Design manual for accessibility and the inclusive use of cultural heritage: from human functioning to the functioning of cultural places

The English-language version of the Manual, presented in an expanded edition in March 2026, represents an update of the volume with two appendices that are part of the institutional series of Policy Briefs of the Department of Human and Social Sciences, Cultural Heritage (DSU) of the National Research Council (CNR). This new edition, in addition to gathering the salient aspects of "universal design," starting from the concept of the functioning of individuals to the functioning of cultural places, presents additional current aspects through documents that summarize the results of research on relevant topics and their implications for policy and social debate. In the first addendum, the choice was to explore the issues of appropriate, respectful, and correct language regarding accessibility based on Legislative Decree 62/2024, centered on a "Person First" vision, as enshrined by the World Health Organization (2001) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006). The second document proposes an integrated approach to accessible trails, understood as landscape experiences to be enjoyed independently and safely, capable of meeting the needs of each individual