FUNCTIONAL INTERIORS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS 4(2+2)

Lesson 13 : Housing Environments for Special purposes and Needs - Universal Design

PRINCIPLE FIVE: Tolerance for Error

The design minimizes hazards and the adverse consequences of accidental or unintended actions.

Guidelines:

• Arrange elements to minimize hazards and errors: most used elements, most accessible; hazardous elements eliminated, isolated, or shielded.
• Provide warnings of hazards and errors.
• Provide fail safe features.
• Discourage unconscious action in tasks that require vigilance.