Pristupačnost i dizajn za sve
Accessibility and Design for All

Summary/Abstract: Mostly in bigger cities, parallel with the democratic changes in the Republic of Serbia at the beginning of 2000, the accessibility of human environment, especially for persons with disabilities, started to be dealt with. However, the focus of all these actions was exclusively on persons with disabilities (special design) rather than on all potential beneficiaries (design for all). Such access to the planning of our environment has not delivered feasible results and it has lead to specialized solutions for only certain group of people. The paper represents another attempt to point to the importance of accessibility as a characteristic of the environment important for all people, regardless of their physical, sensory, intellectual characteristics and/or their age. The concept "design for all" is presented as a model of planning and creating a person's environment that can contribute to the creation of "inclusive society", of special importance to persons with disabilities, and at the same time also to all other beneficiaries of public spaces, products, information and/or services. The new concept and actions was also supported by current changes in legislation of the Republic of Serbia which adopted very affirmative measures for increase in accessibility of the public environment.

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