Deaf/Blind Educational Design Special Needs Design Housing
Despite high profile discussion of user-centered design in the special needs community, until recently a substantial population of users has been largely ignored. Users who have restricted or no use of hands, eyes, ears or voice due to environment, task, context, repetititve strain injury, or disability constitute a diverse and significant user population, but these users receive relatively little mention in regular conferences or literature.
Design considerations for users with vision, hearing or movement impairments overlap with those for the general population across a variety of tasks and contexts (e.g., phone interfaces, classroom planning, residence planning and technology needs).
Many students with developmental disabilities, chronic health conditions or other challenges have shown us that they can exceed our expectations when given the opportunities they find in right-designed mainstream classrooms with individualized education plans, learning support and inclusion.
Winter & Company Special Needs Studio is a world leading team of experts providing Universal Design and Special Needs Design consulting services. We work to maintain our leadership position by providing professional and cost effective services of the highest quality.
Our special needs design services include:
• Technology Infrastructure
• Programming for Special Needs
• Schematic Design
• Design Development
• Construction Documents
• Building Condition Assessment
• Facility/Campus Master Planning