A is for Access. A is for Ability. A is for All...

After spending two days at Universal Design Summit 6 in St Louis, three simple words pretty much sum up what Universal Design is all about.

Working from some basic definitions from Merriam-Webster, you can see for yourself.

A is for ACCESS

access: 
a :permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing

b :freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something

c :a way or means of entering or approaching 

d :the act or an instance of accessing something

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/access

A is for ABILITY

ability: 
the quality or state of being able

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ability

A is for ALL

all:

every member or individual component of

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all

Universal design provides ACCESS that supports ABILITY and improves the world for ALL.
The benefits are clear.

Thanks to Starkloff Disability Institute for inviting us to be a part of it--we will see you next time!

Amy & Mia