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Universal Design - What does it mean?
Universal Design means designing a house to meet the changing needs of occupants across their lifetime. This includes people with disabilities, aging Australians, people with temporary injuries and families with young children.
A universally designed home must have easy entry points, be alterable, and have a design that is ready to be reactive to its owner's evolving requirements, which are often hard to predict.
Learn about the adaptability, safety and user-friendly design aspects you need to know. Upon exploring this resource, you will understand your obligations and the effects on accessible living housing projects.
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Who is it for?
Building Professionals
This guide will take you through the features of a universally designed home and the Liveable Housing (LHA) requirements for compliance. It’s designed for building professionals, contractors, designers and tradespeople who need to understand the principles of Universal Design and their obligations.
What does it include?
- What is a universally designed home?
- The National Dialogue on Universal Housing Design - A federal government initiative.