barrier-free
barrier-free. Design for those with physical or other disabilities, involving the provision of alternative means of access to steps (e.g. ramps and lifts (elevators) for those with mobility problems). It is also called universal or barrier-free design.
Bibliography
Holmes- and Siedle (1996);
Peloquin (1994)
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