Inclusion by Design

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Inclusion by Design

• Equality, diversity and the built environment

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Inclusive design in planning policy

• PPS1 (2005)
• Planning policies should promote high quality
  inclusive design in the layout of new
  developments and individual buildings in terms of
  function and impact, not just for the short term
  but over the lifetime of the development.
• Planning and access for disabled people a good
  practice guide.
• Inclusive design creates an environment where
  everyone can access and benefit from the full
  range of opportunities available to members of
  society. It aims to remove barriers which create
  undue effort, separation or special treatment and
  enables everyone to participate equally in
  mainstream activities independently with choice
  and dignity.

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Inclusive design A process by which places and
spaces are designed and built, managed and used
... with people like us in mind
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Inclusive design

• Or to put it another way
• A place which we can all use with equal ease and
  dignity
• A space which makes us feel we belong

Castleford Bridge
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Our space too

• The way in which race and space manifests
  itself in the built environment has to be
  understood through the subtle, sensual and
  inconspicuous experiences of black and minority
  ethnic people in all their diversity.
• Stephen Lawrence Trust 2008 quoted in
  Inclusion by Design CABE

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Inequality and exclusion

• The built environment can contribute to a more
  equal, inclusive and cohesive society if the
  places where we live, the spaces we enjoy and
  facilities we use are accessible and inclusive

Angell Town, South London
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Holly Street Estate, Hackney
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Snake blocks on the estate
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Little access to street level
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Claustrophobic internal corridors
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The new road layout
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Spa Fields, Islington
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Priorities for action
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Five high priorities for CABE

• Work with others to increase diversity in the
  professions
• Promote inclusive design through our activities
• Champion the use of access specialists
• Ensure the involvement of disabled people in all
  major schemes that come to CABE
• Lead by example making sure what we do is
  inclusive, and CABE staff and family are diverse

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Five high priorities

• For the professions
• Monitor the diversity of the professions
• Work collaboratively to maximise expertise and
  understanding of equality and inclusion
• Take care to consult and involve
• Do more than you need to
• Use access specialists throughout a project.

• For local authorities
• Do more than you need to
• Consult more, and do it more imaginatively
• Communicate proposals more effectively
• Use access schemes and consultants
• Ensure that local investment and planning promote
  these goals

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Thank you.

• Callum Lee clee_at_cabe.org.uk
• www.cabe.org.uk