Promoting participation through the universal design of built environments: Making it happen

摘要: Environmental design is a determinant of social inclusion and people’s participation in life roles. Design that does not cater for diverse range ages, abilities cultures restricts access to, use of, domestic or public premises. Universal an approach acknowledges diversity populations encourages designers to create objects places are usable by the greatest majority users. Although there potential benefits widest application universal within society, such mandatory Australia. This paper presents findings from Australian qualitative study explored as means facilitating greater environmental all. The views experts working field architecture were regarding factors restrict facilitate