Countering Design Exclusion: An Introduction to Inclusive Design - Softcover

Simeon Keates; P. John Clarkson

 
9781852337698: Countering Design Exclusion: An Introduction to Inclusive Design

Synopsis

Inclusive design, universal design and universal access are long standing, familiar terms with clear and laudable goals. However, their teaching and industrial uptake has been very limited. Many products still exclude users unnecessarily for reasons ranging from corporate insensitivity and the size of the market for inclusive products to the individual designer's inability to design them.

This pragmatic approach to making inclusive design desirable to industry addresses these issues and discusses why existing methods have failed to be assimilated into industry. Through the use of case studies and examples, Countering Design Exclusion introduces the mind-set necessary to think through the challenges raised by inclusive design and to adapt their solutions to the needs of particular companies. The practical outlook will appeal to anyone who wishes to take account of the largest possible part of the population in their designs.

 

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John Clarkson is a Reader in engineering design and director of the Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge.

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ISBN 10:  1852336994 ISBN 13:  9781852336998
Publisher: Springer London Ltd, 2003
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