Current studies in design education suggest that students and educators base their designs on what they already know about themselves peers, or stereotypical notions of others. This article presents a critical examination pedagogical approach employed several architecture interior studios to determine how best develop student understanding for real users with abilities different from themselves...

In Taiwan inclusive accessibility designs and equipment for the visually exceptional (impaired) include both Braille and guidance systems. Guidance systems refer to tactile or broadcast means of affording users' accessibility. Currently though, existing equipment are only able to provide the visually exceptional (impaired) with limited environmental information. Previously, a visually exception...

Accessibility is one of the important factors in public open space design and the creation of equitable neighborhoods. Limitations caused by physical disabilities should not be a barrier for accessing desired spaces and people must be able to live with the greatest possible independence regardless of mobility limitations. The purpose of this paper was to identify the inclusive criteria of pe...

This study was done as a part of a larger research project where the interest was on exploring if and how gameplay design could give informative principles to the design of educational activities. The researchers conducted a series of studies trying to map game mechanics that had the special quality of being inclusive, i.e., playable by a diverse group of players. This specific study focused on...

Although sustainability is a key concern in today’s world, more efforts towards achieving sustainability are needed. User inclusion in the information system design process could enhance the outcome of a system’s action towards sustainability. It is, however, important to understand the design procedure of a system to achieve such goals. A framework denominating as the inclusive innovation fram...

This workshop will focus on setting the agenda for research, practice and policy in support of inclusive design for third generation computer-based products. The next generation of technology represents an unprecedented opportunity to improve the quality of life for groups of users who have previously faced exclusion, such as those with impairments and older citizens. At the same time it risks ...