited from access...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Crip (Series)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Disability, design, and rights in the twentieth century
- Progress through prosthetics: limbs, cars, houses, and the American dream
- Disability in the century of the gadget: rehabilitation and access in postwar America
- Electric moms and quad drivers: do-it-yourself access at home in postwar America
- Berkeley, California: an independent style of access
- Kneeling to the disabled: access and backlash
- From accessible to universal: design in the late twentieth century
- Beyond ramps: cripping design
- Conclusion: Design for all?