The 7 Principles of Universal Design | Ed Roberts Campus

What is universal design? On this episode of Power On, "Professor" Rafael Siegel takes you to Berkeley, California's Ed Roberts Campus to teach the 7 Principles of Universal Design. Learn how to create buildings and interiors for people with disabilities, people who use wheelchairs, and... everybody!
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7 Principles of Universal Design:
PRINCIPLE ONE: Equitable Use.
PRINCIPLE TWO: Flexibility in Use.
PRINCIPLE THREE: Simple and Intuitive Use.
PRINCIPLE FOUR: Perceptible Information.
PRINCIPLE FIVE: Tolerance for Error.
PRINCIPLE SIX: Low Physical Effort.
PRINCIPLE SEVEN: Size and Space for Approach and Use.
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[@nellamc5833]

God bless whoever came up with this concept!

[@kummer45]

Universal design MUST be one of the basic principles in formal parametric architecture. The other set of principles is the primitive future by Sou Fujimoto applied to formal parametric architecture. ADA and OSHA principles must be essential starting point too.

[@Imbatmn57]

I personally think having ramps that are either very short or just have everything on one level is more "Universal" design. Even if there was landings between sections of long ramps would be good. Its hard for people that can walk to go on ramps, let alone people wheelchair bound to push themselves up the incline with so many curves. Most people cant afford a power wheelchair to go up those long a$$ ramps. Also elevators shouldnt be the only way to get to each floor incase it stops working, my college has newer buildings where each floor has a door that leads to the outside parking lot.

[@carlyhughes3290]

isnt the braille on the sign kind of way up high though, could everyone be able to reach that....? Don't mean to critique too much though, my favorite thing about this building is the way the ramp is the centerpeice of the building--so many peopple will be like 'stairs are more aethetic thats why we put ramps in the back' and this building prooves that they are just WRONG. We don't have to just keep using stairs to make buildings pretty because thats what we have always done--we can keep advancing and the inclusion of more types of people will be way more beautiful than how any inaccessible building ever looked !

[@hidamitaka007]

I suppose it’s meant for blind but not the wheelchair person.

[@carlyhughes3290]

@@hidamitaka007 yeah, what if someone was a blind wheelchair user though ya know

[@hannahhakes542]

The ramp isn’t for blind people. Blind people are perfectly capable of walking up and down stairs. They just need to use the railing so they won’t fall. I am blind and I don’t need to use a gram to get around. But Kailey is right. The ramp could be for a blind wheelchair user as well. I mean Carly is right

[@carlyhughes3290]

@@hannahhakes542 yeah exactly

[@melissac5740]

Even the presenter, an able bodied man had to reach up to access the braille. There are short people, little people and everyone inbetween..so yea kinda suprising. I was just reading something interestesting though. In Canada, the regulation for brailled is that it is on the top left hand corner of signs. So with that you would just have to make your signs lower. So maybe having two signs? One that is high up and visible from far away, and one tha tis lower ( im thinking doorknob height) which would be accessible ot all to touch and get up close to.

[@carolynscott9007]

The person doing this should be in a wheelchair and show how they navigated to the campus on Bart and into it. Also show bathrooms and kitchen.

[@Imbatmn57]

Yeah you can't really attest to how accessable a place is untill you test it as an accessable person, to me who has two family members that uses a mobility device,that ramp looks really steep, especially for people using manual chairs or has a helper to push them.

[@oliviaplayer8039]

@@Imbatmn57 it’s quite hard to tell but I think the ramp has rest points (where it becomes level) to mitigate the how steep it is. Still might not be enough it’s hard to say from a video I guess.

[@TheBnaimy]

All good. But using IKEA directions as an example of simple and intuitive to follow is questionable 😁

[@charrwin9092]

this is a good idea..

[@broadforkpermaculture663]

the person doing this should be wearing different pants

[@claytonkristiansen47]

Disability rights movement? Last I checked, nobody has the right to have all their "needs" catered to by the rest of society

[@psychstudentrip]

the design of this building isn’t about “rights”, it’s about building a building that everyone can use effectively disability rights is more about job discrimination, housing discrimination and health discrimination, among other things. disabled people still work in order to earn a living, it’s just that our society’s framework disadvantages disabled people in many ways.

[@claytonkristiansen47]

@@psychstudentrip I see your point. Makes sense

[@oggyreidmore]

The preamble to the US Constitution outlines five charges of government responsibility: Establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for a common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure freedom for ourselves and future generations. It is clear that certain people being excluded from society by design is not justice, nor does it provide for their general welfare, nor does it promote freedom for these people. Disability rights are civil rights, which everyone deserves. Not to mention the fact that everyone is at some point in their lives disabled. Either when they are infants and need 24/7 monitored care, or when they become injured, or when they get old and lose their abilities. So this applies to everyone.