Issues arising from the general problem of the inaccessibility of the built environment to people with
disabilities (PWDs), have led to a paradigm shift from design approaches aimed at narrow code
compliance, to design ideologies aimed at producing usable facilities and environments to meet the
needs of everyone, particularly PWDs. One of such approaches is Universal Design (UD), a
framework for designing products, buildings, and environments to be accessible and usable by
everyone. Consequently, guidelines have been developed for many products and environments,
including learning environments, in line with the UD principles. However, these models are considered
inadequate to fully address design requirements of architectural studios in learning environments. This
study developed a design framework for developing adaptable architectural studios, in line with UD
parameters and peculiar needs of students in a traditional and digital studio learning environment. The
study adopted a qualitative research approach. Observation and systematic review of relevant
literature were used to collect data, which were coded according to themes for easy analysis for the
development of the framework. Illustrations were employed to present the findings for clarity and easy
understanding. The study outcome is a useful design guide for architects, an education material for
teachers and students, and a UD repository reference material for researchers to work with and build
upon as we work towards making our world more accessible and usable to all