Lewis Kelley

10/18/10
WRT 105
Universal Design
In Universal Design: The Work of Disaili!y in an "ge of #loali$a!ion%
&i'hael Davi(son a(vo'a!es for !he re'ogni!ion of (isaili!y as a )a!!er of gloal h*)an
righ!s ins!ea( of a heal!h'are +role), in or(er for !he in'l*sion of all +eo+le wi!h o(ies-
Davi(son goes on !o e.+lain !ha! as !he worl( 'on!in*es !o gloali$e, i! nee(s !o egin !o
in'l*(e !he (isale( 'o))*ni!y, in or(er !o +rovi(e a''ess an( knowle(ge !o !he worl(
an( !hose wi!h (isaili!ies-
I (i( no! really like !he ar!i'le Universal Design: The Work of Disaili!y in an
"ge of #loali$a!ion% y &i'hael Davi(son- I fo*n( i! very 'onf*sing, an( I feel like i!
(i( no! really answers !he /*es!ion !ha! I ho+e( i! wo*l( answer- I fig*re( !ha! !his ar!i'le
wo*l( fo'*s on !he engineering as+e'! of *niversal (esign, an( !he +rogress !ha! nee(s !o
e )a(e in !ha! area- I! (oes a(vo'a!e for *niversal (esign *! i! wen! a! i! in a way !ha!
(i( no! really )ake )e feel for !he !o+i' like I ho+e( i! wo*l(- 0e )en!ions how i! 'an e
(one, an( wha! nee(s !o e (one in or(er for (isaili!y a''ess !o *il(ings an( o!her
+la'es !o e 'o))on+la'e, *! !he s*++or!ing e.a)+les were no! s!rong eno*gh, an( i!
was 1*s! !o 'onf*sing !o follow his !ho*gh! +ro'ess