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Concept of the activities
Opening Doors to the World through Universal Design
We promote Universal Design ("UD") by sharing information and encouraging theme studies beyond the framework of industry and business, by execution through project development, through assessment, and by transmitting information. In addition, we place importance on dialogue with consumers in all of our activities. Through such activities centering on consumers, we seek the improvement in quality and sophistication of UD through further popularization and realization of it.
Studies
We carry out activities that will lead to the establishment of the foundation
for the development of UD-related projects seeking to establish the targets
in promoting universal design, to generalize the concepts of UD, share the
knowledge and information on and awareness regarding UD among the members and
consumers, and to make necessary standardization and regularization for consumers
and companies.
Development of projects
We will establish a system in which we will be able to carry out joint development
and joint research on model cases beyond the framework of industry and business,
seeking to manufacture products and create a social environment placing importance
on the people-centered way of thinking, respecting the humanity of each person.
We will take into account not only the products and services that are related
to UD, but also the elements that influences the way we live, including creating
the environment, how we spend the leisure time, inheritance of culture, and
education.
We will establish Project Development Committee, and we will establish project
teams for each theme for the joint development and joint research on model
cases as "independent projects." We will develop projects and carry out joint
research as independent projects on such themes.
We will also establish a framework to promote a consulting business.
Providing information on the results of the activities
We provide information on the activities of the Association, promote awareness
and deepen the understanding on UD, and hold various events and manage the
website in order to provide a place to elicit the opinions from the consumers
and to reestablish the relationships between the manufacturers and the users.
We will form Public Relations Committee, IAUD Award Planning Committee, and
Event Planning Committee to promote the provision of information on the results
of the activities.
Under the Public Relations Committee for 2003, we will establish "Web Planning
WG" and "Annual Report Planning WG," and under the Event Planning Committee,
we will establish "Planning WG for the First Exhibition," and "Planning WG
for the Second International Conference."
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