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This is Unit 1. Understanding accessibility.
Element 1. Basic concepts.
This video lecture revolves around environments
and how they can be designed
to be accessible for persons
with a diverse range of abilities and capabilities.
To this end, we will discuss the concepts of accessibility, usability,
and Universal Design.
This video lecture has 2 parts.
This is part 1 and deals with the concept of Universal Design.
My name is Rocío Bernabé Caro
from the Internationale Hochschule SDI München, in Germany.
I have prepared this video lecture in collaboration with Piero Cavallo
and the European Federation of Hard-of-Hearing, in short EFHOH.
On completion of part 1 and part 2 of this training sequence,
you will be able to explain the differences
between the concepts of usability, accessibility and Universal Design.
The agenda.
First, we will discuss what Universal Design means
and will watch a video explaining the 7 principles of Universal Design.
We have embedded this video in our video lecture
to provide accessibility through subtitles.
The authors of this video are The Center for Independent Living,
which has several very interesting videos in the Internet.
We have not modified the content, which is accessible through YouTube.
You can find the original video in the playlist of Unit 1.
So, what do we mean by Universal design?
Universal Design is also known as Inclusive Design or Design for all.
Universal Design is a design philosophy that aims to create products
that are usable by as many users as possible,
which actually includes persons with a disability.
Ronald Mace inspired this design philosophy.
Ronald Mace was born in the United States.
And at the age of 9, he contracted polio, which led him to use a wheelchair.
Ronald Mace worked as an architect,
product designer, educator, and consultant.
Some years after he graduated from North Carolina State University,
Mace focused on designing accessible houses
with a “universal design”.
His design philosophy was to design things that are visually pleasing
and more universally usable by all people.
Indeed, in his last speech at the International Conference
in New York in 1998,
he defined the expression “Universal Design” more in detail
and underpins 2 main aspects.
Firstly, he said that there is no such a thing as “universally usable”,
at least to his knowledge,
but he said that the use of the term is relevant
because it reflects the goal well.
Secondly, he mentions that Universal Design is for all people,
not only for disabled people or people with a disability.
Interestingly, he points out that Universal Design assumes
that all people have or will have a disability at a certain stage in their lives.
Ronald Mace defined 7 principles that aim at guiding the process
of designing universally or, in other words, for all.
The principles apply not only to physical environments, like buildings,
but also to products, communications, and services.
As principles, they can be used to guide a creation process
but also to evaluate existing designs,
and to raise awareness amongst designers and consumers.
The following video explains these 7 principles.
At the end of the video, you will have to answer a little question
before completing the video lecture.
Let's go for that.
In 1997, a team of architects designers and researchers
at North Carolina State University created a list of principles
that would be used to define universal design.
Today we're visiting Berkeley California's universally designed Ed Roberts Campus
to explain what the researchers called
The 7 Principles of Universal Design.
This is Power On.
Principle 1. Equitable use.
A building that is universally designed is a building that's designed
for people with all kinds of abilities,
that's the general idea of a universally-designed building.
Now, for a lot of people who live in cities
the only way to get around is via public transportation.
So we're going to jump on BART which is the public transportation system
around the San Francisco Bay Area and see where it takes us.
So we've made it to the Ashby Station and connected to the station
is the building that houses the Ed Roberts Campus.
All we do is go in this elevator we go up one story,
and it opens right into the lobby.
This is Ed Roberts Campus, an 85,000 square foot building
that houses disability-focused organizations.
Named after disability rights pioneer and former executive director at the CIL,
Ed Roberts campus has won numerous awards
for its accessible design.
Designers often tack on a ramp as an afterthought,
but the team at LMS Architecture started with accessibility
and turned the ramp into the building's centerpiece.
On the wall behind the ramp,
a gallery of photos show Berkeley's deep history
in the disability rights movement.
The second principle of universal design is flexibility in use,
meaning that a building can be configured in various ways
to accommodate a person's needs.
In some of the offices, you might find adjustable desks
which can be used at any height depending on each person's preference.
Principle 3. Simple and intuitive use.
This means that the design is easy to understand for everybody.
So, as soon as you walk in the door it makes sense where to go,
whether to the front desk or elsewhere via practical easy-to-understand signage.
If you've ever used an IKEA instruction manual,
it's a bit of an exercise in universal design.
Very easy to follow, yet not a single written word.
And speaking of signage,
the fourth principle is Perceptible Information.
This means that the design can communicate all of its necessary information to everybody.
An example of that are the signs here at the Ed Roberts Campus.
All the signs throughout the campus are both in written word as well as Braille.
The fountain at the end of the building isn't just for decoration.
It also provides a reference point for people with low vision
when getting around the building.
Principle 5 is tolerance for error.
This principle refers to safety,
stressing the importance that the design minimizes hazards, accidents,
or unintended actions.
In the event of an emergency,
the ramp provides a safe exit if the elevators aren't in use.
Principle 6. Low physical effort.
This says that the design can be used efficiently and comfortably
and with minimum fatigue.
A building that is universally designed shouldn't be exhausting to get around
or to use.
In architecture, that comes in the form of automatic doors, elevators,
and mostly flat surfaces.
Principle 7. Size and space for approach and use.
This principle says that the building shouldn't restrict anyone
by its size or space.
So that, of course, means wide doorways
and adequate space for wheelchairs to navigate
but it's also important that nothing is out of reach
for people who need access to something.
When we came up the elevators,
there were buttons where you would normally find them,
but also buttons along the floor if that's more accessible,
and you can find this feature all throughout the building.
If you're interested in visiting the Ed Roberts Campus,
mark your calendars for April 27th and join us right here
for the annual Momentum Expo
showcasing the very best in transportation and mobility resources.
Welcome back to this live-streaming edition of Power On.
Register before the event by visiting MomentumExpo.org.
Don't forget to subscribe, give us a thumbs up,
and we'll see you on the next Power On.
Now, let's see how many of the principles do you remember.
The countdown starts now!
So, how many did you get right?
Yes, the principles are:
Principle 1: Equitable use.
Principle 2: Flexibility in use.
Principle 3: Simple and intuitive use.
[Principle] 4: Perceptible information.
[Principle] 5: Tolerance for error.
[Principle] 6: Low physical effort.
[Principle] 7: Size and space for approach and use.
OK, so now we are moving to part 2 of this video lecture.
LTA - LiveTextAccess.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
SDI - Internationale Hochschule.
Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici.
ZDFDigital.
The European Federation of Hard of Hearing People - EFHOH.
VELOTYPE.
SUB-TI ACCESS.
European Certification and Qualification Association - ECQA.
Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Erasmus+ Project: 2018-1-DE01-KA203-004218.
The information and views set on this presentation
are those of the authors
and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
Neither the European Union institutions and bodies
nor any person acting on their behalf
may be held responsible for the use
which may be made of the information contained here.