APC Mandatory - Inclusive Environments Flashcards
Inclusive Environments
What is the definition of an inclusive environment?
Inclusive environments enable everyone to access the opportunities an environment presents, regardless of their age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, faith, economic circumstances.
What should an inclusive environment create?
A space where all people feel welcome, can equitably access a space and are valued for their contributions.
How do you promote diversity of user needs?
Being aware, promoting diversity, mixing up teams
How do you promote inclusive environments? How can this create a safe working environment?
Inclusive recruitment, providing safe spaces, connecting. It allows diversity and an environment which makes employees feel comfortable.
Tell me about the diversity of user needs.
User diversity is the condition of having a broad set of knowledge, experience, and background in the user population of an organization
Explain the difference between direct and indirect discrimination
Direct discrimination targets individual employees with certain characteristics, indirect discrimination occurs when employees are all treated the same, but certain employees are put at a disadvantage because of this
What legislation contributes to creating inclusive environments?
The Equality Act 2010
What primary and secondary legislation/industry guidance are you aware of?
Equality Act 2010. National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Approved Document M. British Standard BS 8300.
Tell me about the NPPF/Equality Act 2010/Building Regulations.
The NPPF defines ‘inclusive design’ as designing the built environment, including buildings and their surrounding spaces, to ensure that they can be accessed and used by everyone.
Under the Equality Act 2010, it is unlawful for any education provider, including a private or independent provider.
Part M of the Building Regulations sets out the minimum legal requirements for promoting access to and use of buildings.
What are key requirements for inclusive environments?
Access, choice, meeting minimum standards, acknowledgement.
What is inclusive or universal design?
Universal design is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible to all people, regardless of age, disability or other factors.
What are the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010?
These are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
What does the Equality Act 2010 provide? How does it relate to service providers or controllers of let premises? What does it say in relation to reasonable adjustments? How is it enforced?
It prohibits discrimination, harassment and victimisation related to any of the “protected characteristics” by people who provide a service to the public. A ‘reasonable adjustment’ is a change that must be made to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to one of the protected characteristics. It can be enforced through unlawful discrimination where changes have to be made.
What changes to physical features might be made?
Ramps/electric doors.
What are examples of auxiliary aids and services?
Hearing loops, adapted PE equipment, adapted keyboards and special software
When would you specify either a change to a physical feature or an auxiliary aid/service?
When required to make reasonable adjustments e.g., a tenant moving in you may install a folding ramp for ease access.
How do the Equality Act 2010 and Building Regulations relate to each other?
Part M sets out minimum requirements to ensure that a broad range of people are able to access and use facilities within buildings. The Equality Act requires reasonable adjustments to be made in relation to accessibility
What does Regulation 9 say?
Part M of the Building Regulations sets out legal minimum requirements for promoting access to and use of buildings
What are the requirements under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)? Who does this apply to? How is it enforced?
The public sector equality duty ( PSED ) requires public bodies to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between different people when carrying out their activities. It applies to public authorities and is enforced under the Equality Act 2010.
What is an Access Statement?
An Access Statement is a document that is important for recording and sharing the intentions of your plans in terms of accessibility.
What does Approved Document M relate to?
Approved Document M provides information about the ease of access to, and use of, buildings, including facilities for disabled visitors or occupants, and the ability to move through a building easily including to toilets and bathrooms.
How many parts is Part M split into and what does each relate to? Does it guarantee inclusive design?
3 Parts - Visitable dwellings. Accessible and adaptable dwellings. Wheelchair user dwellings. No it does not guarantee inclusive design but does help achieve it.
What happens if you deviate from this and a user is subject to substantial disadvantage as a result of design?
You will be in breach of regulation and could get enforcement action or a fine.
What is BS 8300? What minimum standards does it provide?
BS8300 is a British Standard that sets out how buildings should be designed, constructed and maintained to create an accessible and inclusive environment for disabled people.
