UNIVERSAL DESIGN

What is Universal Design?

• Relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases.

• A process that enables and empowers a diverse population by improving human performance, health and wellness, and social participation.

• A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Universal designs can...

• Increases stigma by putting people with disabilities on an equal playing field.

• Reduces stigma by putting people with disabilities on an equal playing field.

• Increases the potential for developing a better quality of life for a wide range of individuals.

• Reduces the potential for developing a better quality of life for a wide range of individuals.

How many principles in Universal Design?

• 5

• 8

• 7

PRINCIPLE 1: EQUITABLE USE

Choose the right answer.

• The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities.

• The design accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and

  abilities.

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PRINCIPLE 2: FLEXIBILITY IN USE

The design accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and abilities.

Choose the example of this principle.

• Extra-wide doorways and entries to equipment

• Equipment, benches, chairs, etc. of different heights and sizes

• Paint splatters on the art room wall allows for children's mistakes

PRINCIPLE 3: SIMPLE AND INTUITIVE USE

Which one of the picture is the example of this principle?

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PRINCIPLE 4: PERCEPTIBLE INFORMATION

Which one of the answer is the guidelines for this principle?

• Eliminate unnecessary complexity.

• Accommodate right- or left-handed access and use.

• Make the design appealing to all users.

• Use different modes (pictorial, verbal, tactile) for redundant presentation of essential information.

PRINCIPLE 5: TOLERANCE FOR ERROR

Which one of these are the guidelines for this principle?

• Provide warnings of hazards and errors.

• Accommodate variations in hand and grip size.

• Minimize repetitive actions.

• Provide fail safe features.

PRINCIPLE 6: LOW PHYSICAL EFFORT

Pick the right example for principle 6.

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PRINCIPLE 7: SIZE AND SPACE FOR APPROACH AND USE

• Simple signage easy for all people to interpret

• Extra-wide doorways and entries to equipment

• Motion-operated automatic doors

• Seamless transition in flooring and playground surfacing