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| General Principles
of Universal Design Policy |
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| II.Basic
concept of the general principles of universal design policy |
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II.Basic
concept of the general principles of universal design policy |
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| The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport will, as stipulated by the concept of universal design that
means design of facilities that are "easily and freely used anywhere,
by anyone", implement policies in line with the following concepts
in order to realize the ideal of providing and improving living environments
and interconnected travel environments through both physical and non-physical
measures, in order that regardless of their physical condition, age, or
nationality etc., the character and individuality of all people will, to
the greatest degree possible, be respected, enabling them to participate
freely in society and enjoy exciting, safe, and abundant lives. |
1. Constructing a participation society from the perspective
of users
Future policies must be implemented
from the perspective of users with their focal point on users.
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Diverse participation by users, residents,
NPO etc. |
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In order to take measures that
consider the use of facilities by a wide range people, it is important
to seek the participation of users, residents, and NPO and many other
concerned parties at every stage beginning at the hypothesis stage
through facility construction and extending to its operation and maintenance
in order to reflect their needs in the policies. |
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Taking continuous staged measures (introduction
of the spiral up approach) |
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To realize the ideal of creating
a society in which all people can exercise their individuality and
unique abilities and participate freely in society to achieve self-actualization,
it is essential to implement policies by establishing a staged and
continuous implementation process and working to continuously achieve
a more universal social environment from diverse perspectives (spiral
up). |
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Strengthening links and cooperation between
concerned people of all kinds |
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To satisfy the needs of a
variety of users, diverse concerned parties must join forces and act
cooperatively, but because there are cases where, because of a lack
of conciliation of different opinions and the sharing of the cost
burden, links are inadequate, an environment in which concerned parties
can join forces and work cooperatively while appropriately sharing
responsibilities must be established. |
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