Universal Design and Visitability: From Accessibility to Zoning

Front Cover......Page 1
Inside Cover with Title......Page 3
Dedication and Credits......Page 4
Second Inside Cover......Page 5
Publishing and ISBN information......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Foreword......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
Paradigm Shift: From Fixed to Living Systems......Page 18
Universal Design at the Planning and Urban Scale......Page 19
Principle 1: Equitable Use......Page 20
System Performance Criteria......Page 21
System Performance Criteria......Page 22
Principle 4: Perceptible Information......Page 24
System Performance Criteria......Page 25
System Performance Criteria......Page 26
System Performance Criteria......Page 27
System Performance Implications......Page 28
Ideas for Future Exploration......Page 30
Universal Design Handbook: A Resource......Page 31
References......Page 32
Introduction......Page 35
The Need for Accessible Housing......Page 36
The Advent of Visitability......Page 37
The Visitability Movement......Page 39
Voluntary Visitability Initiatives and Programs......Page 40
Proposed Visitability Initiatives and Programs......Page 41
Table 2.1. Visitability initiatives and programs (Source: Maisel, 2006)......Page 42
Challenges and Controversies......Page 43
A Look to the Future......Page 44
References......Page 46
Differences Among Sensory Systems in Reporting Spatial Information......Page 49
Current Wayfinding and Navigational Supports for People with Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness......Page 50
Figure 3.1 Blind travelers need wayfinding cues......Page 51
Conclusion......Page 53
Introduction......Page 55
Infrastructure......Page 56
Figure 4.1. Trip Chain Conceptual Model......Page 57
Urban Public Transportation Modes......Page 58
Vehicle Accommodations......Page 59
Rubber-Tire Vehicles......Page 60
Steel-Tire Vehicles......Page 63
Information Systems for all Transport Modes......Page 64
Inter-city Public Transportation Modes......Page 65
Passenger Rail......Page 66
Passenger Ferry......Page 67
New Design Paradigm......Page 68
Case Study......Page 69
References......Page 71
Introduction......Page 73
Purpose of the Howard County Senior Housing Master Plan......Page 76
Key Concepts......Page 77
Universal Design.......Page 78
Existing Housing......Page 79
Aging In Place......Page 80
Home Repairs, Renovation, and Modification......Page 82
Accessory Apartments......Page 84
Assisted Living, Nursing Facilities, and Community-Based Services......Page 85
New Housing......Page 86
Growth Management System......Page 87
Figures 5.3 and 5.4. Uncommitted residential parcels in the West and the East.......Page 88
Zoning Regulations......Page 89
Design Diversity......Page 90
Design Compatibility......Page 91
Universal Design Requirements......Page 92
Program and Policy Recommendations......Page 94
Affordability......Page 95
Introduction......Page 101
Figure 6.1. Norway with county borders......Page 103
The Planning System......Page 104
Figure 6.3. The capitol Oslo in winter.......Page 105
Where Does Universal Design Come into Play in Regional Planning?......Page 107
Figure 6.5. Accessible waste receptacles with main containersin shafts......Page 109
Figure 6.6. Wooden bridge across the fields of rock drawings in Alta protects this cultural monument and expands access.......Page 111
Universal Design in Land-Use Policy......Page 112
Figure 6.7. Part of planning map......Page 113
The Implementation of Universal Design Strategy In NorwegianNational Planning Policy......Page 115
The Next Steps......Page 116
Introduction......Page 119
People with Disabilities in Brazilian Universities......Page 121
Núcleo Pro-Acesso (Pro-Access Research Group)......Page 122
Environmental Experience.......Page 124
Universal Design.......Page 125
Disadvantage.......Page 126
Accessibility to Academic Spaces of Teaching and Research.......Page 127
Accessibility to Public Spaces.......Page 128
Accessibility to Schools.......Page 129
Figure 7.6. Bad sidewalks with exposed tree roots in front of CapUFRJ building (left); parking blockers at bus stop used by kids of CapUFRJ (center); Narrow sidewalks width of 45 cm in some sections (right).......Page 130
Other Research and Post-grad thesis.......Page 131
Tools for Assessing Accessibility......Page 133
Video Registration and Field Notes of Routes.......Page 134
Accessibility Guidebook......Page 135
Figure 7.10. Demonstrative chart. In this example, for a better understanding, some assessment items were ignored......Page 136
Figure 7.11. Photoshop handling of a desired situation (still impossible to come true): a PMD enjoying the wonderful scenery of the ‘Sugar Loaf’/RJ......Page 137
Figure 7.13a (left). Experimental guide-book: The cover unfolds and shows an internal detachable flap where one may find the main captions with the adopted symbols (Source: Núcleo Pro-acesso)Figure 7.13b (right). Samples of informational pages classifiedby accessibility levels......Page 138
Rides for Children with Cognitive Disabilities......Page 139
Figure 7.14. Samples of accessible rides prototypes for Children with Special Needs......Page 140
The Teaching of Accessibility and Universal Design in the Undergraduate Course of Architecture......Page 141
Experience module or spatial experience......Page 142
Figures 7.15. Samples of the workshop with students. Spatialexperience module: Students move on wheelchairs, wear bandages over the eyes or over the ears. They feel different because of architectural barriers.......Page 143
Design module......Page 144
Results and Conclusions......Page 145
References......Page 147
Introduction......Page 151
Why the Universal Design Concept?......Page 152
Method......Page 153
Figure 8.1. The contour of envelope around the space in the BME experiment, a volunteer shifting himself from his wheelchair to a bed......Page 154
Participants......Page 155
Environmental Behavior of Thai People with Disabilities in Domestic Spaces......Page 156
Figure 8.4. A shower chair, reused from the garden chair......Page 157
Table 8.1. The physical barriers and factors of home modificationaccording to the spatial behaviors found in the study......Page 158
Discussion......Page 159
Figure 8.5. Existing housing adaptation where the wheelchairusers are homeowners......Page 160
References......Page 161
Historical Context......Page 163
Campus Context......Page 164
Table 9.1. Overview of OSU’s Campus......Page 165
Table 9.2. Communicating the Seven Principles of Universal Design for Built and Learning Environments......Page 167
Table 9.3. OSU’s Campus Planning Process......Page 168
Figure 9.1. Groups and Communication Flow at OSU for Construction Projects......Page 169
References......Page 173
Index of Authors......Page 175
Subject Index......Page 177
Back Cover......Page 180