How are we still not included into public space and urban design ?

[Inclusioninurbanplanning]

Thank you for your input!
In a utopian world, if we assumed that cost is not a factor, and we would be significantly included in urban planning and design, what changes would you then make ?

 

[Judge]

The question we need to ask ourselves is "How can we build our world with more inclusivity without increasing cost?" Design is important every bit as the cost to build.

I think that ultimately requires a shift in a society's values. It's possible, though just how diverse or not such values might be can certainly "color" the equation.

Especially in an era where cult reactionaries want to roll back the clock over a great many issues intended to stifle inclusiveness across a broad spectrum.

 

[DrBadStrings]

Are their enough of use to justify this I doubt it.

By and large most thing that make for a better environment for ND's also improves life for the NT's. We get overloaded with sensory issues but it doesn't mean those same things don't have a wearing effect to some extent on NT's themselves.

 

[DrBadStrings]

I'm almost 70 never been to a rock concert, yet love music.

Concerts are a hard one for me. The crowds themselves do a number on me but I'm a music fanatic and it's one of the few places while during a set by the bands I am able to truly forget about everything else in the world for a moment and just have a moment of peace with the music. But it's the before and after the sets that I almost can't deal with. And it's gotten worse the older I get. Now I can only do one music festival a year where as before I'd have been to 6-10 a year.

Often now I don't stay for the encore but duck out towards the end of a show so that I don't get trapped in the chaotic mass of humanity all trying to leave at once. Either that or sit in a corner and wait to be the last to leave.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I attended a small party a few weeks ago we all sat in the kitchen until I mentioned I could not follow the conversation to many hard surfaces, So the host moved us down into the basement carpeted floor more sound absorbing materials on walls. day and night.

 

[Rodafina]

@Inclusioninurbanplanning

Is the app intended to be something for sale or will it be free for users?

If it does not cost anything, where will the funding come from?

 

[Misty Avich]

Make apartment blocks exclusive. Don't mix families with childless people. If you do, make the rent cheap.

Make one day a week during summer holidays a "stay at home for young families" day, so that adults and children old enough to know how to be seen and not heard in public get to have a day out in peace. We don't have children, so we don't want to have to put up with yours every time we go into a restaurant or somewhere.

Make car horns that type of sound that can still be heard over other noise but not that type of sound that really hits you hard and makes you startle.

Make housewife (or househusband) a choice of job. Trust me, this will not be an opportunity for everyone to decide to do that so that they don't have to work, as a lot of NTs I talk to actually like going to work and having a job.

Hmm, that just about wraps up my idea of a comfortable life.

 

[jsilver256]

Thank you for your input!
In a utopian world, if we assumed that cost is not a factor, and we would be significantly included in urban planning and design, what changes would you then make ?

Lights. I have developed a hatred of lights. Especially strobe / moving lights.

But please note that autistics are quite different in what "triggers" them. I am the only one I know who is maximally triggered by visual motion. On the other hand, perfumes don't bother me.

My guess as to what will be best for accommodating a wide range of autistics will be some combination of thoughtful lighting, sound, and scents. Not one-size-fits-all but maybe one-size-fits-better-than-most.

 

[Inclusioninurbanplanning]

@Inclusioninurbanplanning

Is the app intended to be something for sale or will it be free for users?

If it does not cost anything, where will the funding come from?

We still haven't decided on a final pricing strategy but we were considering an initial phase where the app is offered free of charge to attract a user base and then maybe introduce a pricing model. We are also exploring the possibility of a sponsoring/partnership from autistic associations, but this only will work if our pitch goes well.

 

[NB79]

The best accommodations would be a bit of understanding / kindness.
Society is messed up though.