Sponsors

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Adaptive Environments
[http://www.AdaptiveEnvironments.org]
Adaptive Environments is a 25 year old educational non-profit organization committed to advancing the role of design in expanding opportunity and enhancing experience for people of all ages and abilities. Adaptive Environments' work balances expertise in legally required accessibility with promotion of best practices in human centered or universal design. Projects vary from local to international. All are characterized by collaboration and user participation.

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Media Sponsors:

Metropolis Magazine
[http://www.metropolismag.com]
Metropolis examines contemporary life through design -- architecture, interior design, product design, graphic design, crafts, planning, and preservation. Subjects range from the sprawling urban environment to intimate living spaces to small objects of everyday use. In looking for why design happens in a certain way, Metropolis explores the economic, environmental, social, cultural, political, and technological context. With its innovative graphic presentation and its provocative voice, Metropolis shows how richly designed our world can be.

Latin Trade Magazine
(www.latintrade.com)
Latin Trade is Latin America’s largest and most respected pan-regional business magazine. For 10 years, we have provided our more than 350,000 readers with a global business perspective on the people, companies, and ideas that are shaping corporate developments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Each issue contains coverage of the top business issues, exciting new opportunities, and cutting-edge technology.

Autodesk
[http://www.autodesk.com]
Autodesk offers solutions for the building design, infrastructure management, manufacturing, digital media, and wireless data service industries that help design professionals turn brilliant ideas into practical realities.

Fujitsu Limited
[http://jp.fujitsu.com/worldwide/]
Toward "an IT society for everyone."
Fujitsu has embraced the notion of universal design for the developement of products such as automatic teller machines (ATM), personal computers, mobile phones, and websites. We continue to expand the range of this approach and incorporate our customer's opinions activly from the planning/design stage.

Fundación ONCE
[http://www.fundaciononce.es]
Fundación ONCE (ONCE Foundation) for Social Cooperation and the Integration of People with Disabilities is a commitment to solidarity by the blind in Spain with other groups of people with disabilities. The Spanish National Organization for the Blind (ONCE) encompasses nearly 60,000 blind and visually impaired people throughout the entire country.

International Association for Universal Design
[http://www.iaud.net]
International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) was inaugurated in November, 2003 and is now supported by more than 120 members of companies, manufacturers, NPOs and individuals. IAUD conducts joint researches and development projects on universal design which truly place importance on the consumers' perspective, and share and transmit information on universal design beyond the framework of industry and business.

Macromedia
[http://www.macromedia.com]
Macromedia supports the creation of great Web experiences by encouraging Web developers to produce rich, engaging content that is accessible to all. Macromedia has taken a leadership role in removing Web technology barriers for people with disabilities by focusing on two major commitments:

Designing innovative accessibility tools and solutions that create greater access for people with disabilities
Delivering resources that raise awareness of both the challenges and the opportunities the Web can provide for people with disabilities

Ministério das Cidades (Ministry of Cities, Brazil)
[http://www.cidades.gov.br]
The mission of the Ministry of Cities is to promote the social inclusion of programs and actions designated to provide universal access to all kinds of people. Through a partnership with the government and the society, the Ministry of Cities articulates and implements programs of accessibility to housing, environmental education and public transportation.

NEC Foundation of America
[http://www.necfoundation.org]
NEC Foundation of America’s funding interests are highly focused, and demonstrate their philosophy of advancing society through technology and helping people to realize their full potential. Every grant they make must have national reach and impact related to assistive technology for people with disabilities. Grants support development, application and awareness of assistive technology. Of particular interest is Universal Design. Their interest includes the science and technology education of young people with disabilities which reflects our conviction that they themselves will lead society to overcome barriers to communication, be they barriers imposed by distance, time or physical condition.

Ortobras
[http://www.ortobras.com.br]

Panasonic
[http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global]
The global brand slogan "Panasonic ideas for life" represents the commitment of Matsushita employees around the world, from R&D and manufacturing, to marketing and services, in providing products and services with value-added ideas, which enrich lives and advance society.

Universal design is a basic stance for Matsushita’s manufacturing.
We devote ourselves to create new values and impressive and enriching products from the standpoint of the universal design.
We are also actively involved in support for the activities of the International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) and aim to present universal design from Japan.

TOTO, Ltd.
[http://www.toto.co.jp/en/]
TOTO Ltd., established in 1917, has built a reputation for reliability as Japan’s largest manufacturer of plumbing-related equipment. TOTO makes the examination of the various physical condition users and propose the products under universal design concept.

United States Access Board
[http://www.access-board.gov]
The Access Board is the lead Federal agency in the United States devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created over 30 years ago to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Access Board is a leading source of information on accessible design. Key responsibilities of the Board include:

developing and maintaining accessibility requirements for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology;
providing technical assistance and training on these guidelines and standards; and enforcing accessibility standards for federally funded facilities.

Universal Design Consortium (Japan)
[http://www.universal-design.co.jp]
A Japan based organization which facilitates Universal Design in Japan, publishes Universal Design Magazine, provides consultation on universal design, and organizes seminars.

United Nations Global Programme on Disability
[http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable]
Division for Social Policy and Development: Focal Point on Disability
The Division for Social Policy and Development of the United Nations Secretariat in New York is the focal point within the United Nations system on matters relating to disability. It is also the focal point for activities related to global social development, to youth, older persons and the family. The Division's programme on Disabled Persons deals with promotion, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the World Programme of Action and the Standard Rules. In addition it prepares publications and acts as a clearing-house for information on disability issues; promotes national, regional and international programmes and activities; provides support to Governments and non-governmental organizations; gives substantial support to technical co-operation projects and activities.

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