Universal Design as a Tool for Change is a collection of cross-disciplinary essays that explore Universal Design (UD) as a creative path to reimagining and transforming society, institutions, bodies, mindsets, and relations across scholarly fields and societal contexts.The contributions to this anthology reflect the work of the Bevica Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Network - an interdisciplinary group of researchers based in Denmark that aims to support new critical understandings of Universal Design.
The contributions show how UD has moved from a primarily rights-based framework to a value-based approach, drawing creatively from diverse disciplinary fields and practices. This work specifically calls for reflexivity, curiosity, and creative ways of thinking to bring disability from the periphery to the centre of attention in research and practice.
Contributors:Anne Kathrine Frandsen, Akrimar Tongkaew, Barbara Nino Carreras, Camilla Ryhl, Cath Borch Jensen, Christine Bjerke, Dagný Valgeirsdottir, Emil Ballegaard, Emil Søbjerg Falster, Eva Brandt, John Paulin Hansen, Leif Hemming Pedersen, Masahi Kajita, Mia Høj Mathiasson, Ole B. Jensen, Roberta Cassi, René Sørensen Overby, Thomas Skovgaard Worm, Turid Borgerstand Øien & Valeria Borsotti
Editors:Mia Høj Mathiasson, Thomas Skovgaard Worm, Leif Hemming Pedersen, Valeria Borsotti & Roberta Cassi
Language: English
Pages:227
Format:17 × 24 cm – softcover
Publication date: May 2026
ISBN: 978-87-7407-954-5
Universal Design as a Tool for Change is a collection of cross-disciplinary essays that explore Universal Design (UD) as a creative path to reimagining and transforming society, institutions, bodies, mindsets, and relations across scholarly fields and societal contexts.The contributions to this anthology reflect the work of the Bevica Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Network - an interdisciplinary group of researchers based in Denmark that aims to support new critical understandings of Universal Design.
The contributions show how UD has moved from a primarily rights-based framework to a value-based approach, drawing creatively from diverse disciplinary fields and practices. This work specifically calls for reflexivity, curiosity, and creative ways of thinking to bring disability from the periphery to the centre of attention in research and practice.
Contributors:Anne Kathrine Frandsen, Akrimar Tongkaew, Barbara Nino Carreras, Camilla Ryhl, Cath Borch Jensen, Christine Bjerke, Dagný Valgeirsdottir, Emil Ballegaard, Emil Søbjerg Falster, Eva Brandt, John Paulin Hansen, Leif Hemming Pedersen, Masahi Kajita, Mia Høj Mathiasson, Ole B. Jensen, Roberta Cassi, René Sørensen Overby, Thomas Skovgaard Worm, Turid Borgerstand Øien & Valeria Borsotti
Editors:Mia Høj Mathiasson, Thomas Skovgaard Worm, Leif Hemming Pedersen, Valeria Borsotti & Roberta Cassi
Language: English
Pages:227
Format:17 × 24 cm – softcover
Publication date: May 2026
ISBN: 978-87-7407-954-5
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