Disability Scoop (7/31) reports a new hotel – the Hampton Inn Buffalo-Amherst – is working to create a design landscape that is “as welcoming as possible to all guests of all abilities.” The hotel “is the first hotel in the country certified as universally designed, a standard that incorporates inclusive elements throughout the venue.” The hotel, which cost $14.4 million to build, “opens Friday next to Amherst’s Northtown Center.”.