Presentation Autscape Conference [email protected] 1 July 2008 Creating Sensorially...

Presentation Autscape Conference [email protected] 1 July 2008

Creating Sensorially Accessible Space

Sarah Clemerson


Outline of presentation

• Introduction• Presentation of three projects• Chester Rd – Unit for school leavers on the

autistic spectrum• Trafalgar Square inclusive play area• Bancroft Recreation Ground – inclusive park• Questions and open discussion about design

guidelines needed to meet sensory rights and needs

• How can we lobby for neuro accessibility.


‘If we remove hurdles for some people we remove hurdles for

the rest of us’.

Ken Livingstone, Disability Capital, October 2007


David Morris, Mayor’s Senior Policy Adviser (Disability Issues).

“....everybody is on a spectrum of difference. Normality is an illusion. A mirage of perfection and people strive towards it, driven by the fear of isolation and consequently label and stigmatise those people with different abilities." (personal communication, 01/010/07)


My Philosophy

• That people know what they need

• The social model of disability –

Designers need to get alongside people on the neuro-diverse continuum to understand their culture and how they perceive the world.


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Findings - Design Criteria • Reduce design to its essentials in terms of both form and

function. • Use amorphous forms• If pattern must be used make sure it is symmetrical• Use simplified, familiar forms, for equipment and furnishings

that unambiguously indicate the item’s function.• Use natural elements and materials wherever possible• Have a dual purpose retreat area, where the internal

environment can be controlled by the user.• Have a choice of environments to cater for both hyper and

hyposensitivity. • Have intermediate areas between main areas• Reduce as far as possible sudden noises and visual clutter


Chester Road


Main Adaptations• Simplify the space to its essentials

• Use recognisable forms and materials

• Screen out or distract from noise and visual clutter from surrounding houses and roads

• Provide a variety of areas where residents could either be alone or mix with others.


Minimalism - reduction of space and form to its essentials

Ken Domon Museum of Photography Sakata, Yamagata PrefectureCompleted: 1983, Isamu Noguchi Photo: Toru Waki


Shaker design – form indicates function


Photo: Sarah Clemerson


Trafalgar Square


• Testing design criteria in a public space• Social justice• Retreat areas• Use of amorphous forms• Limited range of play equipment• Fully inclusive space for children• Aim to create a feel good factor for entire

family by providing a fun place for their disabled child.

Main Adaptations


Image: Sarah Clemerson


Bancroft Recreation Ground


• Use of nature

• Fully inclusive space for all members of the community

• Choice of spaces

• Opportunity for children to colonise the space

• Integrated play opportunities

Main Adaptations


The Way Forward• Contact local planning departments, Local Councillors, Member of Parliament. Be specific about

you needs and speak in relation to a specific place as it relates to you.

• Accessibility Officers - become one - Association of Access Officers http://www.access-association.org.uk/

• Explanatory Notes to Planning And Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/en/ukpgaen_20040005_en_1

• Under this Act Statements of Community Involvement are required to be produced by ‘Regional Planning Bodies’. That is how they have involved you in the process.

• Also amendments to the Act - Circular 01/06 (Communities and Local Government): Guidance on Changes to the Development Control System require ‘Design and Access Statements’ to be produced to say how they will meet the needs of groups with specific needs for each project.

• UKPlanning http://www.ukplanning.com/ukp/index.htm you can access all local authority planning websites from this site and look at the planning documentation.

• Human Rights Act

• Disability Discrimination Act – Disability Equality Duty

• Other people may have something to add - please do

http://www.access-association.org.uk/

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/en/ukpgaen_20040005_en_1

http://www.ukplanning.com/ukp/index.htm

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