Accessibility audit

architects for accesibility

Accessibility audit
● Access and circulation
○ Hallway width
○ dimensions
● Physical elements
○ architect tsenes
○ architect jaime silva, blind architect.
○ areas where PWDs can rest
○ designated smoking area
○ PWD parkings
○ yung harang ay mabigat kaya hindi pa rin daw accessible.
● signage and wayfinding devices
○ the height of the signage
○ min and max recomemdned heights of signages for comfrotable view
○ international symbol of access (ISA, 1968)
○ Accessible Icon by Accessible Icon Project (2012)
◆ Pwedeng imodify to suit the views kaso may issues because of the meaning of the designs.
○ Proposed new designs
○ ADA (american's with disability appliance)
○ Tjird image, tipsy in motion
○ Jumping in baryon
○ Accessible icon
○ Americans with disabilities Act
◆ hindi naman official law pero pwede maging reference
◆ Braille must be engraved in Grade 2 Braille
◆ It must be placed 3/8-1/2 in below the last line of text
◆ There must be at least 3/8in of space around the braille
◆ Dot height must be
● Lightning
 ○ lightning fixtures, position, intensity, color, etc.
○ Accessible lightning (for all)
◆ Avoid lightning glare
◆ Glare is very bright light that cause discomfort
◆ Dim then suddenly ay bright.
◆ FOr persons in wc, ceiling lightning may be glaring because of low vantage points.
◆ Use diffused light. hindi diretso sa bumbilya yung ilaw.
◆ Changing the positions of light by considering the presence of shades.
◆ Light for navigation
◆ refer to lights for areas around doorlocks, start-end of grab rails, pathways.
◆ safer if flat against the wall para walang sasabitan ang wc users or cain users.
◆ Integrating motion sensors.
◆ eliminate reaching up for light switches or the use of both UE when it is used for bilatral stabilization of cains.
◆ Easy access light switches.
○ Aural guides
○ ONline/digital accessibility
◆ how accessible are websites or pages for PWDs.
◆ fonts
◆ Google maps
◆ Routing system - showing areas which are wheelchair accessible
◆ Accesibility Empathy lab (deque)
◆ to check acessibility
◆ letting clients to enter situations
◆ to check interface of websites

Urban landscapes
● the birghtness ight induce glare
● mahirap for the eyes to adjust thereby aaaffecting driving.
● flora fauna

QC
● LED lights pero not so bright
Accesibility Empathy lab (deque)

Use of color in architecture

color systems - coordinate or collaborate so to ensure that the meaning is understood.

● CMYK
○ black is key color. One you add to other colors for variance
○ Process color
○ used for commercial printing on what you actually made digitally
● RGB
○ For digital
○ Less accuracy
● Pantone
○ created in 1963
○ color is the
○ Help ensure an international scale
○ most popular color system sued in design fields (fashion, interior design, materials design)
○ Munsell color theory
◆ 1800
◆ albert munsell, MNAS
◆ color notation, 1905
◆ there is a tonal value or rod in the middle with ring of hues
◆ project, them then create a chroma (intensity or saturation of the color). If malapit from the tonal value, mas faded; mas malayo,
mas vibrant.
◆ uses number as notations.
◆ rarely used.
◆ still a reference for how vibrant or faded a photo is

Color in archi
● creating a mood or ambiance
● in support of the function of a space.
○ how to act as intended
● accessibility
 ○ Conotations of colors is consistent accorss age and culture, gender.
● united nations blue
○ Pantone color #279 -92% (most common)

Red
● authority

Orange
● appetite
● Lessen this to limit appetite

Yellow
● communication
● Prmote the feeling of comfort, friendliness and camaraderie
● warmth and friendliness

Green
● calmness
● restfullness
● serenity
● toned downed
● muted shade for a bathroom
● help suppor the space and feeling of relaxation

blue
● evokes feelings of introspection
● calmness
● for meditation, reading, for solo or small group ax
● promotes intimacy

Gray
● softer
● serious
 ● bedroom
● to evoke restfulness
● baka heavy ang gray which lead to depressing and drab surfaces.

Black
● gaming room
● movie room
● darker, more helpful in focused
● complementing with white

Sensory sensitiveity (for children with autism)

● aim in focusing better
● they are more distracted with more color, furniture, etc.
● for adhd
○ Use durable, heavy-duty, and sustainable materials (kasi baka gagalawin nila ang gamit)
○ select materials that contribute to operating energy efficieny.
○ kapag hindi comfortable, baka maagitate
○ Consider ommitting unnecessary materials and reducing the quantities of all materials (declutter). Storage spaces might help (open-
encolosed shelves, drawers etc)
○ Simplicity f line and color -more color and space, higher distractability even for people without ADHD. Wall texture, floor materials and
texture, tiles. Geometry can distract them.