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This review of the occupational therapy literature on barrier-free design identifies both a paucity of related occupational therapy research on the topic and a lack of a common conceptual base with which to guide the development and use of environmental assessments. Two fledgling themes can be discerned: the consistent reference to the concepts of accessibility, mobility, function, and safety and an increasing awareness amongst occupational therapists regarding the accessibility standards developed by the National Standards Institute (ANSI). A problem solving model suggested by designers for the 1979 revision of ANSI standards that incorporates these conceptual themes is described and discussed.
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