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Flashcards in Accessibility Deck (13)
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1
Q

What is a building code?

A
  • primary goal is to ensure people can actually use the environments
  • specified around anthropomorphic averages or “norms”
  • outline the requirements for safe environments
2
Q

Who is considered norm?

A
  • able-bodied
  • healthy
  • english is his primary language
  • a male who is 5’ 10” tall
  • an arm length of around 2’
  • a sturdy hand grip
  • has 20/20 vision
3
Q

What are the levels of building code?

A
  • federal (all federal buildings)
  • provincial (modify national codes as seen fit or to meet local needs)
  • municipal (have authority within their particular region)
  • human rights code
4
Q

Who is a person with a disability?

A
  • anyone whose activity and participation is inhibited by a change in body function and/or structure, health, and/ or contextual factors
  • temporary, enduring, progressive, regressive
5
Q

What are some general considerations for someone who’s in a wheelchair?

A
  • chair needs to fit in the space
  • chair needs to be able to move within the space
  • items should be reachable from chair
6
Q

What are some general considerations for someone who has a visual impairment?

A
  • contrast in colours to identify borders
  • audible cues in elevators, for walk signs
  • bright lights, glare from windows
7
Q

What are some general considerations for someone who has a hearing impairment?

A
  • signs with precise and
    clear messages
  • visual cues along with auditory
8
Q

What are some general considerations for someone who has an intellectual disability?

A
  • recognizable visual cues and images along with text

- eliminates ambiguity to eliminate confusion

9
Q

What are some less-general considerations for people with disabilities in regards to building code?

A
  • do items require grip or specific movement to manipulate objects?
  • is strength needed?
  • are pathways safe (non- slip, clear, smooth, etc.)?
10
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What is universal design?

A
  • universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the
    greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design
11
Q

What are the principles of universal design?

A
  • equitable use: useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities
  • flexible in use: accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and abilities
  • simple and intuitive use: easy to understand
  • perceptible information: communicates necessary information effectively
  • tolerance for error
  • low physical effort
  • size and space for approach and use
12
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What are examples of some little things that can be regarded as accessible?

A
  • wide interior doors and hallways
  • lever handles for opening doors rather than twisting knobs
  • light switches with large flat panels rather than small toggle switches
  • use of meaningful icons as well as text labels
13
Q

What are some things that can often be inaccessible?

A
  • height of elevator buttons
  • shampoo bottles
  • stupid designs for male and female washrooms