Universal Design and Visitability: From Accessibility to Zoning

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• Universal Design and Visitability From
  Accessibility to Zoning
• Ohio State University
• July 13-14, 2006

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• Universal Homes and Communities

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Typical Homes
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Where We Live
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Single Family Detached
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Single Family Detached
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Concrete Change
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Older Households
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Affordable Housing
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Getting In
The Ohio State University
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VistAbility in PA
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Concrete Change
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Site Placement Matters
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Problem Solved
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Earth Berm and Bridge
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Package Shelf
UD Details
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Handrails
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National Association of Home Builders Research
Center Upper Marlboro, MD
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Circulation

• Door width
• 3-0 and 2-10
• Hall width
• Minimum 3-6

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Commonwealth Construction Design, Inc. Chapel
Hill, NC
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More

• Front
• Operations

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Equitable Use
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National Association of Home Builders Research
Center Upper Marlboro, MD
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Storage
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Storage
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Storage
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Electrical Box Location
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Controls In Usable Locations
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UNIVERSAL DESIGN
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DESIGN
UNIVERSAL
Tolerance for Error
Equitable Use
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Tolerance for Error
Size and Space for Approach and Use
Flexibility in Use
Size and Space for Approach and Use
Low Physical Effort
Perceptible Information
Simple and Intuitive Use
Simple and Intuitive Use
Low Physical Effort
Flexibility in Use
Equitable Use
Perceptible Information
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The Principles work most effectively when used
together
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Universal Design invites creative design, not
minimal compliance.
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Community Design
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Problems for Older Adults and Persons with
Disabilities
Sprawl provides few or no options for
pedestrians and cyclists
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Community Barriers to Walk or Bicycle

• Dispersed Land Use Patterns
• Poorly Connected Street Networks
• Streets Made for Autos/Trucks
• Intersections too wide for safe crossing

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Universal Communities

• Side walks
• Slower street traffic
• Safe street crossings
• Access to retail, services, culture, recreation
• Housing

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A variety of Transportation Choices

• College of Design
• North Carolina State University
• (919) 515 - 3082 voice and TDD
• (800) 647 - 6777 information requests
• Email cud_at_ncsu.edu.com
• Web site http//www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/

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Transportation
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Wide Load
Ubiquitous

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All Users Included
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Shared use of path
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Everyone benefits
People with Disabilities
Nondisabled users
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We have a choice in how we create future
environments --
ENVIRONMENTS THAT force us into diminished
experiences as we age OR help us
maintain health, independence, and self-worth.
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All Users are Included

• Maintenance staff (indoor/outdoor)
• Persons pushing
• pulling carts
• People pushing baby carriages
• People pulling luggage

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Universal Communities
Senior Friendly Mixed Use Neo Traditional Transit
Friendly New Urbanist Smart Growth Traditional
Neighborhood Design Pedestrian Friendly Walkable
Neighborhoods
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Sprawl versus Smart Growth
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Planning / Design Challenges

• Street and Building Geometry
• Elevated first floor creates challenges
• for easy entry
• Distance to street and other buildings
• little room within lot lines for alternate
• stepless entrances

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Opportunities

• Altered grading in alleys
• Alternate primary entrances
• Block sized solutions

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Implications ofHousing Type
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Row Houses and Town Homes
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Concrete Change
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Indistinguishable from conventional designs?
Welcoming integrated style makes
neighborhoods safe and appealing to live in?
More stable, less transient neighborhoods?
Eliminates need for expensive renovations? Saves
tax and medical dollars
Universal Design
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Rehabilitation
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Armory del SolCommunity In-fill
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Anniversary

• 10th Anniversary of the Principles of Universal
  Design
• 2007

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Design shapes society. It enhances the quality
of life for this and future generations.
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The Center for Universal Design

• College of Design, Box 8613
• North Carolina State University
• Raleigh, NC 27695-8613
• 919-515-3082 (V/TTY)
• 1-800-647-6777 (V/TTY)
• cud_at_ncsu.edu
• www.design.ncsu.edu/cud