Promoting participation through the universal design of built environments: making it happen Watchorn, Valerie, Larkin, Helen E., Hitch, Danielle and Ang, Susan 2014, Promoting participation through the universal design of built environments: making it happen, Journal of social inclusion, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 65-88. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads larkin-promotingparticipation-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 406.59KB 408 Title Promoting participation through the universal design of built environments: making it happen Author(s) Watchorn, Valerie orcid.org/0000-0003-4726-2414 Larkin, Helen E. orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-0166 Hitch, Danielle orcid.org/0000-0003-2798-2246 Ang, Susan orcid.org/0000-0003-0180-584X Journal name Journal of social inclusion Volume number 5 Issue number 2 Start page 65 End page 88 Total pages 24 Publisher Griffith University, School of Human Services and Social Work Place of publication Meadowbrook, Qld. Publication date 2014 ISSN 1836-8808 Keyword(s) Universal design architecture occupational therapy built environments barriers facilitators inter-professional education Summary Environmental design is a determinant of social inclusion and people’s participation in life roles. Design that does not cater for a diverse range of ages, abilities and cultures restricts people’s access to, and use of, domestic or public premises. Universal design is an approach that acknowledges diversity of populations and encourages designers to create objects and places that are usable by the greatest majority of users. Although there are potential benefits to the widest application of universal design within society, such application is not mandatory within Australia. This paper presents findings from an Australian qualitative study that explored universal design as a means of facilitating greater environmental access for all. The views of experts working within the field of architecture and environmental access were explored regarding factors that restrict or facilitate application of universal design to the design of built environments. Study findings revealed a number of themes relating to factors that may restrain, ‘what’s holding us back?’ and factors that may facilitate application of universal design, ‘making it happen’. These findings have direct relevance to those involved in the planning and design of built environments, policy developers and educators. Language eng Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920413 Social Structure and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, Griffith University, School of Human Services and Social Work Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30074604 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Publisher URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 20 Jul 2015, 14:36:54 EST Tue, 21 Jul 2015, 05:00:11 EST Tue, 21 Jul 2015, 08:24:58 EST Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 06:09:18 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 09:36:37 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 09:41:32 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 09:44:10 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 09:55:41 EST Sat, 02 Dec 2017, 01:33:23 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:15:48 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:35:25 EST Sat, 26 Mar 2022, 01:44:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 6 times in TR Web of Science Cited 8 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 884 Abstract Views, 409 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 20 Jul 2015, 14:36:54 EST