A Framework for Transitioning Designerly Ways: Interrogating 50 Years of Inclusive Design for Paediatric Mobility

Abstract Technology research and development often exclude older adults with disabilities from participating in the design process. As a result, technologies may not be useful or usable by older adults with diverse abilities. This symposium, featuring projects at the TechSAge Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, highlights ongoing efforts toward inclusive design, representing unique approaches to engage older adults with disabilities and their stakeholders in the research and development of technology supports. First, Mitzner et al., will describe the development of an online, group Tai Chi intervention, and the integral involvement of older adults with mobility disabilities, the exercise program developers, and technology partner in all steps of the process. Exploring the potential of voice-activated assistants, like Amazon Alexa, to support health management activities of older adults with mobility disabilities, Kadlyak et al. will present findings from a needs assessment of the target population and user testing in the lab and home environments. Koon et al. will present findings from a subject matter expert interview study with caregivers and medical professionals designed to identify the scope of activity challenges among people aging with long-term mobility and sensory disabilities that should be explored in more depth through our future interview study with the target population. Sanford et al., will describe a student design competition and hackathon that incorporates immersive experiences with people aging with disabilities to inspire innovative design concepts that respond to the needs of real people. NIDILRR Project Officer, Anne Ordway, will serve as the discussant.

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Inclusion by Design: A 75-Minute Crash Course on Accessible Design

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/1071181320641193 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 831-835

Author(s):

Julian Brinkley ◽

Earl W. Huff

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Learning Styles ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Design Thinking ◽

Inclusive Design ◽

Graduate Course ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Creative Problem ◽

Community Of Researchers ◽

Minute Session

The community of researchers supporting instruction on design thinking has a significant body of materials to help students understand and master the process of creative problem solving in design. Missing, we argue are materials and processes which directly support the design of inclusive technologies for persons with disabilities. We present ‘Inclusion by Design’, an interactive and participative crash course designed to introduce students to techniques that may be useful in an inclusive design process. In a single 75-minute session, students explore the inclusive design of a transportation technology for a visually impaired persona. We report on our findings from a single pilot of the crash course involving six diverse students within a graduate course on Inclusive Design. Our findings suggest that the course may be effective in introducing techniques like storyboarding, scenario creation, and low fidelity prototyping to students using an approach that may be effective for various learning styles.

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Indoor Acoustic Requirements for Autism-Friendly Spaces

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11093942 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 3942

Author(s):

Federica Bettarello ◽

Marco Caniato ◽

Giuseppina Scavuzzo ◽

Andrea Gasparella

Keyword(s):

Independent Living ◽

Security And Privacy ◽

Inclusive Design ◽

Acoustic Sensor ◽

Smart Sensor ◽

Sensor Systems ◽

Passive Monitoring ◽

Literature Overview ◽

Impaired People ◽

Final Optimization

The architecture of spaces for people on the autistic spectrum is evolving toward inclusive design, which should fit the requirements for independent, autonomous living, and proper support for relatives and caregivers. The use of smart sensor systems represents a valuable support to internal design in order to achieve independent living for impaired people. Accordingly, these devices can monitor or prevent hazardous situations, ensuring security and privacy. Acoustic sensor systems, for instance, could be used in order to realize a passive monitoring system. The correct functioning of such devices needs optimal indoor acoustic criteria. Nevertheless, these criteria should also comply with dedicated acoustic requests that autistic individuals with hearing impairment or hypersensitivity to sound could need. Thus, this research represents the first attempt to balance, integrate, and develop these issues, presenting (i) a wide literature overview related to both topics, (ii) a focused analysis on real facility, and (iii) a final optimization, which takes into account, merges, and elucidates all the presented unsolved issues.

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Inclusive Design Toolkit for the Creation of Intergenerational Gamified Experiences

Eighth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality ◽

10.1145/3434780.3436697 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Fraga Viera ◽

Carina Gonzalez-González ◽

Rosa Gil Iranzo ◽

Patricia Paderewski ◽

Francisco L. Gutiérrez Vela

Keyword(s):

Inclusive Design ◽

The Creation

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A Call for Action: Conceptualizing Assets-Based Inclusive Design as a Social Movement to Address Systemic Inequities

Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems ◽

10.1145/3411763.3450368 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Veronica Ahumada-Newhart ◽

J. Maya Hernandez ◽

Karla Badillo-Urquiola

Keyword(s):

Social Movement ◽

Inclusive Design

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Requirements Capture for Inclusive Design Resources and Tools

Volume 3 ◽

10.1115/esda2004-58114 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hua Dong ◽

P. John Clarkson ◽

Simeon Keates

Keyword(s):

Unmet Needs ◽

Fundamental Problem ◽

Inclusive Design ◽

Planning Stage ◽

Product Planning ◽

The Past ◽

Design Resources ◽

User Data ◽

Design Requirements ◽

The Impact

In the past twenty years, a number of resources and tools to support inclusive design have been developed. However, the impact of these resources and tools on industry is not evident — few industrialists have been using them in practice. Investigations into industry have identified unmet needs, for example, the lack of appropriate user data relating to inclusive design. The fundamental problem is that few resources and tools have been developed based on rigorous requirements capture. In fact, many of them were developed only because the developers think the information could be useful. It is essential to prepare a detailed requirements list when clarifying the task at the product planning stage. This is also true for developing resources and tools for inclusive design. Requirements capture plays an important role in identifying real needs from users and developing appropriate methods of support for them. This paper starts with a survey of available resources and tools for inclusive design, and a discussion on their merits and deficiencies in respect to industry application. A number of methods are employed for the requirements capture for an inclusive design toolkit, which leads to a consistent result. An outline of the toolkit is also presented.

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