Spotlight

For this spotlight, we connected with Universal Design Newfoundland and Labrador to learn how principles of universal design can create more neuroinclusive spaces.

Whether you are building something new, renovating or retrofitting, or simply looking for a few ways to bring neuroinclusivity into your life, approaching it through universal design principles can be helpful. Check out the tools and resources below for inspiration.

Universal design principles aim for:

• • Equitable use
  • Flexibility in use
  • Simple and intuitive use
  • Perceptible information
  • Tolerance for error
  • Low physical effort
  • Size and space for approach and use

Visit the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design to learn more.

Connecting universal design to neuroinclusive practices will help people design spaces that support Autistic and Neurodivergent individuals.

Examples of alignment between universal design and neuroinclusivity:

• Flexibility in use: Modular and adjustable furniture
• Intuitive use: Enhancing wayfinding by appropriate signage and directional symbols
• Equitable use: Increasing connectivity with intersecting bus routes that reach key destinations
• Perceptible information: Creating a tactile journey through a garden space