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        (a)   meets the needs of people across a range of abilities and ages;
        (b)   is adaptable for the changing needs of people over time;
        (c)   increases safety;
        (d)   ensures that design works for the person, rather than the person working to fit with the design;
        (e)   is not stigmatising and is well integrated into the community; and
        (f)   can be economically adapted in the future if necessary.

 (2)    There are seven principles of universal design which are a useful guide for consideration when designing a universal home or
        building. They are described in Table 6.6.3 below.


 Table SC6.6.3          Principles for Universal design

 Design Principle                  Design Guidelines

 Equitable Use –                  The design should be useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities and should avoid
 Design for everyone and every    stigmatising users. The design should:
 ability                               provide the same means of use for everyone;
                                       provide privacy, security and safety equally for
                                       everyone;
                                       avoid segregating or stigmatising people who use it; and
                                       make the design appealing to people who use it.
 Flexibility in Use­              The design should accommodate a wide range of abilities and individual preferences. The design
 Flexible design and choices      should:
                                       provide choice in methods of use;
                                       accommodate right or left handed access and use;
                                       facilitate people’s accuracy and precision; and
                                       be adaptable to people’s pace.
 Simple and Intuitive –           The design should be easy to understand, regardless of the person’s experience, knowledge,
 Design that’s simple and easy to language skills or current concentration level. The design should:
 use                                   be simple (eliminate unnecessary complexity);
                                       be consistent with people’s expectations and intuition;
                                       accommodate a wide range of literacy and language skills;
                                       arrange information consistent with its importance; and
                                       provide effective prompting and feedback during and after task completion.
 Perceptible Information­         The design should communicate necessary information effectively to the user, regardless of ambient
 Design that naturally makes      conditions or the person’s sensory abilities. The design should:
 sense.                                use different modes eg. pictorial, verbal and tactile for essential information;
                                       contrast essential information against its surroundings;
                                        maximise ‘legibility’ of essential information;
                                       differentiate elements in ways that can be described (so it is easy to give instructions or
                                       directions); and
                                       provide compatibility with a variety of techniques or devices used by people with sensory
                                       limitations.
 Tolerance for Error –            The design should minimise hazards and the adverse consequences of accidental or unintended
 Design that protects users       actions. The design should:
                                       provide warnings of hazards and errors;
                                       provide fail safe features;
                                       minimise hazards and errors (eg. eliminate, isolate or shield); and
                                       discourage unconscious action in tasks that require vigilance

 Low Physical Effort –             Dwellings can be used efficiently and comfortably with a minimum of fatigue. The design should:
 Design that requires minimal           allow the person to remain in a neutral body position;
 exertion                               use reasonable operating forces;
                                        minimise repetitive actions; and
                                        minimise sustained physical effort.
 Size and space for approach       Appropriate size and spacing should be provided for approach, manipulation and use regardless of
 and use –                         the person’s body size, posture or mobility. The design should:



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