Ebook: Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population

Inclusive Design: What's in It for Me? presents a comprehensive review of current practice in inclusive design. With emphasis on new ideas for improvement and arguments for wider implementation in future, a unique combination of leading opinions on inclusive design from both industry and academia are offered. The theme throughout encourages a positive view of inclusive design as a good and profitable process and to produce a change to more effective approaches to "design for all". Inclusive Design is composed of two parts with a common chapter structure so that the business and design arguments in favour of inclusive design can be easily compared and assimilated: The Business Case presents the industrial and management benefits of inclusive design. It concentrates on demographic, legal and ethical reasons for all businesses being better off taking inclusivity into account in the design of their products or services. Case histories demonstrating the commercial success of inclusive design are drawn from the experiences of companies such as Tesco, Fiat and The Royal Mail. The Designers' Case focuses on the factors a designer needs to take into account when dealing with inclusivity. "Who is going to use my design?" "What do they need from my design?" "How do I take any medical needs into account?" "Just how "inclusive" is my design?" are all questions answered in this section which presents the necessary tools for effective inclusive design. This part of the book aims to convince a designer that inclusive design is a realistic goal. Inclusive Design will appeal to designers, researchers and students and to managers making decisions about the research and design strategies of their companies.

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Inclusive Design: What's in It for Me? presents a comprehensive review of current practice in inclusive design. With emphasis on new ideas for improvement and arguments for wider implementation in future, a unique combination of leading opinions on inclusive design from both industry and academia are offered. The theme throughout encourages a positive view of inclusive design as a good and profitable process and to produce a change to more effective approaches to "design for all". Inclusive Design is composed of two parts with a common chapter structure so that the business and design arguments in favour of inclusive design can be easily compared and assimilated: The Business Case presents the industrial and management benefits of inclusive design. It concentrates on demographic, legal and ethical reasons for all businesses being better off taking inclusivity into account in the design of their products or services. Case histories demonstrating the commercial success of inclusive design are drawn from the experiences of companies such as Tesco, Fiat and The Royal Mail. The Designers' Case focuses on the factors a designer needs to take into account when dealing with inclusivity. "Who is going to use my design?" "What do they need from my design?" "How do I take any medical needs into account?" "Just how "inclusive" is my design?" are all questions answered in this section which presents the necessary tools for effective inclusive design. This part of the book aims to convince a designer that inclusive design is a realistic goal. Inclusive Design will appeal to designers, researchers and students and to managers making decisions about the research and design strategies of their companies.

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Inclusive Design: What's in It for Me? presents a comprehensive review of current practice in inclusive design. With emphasis on new ideas for improvement and arguments for wider implementation in future, a unique combination of leading opinions on inclusive design from both industry and academia are offered. The theme throughout encourages a positive view of inclusive design as a good and profitable process and to produce a change to more effective approaches to "design for all". Inclusive Design is composed of two parts with a common chapter structure so that the business and design arguments in favour of inclusive design can be easily compared and assimilated: The Business Case presents the industrial and management benefits of inclusive design. It concentrates on demographic, legal and ethical reasons for all businesses being better off taking inclusivity into account in the design of their products or services. Case histories demonstrating the commercial success of inclusive design are drawn from the experiences of companies such as Tesco, Fiat and The Royal Mail. The Designers' Case focuses on the factors a designer needs to take into account when dealing with inclusivity. "Who is going to use my design?" "What do they need from my design?" "How do I take any medical needs into account?" "Just how "inclusive" is my design?" are all questions answered in this section which presents the necessary tools for effective inclusive design. This part of the book aims to convince a designer that inclusive design is a realistic goal. Inclusive Design will appeal to designers, researchers and students and to managers making decisions about the research and design strategies of their companies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
From margins to mainstream....Pages 1-25
Front Matter....Pages 26-26
Designing for older users....Pages 30-49
The struggle for independence....Pages 50-57
Lifestyle, design and disability....Pages 58-69
Disability unplugged....Pages 70-87
Design exclusion....Pages 88-102
Power to the people....Pages 104-117
Living longer....Pages 120-141
The legal argument for inclusive design....Pages 142-154
Inclusion — a commercial perspective....Pages 156-171
Inclusive design or assistive technology....Pages 172-181
Humanising technology....Pages 182-203
Connecting business, inclusion and design....Pages 206-214
The Fiat Autonomy Programme....Pages 216-224
Internet usability....Pages 226-248
Everyday inclusive design....Pages 250-269
From process to pleasure....Pages 270-285
A European perspective....Pages 288-307
The Japanese experience....Pages 308-316
Universal products in the US....Pages 318-335
Front Matter....Pages 26-26
International design education strategies....Pages 336-355
Front Matter....Pages 356-356
The prevalence of functional impairment in Great Britain....Pages 360-371
The ability database....Pages 372-381
The sense of independence....Pages 382-400
Observation for innovation....Pages 402-419
Quantifying design exclusion....Pages 422-436
Countering design exclusion....Pages 438-453
Assessment for inclusive design....Pages 454-474
Design and empathy....Pages 478-499
A designer-centred approach....Pages 500-518
What is an inclusive design process?....Pages 520-531
Critical users in design innovation....Pages 532-553
Front Matter....Pages 554-554
Inclusion, inspiration and lightness of touch....Pages 558-564
The future for ICT....Pages 566-574
Design in a digital world....Pages 576-581
Remote interaction....Pages 582-587
Setting a standard....Pages 588-595
Back Matter....Pages 596-608

