Inclusive Design of Workspaces: Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Users

Accessible design within the built environment has often focused on mobility conditions and recently widened to include mental health. Additionally, as one in seven are neurodivergent (including such ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia), this highlights a growing need for designing ‘non-visible’ addition mobility. Emphasised by disability pay gap perception gap, people with disabilities still facing discrimination physical barriers workplace. This research aimed identify key ways of reducing faced thus encourage more comfortable productive use workspaces all. Once spectrum users inclusive workspace was understood, survey then circulated students staff at large university UK (working remotely from home), aim understanding how have adapted their home spaces what they continue face. Quantitative qualitative results were compared literature read issues emerging, separating work rest bedrooms. The findings evaluated, extracting performance-based goals (e.g., productivity focus study space) prescriptive features lighting, furniture, thermal comfort), whilst also considering inclusivity these features. conclusion establishes that, achieve maximum benefit, it is important understand specific needs creative solutions.