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6/4/2019 Universal Design in our Community Bellevue Network on Aging and Kirkland Senior Council June 3, 2019 Tom Minty Northwest Universal Design Council 1 Who Does Disability Affect? 19.4% of US Population has some type of disability

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Universal Design in our Community

Bellevue Network on Aging

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Kirkland Senior Council

June 3, 2019

Tom Minty – Northwest Universal Design Council

Who Does Disability Affect?

19.4% of US Population has some type of disability

That’s nearly 1 in 5 The Largest Minority Group in the World

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Who Does Disability Affect?

People Don’t Live in Social Isolation The real number is closer to 90%

Disability as a personal attribute Disability as context dependent

Disability is Not Just a Health Problem…

It is a complex phenomenon, reflecting the interaction between features

  • f a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.”

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Solve for One, Extend to Many

Disability is Simply the Failure of an Environment to Adapt to One’s Needs!

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Universal Design vs. ADA

  • ADA is a prescriptive set of

guidelines set in code

  • For public spaces
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Principles used to rethink how we interact with our environment

“Usable by all people to the greatest extent possible regardless of age or ability”

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Our Mental Image of Accessibility Functionality Without Creativity

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Universal Design is Creative Problem Solving

Functionality Can Be Artistic

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Universal Design as Creative Functionality Universal Design as Creative Functionality

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Universal Design as Creative Functionality

Solve for One, Extend for Many

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Solve for One, Extend for Many Solve for One, Extend for Many

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Solve for One, Extend for Many Solve for One, Extend for Many

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Solve for One, Extend for Many Think Outside the Box

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Think Sustainability

How Can We Implement Change?

  • Legislation?
  • Incentives?
  • Education!
  • Demonstration!

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www.cityofsacramento.org/community-development/building/universal-design-ordinance

https://share.America.gov/smart-cities-work-for-people-with-disabilities

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www.Lifemark.co.nz

Resources

  • City of Sacramento – Universal Design Ordinance

– www.cityofsacramento.org/community- development/Building/Universal-Design-Ordinance

  • AARP – Future of Housing

– www.AARP.org/FutureofHousing

  • New Zealand – Lifemark Housing Certification

– www.Lifemark.co.nz

  • Age Friendly Seattle

– www.seattle.gov/agefriendly

  • Northwest Universal Design Council

– www.environmentsforall.org 27 28

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For More Information

Northwest Universal Design Council

www.EnvironmentsForAll.org

ABLE Environments, LLC

www.ABLEenvironments.com Tom Minty – TomMi@JohnLScott.com (206) 617-3935

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