Why Truly Accessible Design Benefits Everyone

Universal Design is better for all humans, not just the disabled

Tyler Yearling Hively
Modus
Published in
6 min readAug 1, 2019

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Illustration by Raquel Kalil

WWhen I became paralyzed at the age of 15, I learned to live by hacking. Can’t walk anymore? Hack ambulation with a wheelchair.

15 or so years later, I live more or less independently. I drive my own car and I live in a house. I even dress and feed myself…

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