WorksheetsUNIVERSAL DESIGN
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is Universal Design?
Relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases.
A process that enables and empowers a diverse population by improving human performance, health and wellness, and social participation.
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.
Universal designs can...
Increases stigma by putting people with disabilities on an equal playing field.
Reduces stigma by putting people with disabilities on an equal playing field.
Increases the potential for developing a better quality of life for a wide range of individuals.
Reduces the potential for developing a better quality of life for a wide range of individuals.
How many principles in Universal Design?
5
8
7
PRINCIPLE 1: EQUITABLE USE
Choose the right answer.
The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities.
The design accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and
abilities.
PRINCIPLE 2: FLEXIBILITY IN USE
The design accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and abilities.
Choose the example of this principle.
Extra-wide doorways and entries to equipment
Equipment, benches, chairs, etc. of different heights and sizes
Paint splatters on the art room wall allows for children's mistakes
PRINCIPLE 3: SIMPLE AND INTUITIVE USE
Which one of the picture is the example of this principle?
PRINCIPLE 4: PERCEPTIBLE INFORMATION
Which one of the answer is the guidelines for this principle?
Eliminate unnecessary complexity.
Accommodate right- or left-handed access and use.
Make the design appealing to all users.
Use different modes (pictorial, verbal, tactile) for redundant presentation of essential information.
PRINCIPLE 5: TOLERANCE FOR ERROR
Which one of these are the guidelines for this principle?
Provide warnings of hazards and errors.
Accommodate variations in hand and grip size.
Minimize repetitive actions.
Provide fail safe features.
PRINCIPLE 6: LOW PHYSICAL EFFORT
Pick the right example for principle 6.
PRINCIPLE 7: SIZE AND SPACE FOR APPROACH AND USE
Simple signage easy for all people to interpret
Extra-wide doorways and entries to equipment
Motion-operated automatic doors
Seamless transition in flooring and playground surfacing
