Accessibility of the Built Environment
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
City of Calgary - Universal Design Handbook "The City of Calgary's Universal Design Handbook encourages design professionals – from architects, developers, planners to interior and web designers – to go beyond minimum building code requirements and provide equal access, social inclusion and a level playing field for all Calgarians."
HOUSING
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Accessibility for housing is not yet mandated in Canada however there are multiple resources to help creating barrier free homes.
WORKPLACE
CITY PLANNING
CITY PLANNING
Inclusive workspace: Husky Energy shows off its universally designed offices
Northwest ADA Center - A US resource for Universal Design in the Workplace
Accessibility of the Virtual Environment (IT)
The Inclusive Design Institute (Ontario)
The inclusive Design Institute is "a generative hub of applied research that addresses the challenge of designing our information and communication systems (ICT) so that they work for all potential users, including users with disabilities, varying language needs and diverse
Website Accessibility Guidelines
Accessible website standards: Website Accessibility Initiative (WAI) or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
Universal Design of Products
Small Kitchen Appliances Accessibility and Universal Design Information Tool (SKA-AUDIT)
Small Kitchen Appliances Accessibility and Universal Design Information Tool (SKA-AUDIT)
Small Kitchen Appliances Accessibility and Universal Design Information Tool (SKA-AUDIT)
Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in collaboration with General Electric, have developed a tool for measuring the degree of universally designed small kitchen appliances. Click here for more information.
OXO
Small Kitchen Appliances Accessibility and Universal Design Information Tool (SKA-AUDIT)
Small Kitchen Appliances Accessibility and Universal Design Information Tool (SKA-AUDIT)
"OXO was founded on the philosophy of Universal Design, which means the design of products usable by as many people as possible. Today, OXO offers 1,000+ products covering many areas of the home, all created based on this principle. The company has been recognized globally as an example of how a well-executed Universal Design philosophy not only creates products that are beneficial to end users but is also a sensible business model." - Oxo.com
Ergocentric
Small Kitchen Appliances Accessibility and Universal Design Information Tool (SKA-AUDIT)
Ergocentric
"Most seating manufacturers take a “one-size-fits-all” approach to chair design which may fit many, but won’t fit everyone. ergoCentric believes that everyone should be comfortable at work and our build-to-order, modular manufacturing system allows us to fit every person with the perfect chair." - Ergocentric.com
Universal Design for Learning
UDL Supporting Diversity in BC Schools
UDLResource.ca This site and its resources were developed by SET-BC (Special Education Technology – British Columbia) with support from the BC Ministry of Education (Department of Diversity and Equity). The content of the site was developed from a variety of print and online resources and is intended to provide K-12 educators with a starting point for implementing Universal Design for Learning in their classrooms.