This is the second edition of CSA B659, Inclusive design for an aging population. It supersedes the previous edition, published in 2001 under the title Design for Aging .

The aim of this Guideline is to promote the application of inclusive design that will help create products, services, and environments (PSE) that are accessible to Canada's aging population. This Guideline provides a design and evaluation framework for PSE that meets the needs of an aging population while taking account of other important factors such as utility, marketability, and economic value to the producer and user. Rather than providing comprehensive information for specific industrial sectors, it offers guidance in the form of principles and concepts to provide tools to identify and address the needs of seniors effectively.