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Designing for
DiversityDiversityThe challenges of the
built environment for
those with sensory
and cognitive
impairments
The Impact of
Environment
Occupational
Person
Occupation
Occupational
Performance
Environment
combined
Sensory/physicalSensory/physical
Cognitive
Sensory Cognitive • 95% of the information
about the world
around us comes from
our sight and hearing.
• Cognitive impairment is
when a person has
trouble remembering,
learning new things, our sight and hearing.
Sensory impairment is
when one of the
senses; sight, hearing,
smell, touch, taste and
spatial awareness, is no
longer normal
learning new things,
concentrating, or
making decisions that
affect their everyday
life. Cognitive
impairment ranges
from mild to severe
Disenablers
• Light
• Temperature
• Depth
perception• Temperature
• Touch
• Acoustics.
perception
• Figureground
• Colour
Temprature
• Hot • Cold
Touch/texture
Acoustics
Impacts on psychological, social, occupational, social and
educational well being.
• Avoid noisy
• Avoid over
stimulation
• Avoid sudden
Avoid over
stimulation
• Avoid too silent.
Vision
Interventions and
solutions
• Light
• Temperature
• Depth perception
• Temperature
• Touch
• Acoustics.
perception
• Figureground
• Light
• Colour
Interventions and
solutions
Light
• LEDs.• LEDs.
• Flouorescentlamps
• Luminous flux
Interventions and
solutions
Natural light
SkylightsSkylights
Dimmers
Interventions and
solutions
• Temperature
Interventions and
solutions
• Acoustics.
Interventions and
solutions
• Vision.