Universal Design

Rebecca C. Cory, PhDManager, Disability Services

North Seattle Community Collegercory@sccd.ctc.eduNovember 6, 2009

KSDK.com (St. Louis)

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Introduce Yourself Name Institution and role Area of your program you would like to

apply universal design to.

Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.–Ron Mace

http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/about_ud/about_ud.htm

What Universal Design is…

a process of imagination!

Universal design is…

Typical Design vs. Universal Design

Marginalization Inclusive environment

Typical Design:

Design for a “typical” student

Use “accommodations” for non-typical students

Blame students who don’t fit class

Universal Design:

Design for greatest diversity of students

Accommodations are unnecessary

Students who don’t fit are due to lack of instructor imagination

1: Principle One: Equitable Use 2: Principle Two: Flexibility in Use 3: Principle Three: Simple and Intuitive 4: Principle Four: Perceptible

Information 5: Principle Five: Tolerance for Error 6: Principle Six: Low Physical Effort 7: Principle Seven: Size and Space for

Approach and Use

Principles of Universal Design

Principle One: Equitable Use‣The design can be used by all people equally, despite abilities or disabilities.

The design allows access for users with different abilities and preferences.

◦ NSCC Nursing Assistant Website Demo

Principle Two: Flexibility in Use

Principle Three: Simple and Intuitive

The design is easy to understand even if the user does not have prior experience with the environment.

Principle Four: Perceptible Information

Directions should be clear and easy to follow even for someone with limited proficiency in language.

Errors should be anticipated and planned for.

Principle Five: Tolerance for Error

Need for physical strength should not be a barrier to participation in an activity or environment.

Principle Six: Low Physical Effort

Maintain room for people of various sizes and mobility to access and environment or activity.

Principle Seven: Size and Space for Approach and Use

Think of one aspect of your program.

Write down 2 ways you can you apply one of the principles of universal design to that program.

1: Principle One: Equitable Use 2: Principle Two: Flexibility in Use 3: Principle Three: Simple and Intuitive 4: Principle Four: Perceptible Information 5: Principle Five: Tolerance for Error 6: Principle Six: Low Physical Effort 7: Principle Seven: Size and Space for Approach and Use

Universal Design Application

Group with people not on your campus:◦ Remind your group of the issue you identified that

you want to work on◦ As a group, brainstorm UD “solutions” to your

issues.

Group discussion with your campus:◦ Share the best ideas your group came up with◦ Choose one (or more) to implement

Share your implementation plan

Discussion

Final Questions