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Community Gardens

Community gardens bring people together, provide a place for growing fresh, healthy food, and inspire stewardship of the local environment. UC San Diego County Master Gardeners advise and educate the public on starting and sustaining community gardens.
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Self-Care Resources

Add gardening to your self-care routine! Articles Horticultural Therapy: Definitions and Positions Paper, American Horticultural Therapy Association Standards of Practice for Horticultural Therapy, AHTA Videos / Slides Horticulture Is Therapy Organizations American Horticultural Therapy Association...
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Universal Design

Universal Design is a global movement of inclusive design practice," according to the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University.
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Flexibility in Use

Principle 2: Flexibility in Use The design accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and abilities. Guidelines: 2a. Provide choice in methods of use. 2b. Accommodate right- or left-handed access and use. 2c. Facilitate the user's accuracy and precision. 2d.
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Simple and Intuitive Use

Principle 3: Simple and Intuitive Use Use of the design is easy to understand, regardless of the user's experience, knowledge, language skills, or current concentration level. Guidelines: 3a. Eliminate unnecessary complexity. 3b. Be consistent with user expectations and intuition. 3c.
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Perceptible Information

Principle 4: Perceptible Information The design communicates necessary information effectively to the user, regardless of ambient conditions or the user's sensory abilities. Guidelines: 4a. Use different modes (pictorial, verbal, tactile) for redundant presentation of essential information. 4b.
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Low Physical Effort

Principle 6: Low Physical Effort The design can be used efficiently and comfortably and with a minimum of fatigue. Guidelines: 6a. Allow user to maintain a neutral body position. 6b. Use reasonable operating forces. 6c. Minimize repetitive actions. 6d. Minimize sustained physical effort.
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Size and Space for Approach and Use

Principle 7: Size and Space for Approach and Use Appropriate size and space is provided for approach, reach, manipulation, and use regardless of user's body size, posture, or mobility. Guidelines: 7a. Provide a clear line of sight to important elements for any seated or standing user. 7b.
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