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Accessibility of the Built Environment

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

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Universal Design Checklist - developed by the City of Calgary. This checklist for building modifications is based on the 2010 Access Design Standards published by The City of Calgary’s Advisory Committee on Accessibility (ACA), with the assistance of Development & Building Approvals (DBA) and Community & Neighborhood Services (CNS). These Standards are a requirement for all City of Calgary owned and operated buildings, but are also recommended for all other buildings and construction developments throughout Calgary. 

HOUSING

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

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Background: an open space of gassy land.

Accessibility for housing is not yet mandated in Canada however there are multiple resources to help creating barrier free homes.  


Click here to find out more

CITY PLANNING

CITY PLANNING

CITY PLANNING

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City of Calgary - Universal Design Handbook


International Best Practice In Universal Design


City of Missisauga Facility Accessibility Design Standards 


CNIB - Clearing Our Path Document


Norway Universally Designed

by 2025

WORKPLACE

CITY PLANNING

CITY PLANNING

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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)

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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)

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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)

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"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

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"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

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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.

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