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Exploring the interaction between people, design, and activity. Good Fit Poor Fit is a podcast from The UD Project, a small business focused on universal design and housing with a mission to increase the demand for universally accessible homes. Learn more at universaldesign.org.

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115: Step-Free Entrance Routes

2026/10/12

A step in a pathway to a home can keep someone from entering that home altogether. There's no easy workaround like some other design features - unless you make a step-free entrance from the start. Source

114: Pathway Width and Slope

2026/08/17

Exploring the details and benefits of a wide pathway and minimal slope and cross-slope for exterior pathways. Source

113: Parking and Pathway Lighting

2026/06/23

Learn why even lighting + remote/automatic activation of light sources are important for safety and convenience in parking areas and pathways to any home. Source

112: Parking and Pathway Surfaces

2026/06/10

When considering parking areas and routes to any entrance of a home, the surfaces should be even, solid, well maintained, slip-resistant, and not steep. Source

111: Covered Parking and Garage Access

2026/06/02

We discuss the importance of covered and enclosed parking spaces, power door openers, and the height of garages and carports for tasks in parking areas. Source

110: Parking Space Size, Clearance, and Slope

2026/05/25

We discuss how the details of where a vehicle parks, the space around it, and how the slope impacts everyday tasks that take place in garages, driveways, parking spaces, and more. Source

109: Why Most Homes Fail – The Supply Problem

2026/05/11

Prep Episode #3. Learn about the mismatch in our housing stock and why everyone benefits from universally accessible homes. Source

108: The OT Lens – Activity Analysis of the Home

2026/05/04

Prep episode 2 of 3. Learn an OT's process of breaking down everyday tasks into their individual steps to identify exactly what a person needs to do — physically, visually, and cognitively — and where the environment helps or gets in the way. Source

107: What Universal Design Actually Means

2026/04/27

Prep episode 1 of 3 in our new series going through every element, system, and room of a home from an OT lens! We explore what UD is how it applies to everyone. Source

106: Home Survey Feedback Results & Free Resources

2026/04/20

OTD student, Alexis, showcases her work in a free home mods funding resource and reports on what changes to expect in our recently reviewed home mods tool. Source

105: Accessibility of Public Transportation

2026/04/13

We chat about the realities & resources available for navigating buses, para-transit, rail systems, & ride shares when traveling around town with a disability. Source

104: Adapting Gardening Indoors

2026/03/04

It's important to do things we enjoy at all ages and abilities! OT student, Alexis, shares tips & tricks that make it easier when taking care of indoor plants! Source

103: UD and Me: Alexis Girata

2026/02/23

Personal experiences often lead us into work related projects that take on a new meaning! Learn about Alexis, her story, and her OT project this semester. Source

102: Limited funds? Easy Fixes to Boost Safety.

2026/01/28

Three OTs share simple home product ideas you'll want to put in your online shopping cart right away. Source

101: UD and Me: Ashley Roberts Dulany

2026/01/16

Ashley shares her fav UD things plus her experiences collaborating with community organizations & architects to increase independence and improve home design. Source

SamNJoshMom 2020/10/31

Thinking outside of the box

When you live without a disability, visible or otherwise, these concepts can be easy to overlook. Truly though, these applications can apply to all wa...

Kriskog 2020/05/21

Excellent Inclusion for All Disabilities

So glad I found this podcast! It will help anyone make living easier with ideas for universal design. No one has a guarantee that you will have perfec...

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