Centre for Excellence in
Universal Design
Council of Europe launch
“Full Participation through Universal Design”
Dr Gerald Craddock
Chief Officer of The Centre for Excellence in
Universal Design
Core areas of the Centre
• Information and Communication Technology
• Built Environment
• Products and Services
Aims of the Centre
Standards
– Stimulate research
– Participate in Standardisation work nationally
and internationally
– Provide advice to stakeholders
– Encourage compliance
Education and Professional Development
– Incorporation into design curriculum
– Application of Universal Design for Learning
approach to teaching and examinations
Awareness
– Best practice database
– Promote awareness and understanding
CEUD IT Guidelines
• 5 technology areas
– Web
– Public access terminals
– Application Software
– Telecoms
– Smart Card Systems
Designing and Developing
Accessible Websites
• ‘How-to’ - advice for developers, designers and editors:
•Good and bad practice examples alongside…
•How to do it
•Code snippets (for developers), videos of users…
–Eg – good and
bad form layout
CEUD Web Accessibility
Techniques
• Best practice examples, code samples, and
video clips
– Developers
– Designers
– Content providers and editors
IT Procurement Toolkit
Practical advice on procurement:
•Writing an Request for Tender document
•Assessing candidates and tenders
•Evaluating deliverables
eg – sample text to insert into RFT
UD Curriculum for CPD
• European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
provides a platform for the development of European
Standards and other technical specifications. A CEN
Workshop Agreement is a consensus-based
specification, drawn up in an open Workshop
environment.
• goal of this workshop is to specify and recommend a
curriculum for training IT and web professionals in the
Universal Design approach.
• Launch 27 May, Brussels
National Contact Centre for EDeAN
EDeAN – European Design for All e-accessibility
network
A network of 160 organisations in EU. The goal
of the network is to support all citizens' access
to the Information Society. provides:
• a European forum for Design for All issues, supporting
EU's e-inclusion goals
• awareness raising in the public and private sectors
• online resources on Design for All
• CEUD Secretary of EDeAN 2010
CEUD Work in the Built
Environment for 2009
• Revision of Building for Everyone (BfE)
• Lifetime Homes National Guidance
• Seminars – Education for CEUD/NDA Staff,
professionals involved with the Built Environment
plus end users.
Building for Everyone (BfE)
Booklet series 1-9
• External environment & approach
• Entrances & horizontal circulation
• Vertical circulation
• Internal environment & services
• Sanitary facilities
• Facilities in buildings
• Building types
• Building management
• Planning
Products and Services
STANDARDS
• ISO/IEC Guide 71 / CEN Guide 6
Guidelines for Standards Developers to
Address the Needs of Older Persons and
Persons with Disabilities
EDUCATION
• Universal Design in Third Level Design
Teaching in Ireland
Future Seminars & Events for 2009
www.universaldesign.ie
Dr Gerald Craddock
Chief Officer Centre for Excellence in
Universal Design
National Disability Authority
Gmcraddock@nda.ie