Inclusive environments Flashcards
Give me an example of how buildings can create a more inclusive environment?
By changing a physical feature.
- Providing ramps and stairway lifts.
- Making doorways wider.
- Installing automatic doors.
- Providing more lighting and
clearer signs. - A portable induction loop for
people with hearing aids.
What do you understand between a legal requirement as opposed to an ethical requirement in inclusive environments?
Fulfilling legal requirements means complying with primary and secondary legislation such as:
*Tip: Act = Primary. Regs = Secondary.
Primary
HASAWA 1974.
Equality Act 2010.
Planning and buildings Acts.
Secondary
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
Fire regulations.
Building regulations (part M - adequate provision be made for people to access and use a building).
Ethical requirements means going over and above the legal minimum to create inclusive environments. We have a duty of care as surveyors and professionals to ensure accessibility for all.
What do you understand about the Equality Act 2010?
Introduced to protect individuals from unfair treatment and promote fairness and a more equal society.
Merges various pieces of legislation including:
- Equal Pay Act 1970.
- Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
- Race Relations Act 1976.
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
9 Protected Characteristics under the EA:
- Age.
- Disability.
- Gender reassignment.
- Marriage and civil partnership.
- Pregnancy and maternity.
- Religion or belief.
- Race.
- Sex.
- Sexual orientation.
4 types of discrimination under the Act:
- Direct.
- Indirect.
- Harassment.
- Victimisation.
What is an inclusive environment?
An inclusive environment creates buildings, places and spaces that can be used easily, safely and with dignity, by all of us, regardless of age, disability or gender.
It does not physically or socially separate,
discriminate or isolate.
What is unconscious bias?
Unconscious biases are social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness. Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, and these biases stem from one’s tendency to organize social worlds by categorizing.
