{"id":352,"date":"2020-03-21T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T11:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/didepas.org\/?page_id=352"},"modified":"2021-01-20T09:25:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:25:08","slug":"universal-design-and-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/didepas.org\/index.php\/topics\/universal-design-and-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Design and Accessibility (Technology &#038; Innovation)"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_section full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1585044539296{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #f6f9f8 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\" el_class=\"page_banner\"][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1584720497554{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1584720579935{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Universal Design and Accessibility\" font_container=\"tag:h1|font_size:42px|text_align:center|color:%23000000|line_height:48px\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" el_class=\"pb_title\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"pb_desc\"]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Helping people overcome impairment with innovative tools and inclusive technology!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\"VISIT OUR STORE\" shape=\"square\" size=\"lg\" align=\"center\" el_class=\"cs_std_button\" link=\"url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shop.com%2Fetnad3||target:%20_blank|\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"922\" img_size=\"350x282\" alignment=\"center\" style=\"vc_box_shadow\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1584787433153{padding-top: 40px !important;}\"][vc_row el_class=\"inner_content\"][vc_column][vc_column_text]15% of WUI has a disability that significantly reduces their quality of life. What makes matters worse is the lack of accessibility and technology that caters to the needs of disabled people.<\/p>\n<p>Access for the differently-abled is a matter of justice and equality. Environmental limitations that make it difficult for differently-abled people to access buildings and transportation, education, housing, and employment opportunities only contribute toward the discrimination and marginalization faced by differently-abled people everyday.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text]At DIDEPAS, we believe it is essential to increase awareness and recognize the need for universal designs that can make the lives of differently-abled people easier. 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