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Why It Is OpenMultiple encyclopedic and institutional sources credit the architect Ronald Mace with coining the term universal design to describe designing products and environments usable by everyone, but the pages consulted during this research pass describe who coined the term without stating the year. The year 1985 is widely repeated in informal writing but was not confirmed against a primary or clearly citable secondary source in this pass. 1 What Would Resolve ThisA citation to an early publication by Ronald Mace, an institutional history page from the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University, or a peer reviewed history of the concept that names the year directly. 1 Discipline NeededArchitectural history, disability studies 1 Question Kind Question Status Reader Facing Open Question
Multiple encyclopedic and institutional sources credit the architect Ronald Mace with coining the term universal design to describe designing products and environments usable by everyone, but the pages consulted during this research pass describe who coined the term without stating the year. The year 1985 is widely repeated in informal writing but was not confirmed against a primary or clearly citable secondary source in this pass.
What would resolve this A citation to an early publication by Ronald Mace, an institutional history page from the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University, or a peer reviewed history of the concept that names the year directly.
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