Research

Steven Winter Associates, Inc. has conducted ground-breaking research on accessibility related issues for federal, state and local agencies. Research has been used as support for policy development.

Research Projects

Policy Development for HUD’s Office of Native American Programs (ONAP)

Visit-Ability and the Baltimore Rowhouse

Accessibility Review of Model Building Codes

Publications

Steven Winter Associates’ Accessibility Team is one of the nation’s leading authorities on accessibility issues for the built environment. Most of these publications are available through our website.

Publications

A Basic Guide to Fair Housing Accessibility: Everything Architects and Builders Need to Know About the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, John Wiley & Sons
Peter Stratton, Senior Associate, authored a book entitled A Basic Guide to Fair Housing Accessibility: Everything Architects and Builders Need to Know About the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, which was published by John Wiley and Sons, NY, NY in 2000. The book discusses what architects and builders need to know about how to comply with the accessibility requirements of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act. The book is the basis of an on-line course offered by the publisher, John Wiley & Sons. This book is available at www.Amazon.com.

Accessible Housing by Design - Universal Design Principles in Practice,McGraw-Hill Publishers
SWA research and wrote Accessible Housing by Design – Universal Design Principles in Practice, published by McGraw-Hill Publishers. The goal of the publication is to educate architects and designers on how to incorporate all the elements of universal design and barrier-free access easily, attractively, and at little or no additional cost. This book is available at www.Amazon.com.

Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), US General Services Administration
The WBDG is a web-based design guide developed and maintained bySWA for the US General Services Administration. The design guide was developed for building teams involved in the design and construction of federal facilities. Peter A. Stratton, Senior Associate, authored the accessibility component of the web-based design guidelines entitled Assessment Tools for Accessibility. This guide is available at www.sbicouncil.org.

Party Walls, bi-monthly newsletter published by SWA
SWA’s bi-monthly newsletter Party Walls, which focuses on SWA’s research in the multi-family housing industry, includes at least one article on accessibility in each edition. This newsletter is available on this website in the newsletter section.

Home Rehab Handbook, McGraw-Hill Publishers
The Home Rehab Handbook, written and researched
by SWA and published by McGraw-Hill Publishers, is a
guide for architects, designers, builders, contractors, and
homeowners on the innovations and state-of-the-art practices
in home rehabilitation. Accessibility as it relates to home
rehabilitation is addressed in the publication. This book is available at McGraw Hill and www.Amazon.com amongst other book websites.