Universal Design Reform Plaza

• Universal Design Reform Plaza Shizuoka

• (In the SBS My Home Center Shizuoka East Exhibition Center)

• Address: 430 Horigome, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan 422-8561

• Inquiries by phone (in Japanese): +81-54-349-6100

• Website: http://www.ud-reform.com/

Universal Design Reform Plaza Shizuoka is the first exhibition center in Shizuoka to have a permanent display of exhibits on universal design-oriented renovation. It is assisted by the nonprofit organization Universal Design System for user consultations on housing improvement and renovation work. The center’s many proposals and demonstrations have helped educate users on implementing universal design concepts in construction and renovation projects, and these efforts were recognized when Japan’s Cabinet Office awarded it the 2007 Barrier-Free Promotion Contributor Award.

Universal Design Elements

The center’s Home Universal Design Demonstration Studio creates mockups of living spaces from drawings, offers ease-of-use demonstrations, holds permanent exhibits of products with universal design elements, and holds regular seminars on home features.

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