- Title
- Evaluating Universal Design in Built Environments – A Scoping Project
- Creator
- Watchorn,Valerie; Grant, Cathryn; Tucker,Richard; Hitch, Danielle; Frawley, Patsie; Ang, Susan; Aedy, Kathryn; Gohil, Apeksha
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Conference proceedings
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/181607
- Identifier
- vital:15993
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-923-2-689
- Identifier
- ISBN:978-1-61499-923-2
- Abstract
- This project aimed to scope existing methods of evaluating the application of universal design to built environments and to explore relevant knowledge of key stakeholders, such as architects, access consultants and people who experience disability. The project commenced in 2017. Ethics approval was gained and a mixed methods approach was employed. Methods of data collection included electronic survey and in-depth interview. Early survey findings are reported in this paper. A descriptive approach was used to analyse quantitative data. A total of 157 survey responses were received from across Australia (83%) and internationally (16.6%). Preliminary findings indicate that most survey respondents (72%) had been involved in the process of applying universal design to the design of built environments. Although evaluating the application of universal design was rated as “extremely important” by 85% of respondents, only 36% had such experience. Of these, 74% had used specific tools for this purpose. Non-standardised checklists and access audits were the most frequently used and preferred tools. Overall, stakeholders perceived themselves to have ‘some knowledge’ on universal design theory and application. This project offers insight into how universal design is understood and applied to the design of built environments. Findings suggest that evaluation is less common than application and that there is a need to strengthen existing methods of evaluation to provide greater detail on universal design processes and outcomes.
- Relation
- Universal Design and Higher Education in Transformation Congress 2018;Dublin Castle, Ireland; 30th October to 2nd November, 2018 Volume 256: Transforming our World Through Design, Diversity and Education p. 689-695
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- © 2018 The authors and IOS Press. This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- Built environments
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