He is president of Universal Designers & Consultants Inc., an accessibility consulting firm he founded in1991 that specialize in the field of designing environments to be usable by people of all ages and abilities, to the greatest extent possible. Salmen is one of the leading experts in the technical aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and an international leader in the field of Universal Design. Salmen has authored several books including AccessibleArchitecture, The Do-Able Renewable Home, Accommodating All Guests and Everyone’s Welcome, and is the publisher of the internationally acclaimed newsletter Universal Design Newsletter. He has presented hundreds of Universal Design and accessibility seminars, as well as keynote addresses throughout North America and the Pacific Rim.