Universal design in the community: space, objects, information and services

Universal design in the community: space, objects, information and services

The booklet "Universal design in the community: space, objects, information, and services" was created as part of the program "Inclusion in Communities," which is implemented as part of the Project "Promotion of Social Infrastructure, USIF VI."

The booklet includes:

  • • a description of the diversity of human nature and the life cycle, which is fundamental to universal design;
  • • a definition of universal design and related concepts such as accessibility, special design, and intelligent adaptation;
  • • an explanation of the seven universal design principles and four universal design tricks;
  • • practical advice on how to develop a public space, objects, information, and services based on universal design principles.

The booklet is addressed to local government authorities working in urban planning, architecture and housing, social protection, health education, and etc. The booklet will also be valuable to architects, designers, communication professionals, marketers, managers, people whose professional activities involve the provision of information and services, and anybody interested in universal design.

Download the brochure in PDF format.

Фотографія обкладинки буклету на якій зображено перехід через вулицю зі світлофором, по якому проходять люди похилого та молодого віку, з дітьми, проїздять люди на велосипедах. Назва буклету "Універсальний дизайн у громаді: простір, предмети, інформація та послуги". Автори-упорядники: Олена Іванова, Марина Лебідь, Софія Брем, Євгеній Свєт. Знизу логотипи співпрації з Німеччиною, KfW, УФСІ, ProUD Універсальний дизайн та Національної Асамблеї людей з інвалідністю. Також знизу напис: "Буклет розроблено на замовлення Українського фонду соціальних інвестицій (УФСІ) у межах програми «Інклюзія в громадах», яка виконується у відповідності з Проєктом «Сприяння розвитку соціальної інфраструктури (УФСІ VI)», що фінансується з грантових коштів Уряду Німеччини, наданих через KfW.

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