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New Media Studies

Welcome to the New Media Studies Library Guide! This guide will help find information resources in this discipline.

What is Universal Design?

The seven principles of Universal Design were developed in 1997 by a working group at North Carolina State University. (Null, 2014, pp. 7-14)

  1. Equitable use
  2. Flexibility in use
  3. Simple, intuitive use
  4. Perceptible information
  5. Tolerance for error
  6. Low physical effort
  7. Size and space for approach and use 

For details and examples check out Chapter 2 in Universal Design by Roberta L. Null

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