Resource Library

Creating well-designed neighbourhoods is widely accepted as an important policy objective. However, there is limited agreement on what this means in practice.

The convergence of Modern Methods of Construction, potentially game-changing assistive technologies and big data analytics constitutes a golden opportunity to rethink the outlook for ageing populations, especially in terms of housing.

Funded by the EPSRC, the guidance and resources on this website reflect 15 years of inclusive design research. It includes a number of sections that explain what is inclusive design?, why do inclusive design? and a selection of other useful tools/explanatory notes.

This ESRC funded research project written by the University of York examined the work of architects who design and develop buildings for health and social care, focusing on the design of buildings for dementia and later life care.

The Pretty, Good Project have produced some handy guides on inclusive design in the home environment. Written with later life living in mind, but useful for making things easier at any stage of life, the guides contain ideas, things to consider and questions to ask around heights of appliances, chairs, bathrooms, showers, giving your home a fresh a lick of paint bathrooms and sprucing up your home.

By listening to and working with older people on the design of our communities we can produce communities that benefit everybody.

A toolkit from Habinteg and EHRC advising about best practice for planning, designing, and adapting housing for people with disabilities.