Salmen says, “Some people do not understand people’s range of abilities and how an environment may limit them. Insensitivity to disability issues is a great liability. Understanding people as well as architecture is necessary to create something truly functional. If you don’t get both parts of the equation right, you’ll probably end up with something that misses the mark.

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To learn more about the “Home for the Next 50 Years,” see a PowerPoint presentation here: http://universaldesign.com/presentations/home_next_50_files/frame.htm.