And here's another article and why these stramps are now considered heritage!!! archinect.com/news/article/1…

Living Disability: Building Accessible Futures for Everybody. Open access book of engaging essays by Canadians with disability. Expresses their lived experience, battles, advocacy. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/books-on-inclu… via Jane Bringolf

Older people are portrayed in the media by many negatives or sometimes heralded as a super-older being. Need to change stereotyped perceptions, positive and negative. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/older-people-i… via Jane Bringolf

Infrastructure development used to support health and wellbeing. Young people/children must be involved in co-design too. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/co-design-with… via Jane Bringolf

The 8-Inclusion Needs framework sits alongside the classic 7 Principles and the practical 8 Goals of universal design. Together they provide a more holistic view of the real lives of people. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/8-inclusion-ne… via Jane Bringolf

Choose Inclusion: It's not hard is a campaign to remove barriers in the workplace. Link has fun video with stand up comedians presenting the issues. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/choose-inclusi… via Jane Bringolf

Planning theory shifts depending on where the power lies and who defines the public interest - that is, if we still have anything left of public interest. See link for interesting discussion. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/who-are-we-bui… via Jane Bringolf

Mobility and accessibility have different transport planning goals but they need to be brought together. Good discussion paper in the link on how. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/measuring-tran… via Jane Bringolf

Regardless of the evidence of social and economic benefits, mainstream housing developers remain resistant to change. Paper from Ireland adds to existing and long standing calls for action. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/housing-social… via Jane Bringolf

Events that celebrate the International Day of People with Disability cater specifically for people with disability. So is this a good thing on just one day of the year? universaldesignaustralia.net.au/inclusive-does… via Jane Bringolf

Fare-free public transport does not necessarily lead to less car use. However, it does lead to more people making more journeys. Does free PT save money or does it improve lives for low income pple? See link. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/fare-free-publ… via Jane Bringolf

Universally designed playground has more use AND more activity overall. Post has link to paper and anther on carer perceptions of inclusive playgrounds. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/universally-de… via Jane Bringolf

There's a gender bias in software design. Biologically male and female brains process info differently, but not accounted for in design. See link for more. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/is-software-de… via Jane Bringolf

Neuroscience for inclusive wayfinding universaldesignaustralia.net.au/neuroscience-f… via Jane Bringolf

The best accessibility is the one that goes unnoticed. But there is no typical user, only what's in the designer's mind. See link for Archdaily article on universal design for better architecture. universaldesignaustralia.net.au/better-archite… via Jane Bringolf

Stop treating accessible transport as a bonus or an afterthought; it’s a basic right and one that too many Australians with disability are still fighting for. disabilitysupportguide.com.au/talking-disabi…

I'm tired of the debate over terminology about universal/inclusive/human-centred design. They are all striving for inclusion. We all know woman/female/lady mean the same thing - the terms are used in different contexts. We know what a person means when they say it. Just do it.

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