Disability inclusion is the art of planning for the future; when you create places and spaces that are inclusive by design, you accommodate the frailties and limitations that can come with ageing, you accommodate the way peoples' needs will change, outside of ageing, over time, as their circumstances and preferences change.
Including disability from design, through build, and into completion saves resources, creates significant cost-efficiencies, and creates a consistency in development and provision which can both predict demand trends, and respond to emerging demands.
Disability inclusive design isn't just about making entrances wheelchair accessible.
Disability inclusive design is about how a place is built, how space is laid out, how adaptable by individuals it is, how easily and to what degree things can be adjusted to suit individual needs and preferences.
So much of the building of places and design of spaces is just an unthinking continuation of "the way we've always done it", and accessibility is very much a piecemeal affair - whichever group seems to be shouting the loudest gets "their" accessibility addressed - usually not in the way that would best meet their needs, usually not without resentment. And everyone else is told to "wait their turn" - but, very often, that "turn" gets derailed by political agitation before it ever comes around.
Inclusive design is intricately individual; every place, every space, will be different, and the way that inclusion is designed into these spaces will be different.
It's simply not possible to explore disability inclusive design in a single blog post, so, if you're a UK business, looking to engage with inclusive design, contact The Productive Pessimist Ltd by email:
theproductivepessimist@yahoo.com
We can offer Disability Inclusion Focused Discovery Sessions for £45.00 + expenses (travel to your site/proposed site), or Full-Spectrum Inclusion Audits for £75.00 + expenses.
We can also offer Disability Inclusion Audit for £15 + expenses
(expenses are predominantly travel; our Inclusion Consultant is registered blind, and cannot drive; we are more than happy for organisations to provide train/coach tickets, and cover taxi costs through company accounts, rather than paying cash.)
Including disability from design, through build, and into completion saves resources, creates significant cost-efficiencies, and creates a consistency in development and provision which can both predict demand trends, and respond to emerging demands.
Disability inclusive design isn't just about making entrances wheelchair accessible.
Disability inclusive design is about how a place is built, how space is laid out, how adaptable by individuals it is, how easily and to what degree things can be adjusted to suit individual needs and preferences.
So much of the building of places and design of spaces is just an unthinking continuation of "the way we've always done it", and accessibility is very much a piecemeal affair - whichever group seems to be shouting the loudest gets "their" accessibility addressed - usually not in the way that would best meet their needs, usually not without resentment. And everyone else is told to "wait their turn" - but, very often, that "turn" gets derailed by political agitation before it ever comes around.
Inclusive design is intricately individual; every place, every space, will be different, and the way that inclusion is designed into these spaces will be different.
It's simply not possible to explore disability inclusive design in a single blog post, so, if you're a UK business, looking to engage with inclusive design, contact The Productive Pessimist Ltd by email:
theproductivepessimist@yahoo.com
We can offer Disability Inclusion Focused Discovery Sessions for £45.00 + expenses (travel to your site/proposed site), or Full-Spectrum Inclusion Audits for £75.00 + expenses.
We can also offer Disability Inclusion Audit for £15 + expenses
(expenses are predominantly travel; our Inclusion Consultant is registered blind, and cannot drive; we are more than happy for organisations to provide train/coach tickets, and cover taxi costs through company accounts, rather than paying cash.)
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