The aim of this project is to develop a set of methods to measure the commercial effects when universal design (UD) is deployed during the development of ICT solutions. We view universal design as both a goal and a process, and the challenge here is to find out what methods can be used to conduct cost benefit analyses regarding UD, and how they should be applied. The long-term goal of our effort is to prepare a large-scale up-follower.

We'll look at previous studies and related literature, and we'll conduct a survey among relevant companies. The opinions of end users will be taken care of by close collaboration with our partner Norwegian Association of the Blind. Also, we plan to involve companies to contribute with their case to a realistic anchoring of the project in real-life scenarios.