Hidup dan Belajar yang Bermartabat - Desain Rumah, Apartemen dan Sekolah (Living and Learning in Dignity - Home, Apartment and School Design)

Accessible homes and schools are important for the citizens (including people with disability, senior citizens, pregnant mothers, and so on). Considering this phenomenon, our Service-Learning Inclusive Design Course attempts to redesign an accessible and proper House and School for YPAB, YPAC, BILIC, Kampung Bratang and Jalan Bibis. This activity was conducted in collaboration with YPAB (Yayasan Pendidikan Anak Buta), YPAC (Yayasan Pembinaan Anak Cacat), BILIC (Bandung Independent Living Center), and other resource persons. Home and school design is unique because every user owns specific disability spectrum. We intentionally chose the various disability spectrums to describe the differences between universal design and inclusive design. Inclusive design is defined as �the design of mainstream product and/or services that are accessible to and usable by as many people as reasonably possible2. The design is produced holistically by considering all spectrums of the users. The users are involved in the designing process. This feature slightly differentiates inclusive design from universal design. Universal design serves as standard design that attempts to accommodate a broad-spectrum of architectural ideas to produce buildings, products, and environments that are accessible to both people with and without disabilities. Based on this reason, we intend to explore more about inclusive design. As a course, this activity consists of several phases, including lectures on �Home and School Design for All Users�, literature reviews, direct observations and licensing, interviews, and documentations, proposing accessible design, design workshops, design completion and final report. The activities have accommodated the inclusive design process. The processes above are expected to propose accessible House and School designs which accommodate users� needs and local habits. The five designs discussed in this book are initial steps which are expected to serve as reference for the Government, private institutions, and society to provide more accessible and proper facilities for all (including disabled people and people with special needs). Finally, the writers hope this book would inspire other people with special needs to independently design proper accessible House and School in their life.