Unpacking Japan’s Commitment to UD

Valerie Fletcher, executive director of the Boston-based Institute for Human Centered Design discusses Toto’s new Universal Design research center in Japan.

She comments on the U.S.’s comparative lack of commitment to research and development of Universal Design, citing Japan’s greater proportion of aging citizens, group-focused cultural understanding, and higher corporate involvement.

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