Inclusive Design

Resources for Inspiration 

Below are some of the resources that Redmond staff have found useful or inspirational, If you know of a resource that would be a great addition to this library, please contact [email protected]. We are always looking to learn more. 

General/Introduction

• Why Planning Education Should Embrace Universal Design
• NW Universal Design Council (Seattle)
  • www.environmentsforall.org 
  • www.environmentsforall.org/about-us/#archives 
• King County Disabilities Consortium
• Eastside for All - Build for Belonging series and idea “padlet” 
  • https://eastsideforall.org/build-for-belonging/ 
  • Padlet - padlet.chttps://padlet.com/eastsideforall/1itfj689d7sg3etfom
• Center for Universal Design | College of Design (ncsu.edu)

Inclusive / universal design principles

• The principles of universal design - principles-of-universal-design.pdf (ncsu.edu)
• Designing for Inclusion (article)
• Transformative Placemaking, Eastside for All (King County) - https://eastsideforall.org/resources/placemaking/
• Universal Design Standards for Multifamily Housing (The Kelsey, Mikiten Architecture, Inclusive Design Council)
• Inclusive by Design: Foundation for Diversity  in Public Space, Project for Public Spaces - https://www.pps.org/article/inclusive-by-design-laying-a-foundation-for-diversity-in-public-space
• Professional Practice: Universal Design, The American Society of Landscape Architects - https://www.asla.org/universaldesign.aspx 
• Increasing Home Access: Designing for Visitability, AARP - www.aarp.org/home-garden/livable-communities/info-08-2008/2008_14_access.html

Examples on how to design for specific community needs

• Autism-Friendly Design Ideas - https://carautismroadmap.org/autism-friendly-design-ideas/
• Architecture for the Blind https://thearchitectstake.com/interviews/chris-downey-architecture-blind/
• Designing With The Blind In Mind - https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/rtf-fresh-perspectives/a663-designing-with-the-blind-in-mind/ 
• Accessible maps, images, and signage - https://media.rnib.org.uk/documents/Accessible_maps_images_and_signage_brochure_2020.pdf 
• Sensory Gardens - https://discover.hubpages.com/living/How-to-Design-a-Sensory-Garden-for-the-Blind-or-Visually-Impaired
• Designing For Neurodiversity And Inclusion, https://www.workdesign.com/2019/12/designing-for-neurodiversity-and-inclusion/
• Designing for Special Populations, NW Design Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_0wyIPJ6k 
• Coalition on Inclusive Emergency Planning (CIEP) - https://www.wasilc.org/coalition-on-inclusive-emergency-planning 
• Making Multicultural Places, Project for Public Spaces - https://www.pps.org/article/multicultural-places 
• Land Use Planning through an Aging and Gender Lens, AARP - https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/livable-in-action/info-2016/interview-mildred-warner-planning-through-gender-child-aging-lens.html 
• Growing Up: Planning for Children in New Vertical Communities - https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/growing-up-planning-for-children-in-new-vertical-communities/  
• Trauma Informed Housing (affordable rental housing design)
  • https://traumainformedhousing.poah.org/
  • https://shopworksarc.com/dignified/ 

Designing for All Genders

• How to design public spaces for girls • This City Life
• We Need More Public Space for Teen Girls – Bloomberg
• Well-Designed Public Spaces Are Inclusive Ones (planning.org)
• Planning with a Gender Lens (APA Issues Brief)
• Creating Equitable Cities Through Gender Mainstreaming (APA webinar recording)
• She RISES:  A Framework for Caring Cities (Safetipin, 2022)