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Inclusive Design: What's in It for Me? presents a comprehensive review of current practice in inclusive design. With emphasis on new ideas for improvement and arguments for wider implementation in future, a unique combination of leading opinions on inclusive design from both industry and academia are offered. The theme throughout encourages a positive view of inclusive design as a good and profitable process and to produce a change to more effective approaches to "design for all". Inclusive Design is composed of two parts with a common chapter structure so that the business and design arguments in favour of inclusive design can be easily compared and assimilated: The Business Case presents the industrial and management benefits of inclusive design. It concentrates on demographic, legal and ethical reasons for all businesses being better off taking inclusivity into account in the design of their products or services. Case histories demonstrating the commercial success of inclusive design are drawn from the experiences of companies such as Tesco, Fiat and The Royal Mail. The Designers' Case focuses on the factors a designer needs to take into account when dealing with inclusivity. "Who is going to use my design?" "What do they need from my design?" "How do I take any medical needs into account?" "Just how "inclusive" is my design?" are all questions answered in this section which presents the necessary tools for effective inclusive design. This part of the book aims to convince a designer that inclusive design is a realistic goal. Inclusive Design will appeal to designers, researchers and students and to managers making decisions about the research and design strategies of their companies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
From margins to mainstream....Pages 1-25
Front Matter....Pages 26-26
Designing for older users....Pages 30-49
The struggle for independence....Pages 50-57
Lifestyle, design and disability....Pages 58-69
Disability unplugged....Pages 70-87
Design exclusion....Pages 88-102
Power to the people....Pages 104-117
Living longer....Pages 120-141
The legal argument for inclusive design....Pages 142-154
Inclusion — a commercial perspective....Pages 156-171
Inclusive design or assistive technology....Pages 172-181
Humanising technology....Pages 182-203
Connecting business, inclusion and design....Pages 206-214
The Fiat Autonomy Programme....Pages 216-224
Internet usability....Pages 226-248
Everyday inclusive design....Pages 250-269
From process to pleasure....Pages 270-285
A European perspective....Pages 288-307
The Japanese experience....Pages 308-316
Universal products in the US....Pages 318-335
Front Matter....Pages 26-26
International design education strategies....Pages 336-355
Front Matter....Pages 356-356
The prevalence of functional impairment in Great Britain....Pages 360-371
The ability database....Pages 372-381
The sense of independence....Pages 382-400
Observation for innovation....Pages 402-419
Quantifying design exclusion....Pages 422-436
Countering design exclusion....Pages 438-453
Assessment for inclusive design....Pages 454-474
Design and empathy....Pages 478-499
A designer-centred approach....Pages 500-518
What is an inclusive design process?....Pages 520-531
Critical users in design innovation....Pages 532-553
Front Matter....Pages 554-554
Inclusion, inspiration and lightness of touch....Pages 558-564
The future for ICT....Pages 566-574
Design in a digital world....Pages 576-581
Remote interaction....Pages 582-587
Setting a standard....Pages 588-595
Back Matter....Pages 596-608
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