Abstract:
The Universal Design (DU) can be adopted in the planning of spaces, instruments and technologies that allow its use by people with a varied scope of physical and psychological characteristics. In the present article the DU achievements are described, emphasizing the development of instruments in Psychology - Universal Testing (TU). A road map for the preparation of tests according to TU principles is outlined. One of the main contributions of the Universal Test is the reduction of the need for post-instrument adaptation and consequent reduction of costs with new studies. Still, some developments of the Universal Design models are presented followed by the perspective of cognitive diversity in Universal Testing and the possibility of mediating the interference of these demands in the testing process. It ends with the proposal of an Integrative Model of Universal Testing.
Keywords:
Universal Testing; Universal Design; Cognitive Diversity; Integrative Model
