Accessibility and Inclusive Design: how to innovate in Product Design
How inclusive design and accessibility are transforming product design. Strategies, principles, and practical applications for creating innovative and universally usable products.
The removal of architectural barriers. Law 13 and the results achieved since its adoption
Law 13/89 in Italy aims to eliminate architectural barriers, ensuring accessibility for people with disabilities through technical prescriptions in construction. Amendments have expanded its scope, fostering awareness and adaptation of spaces while aligning with international standards.
Talking about ergonomics
Contemporary ergonomics focuses on optimizing human-system interactions to enhance well-being and operational efficiency. It encompasses a holistic approach, integrating physical, cognitive, and emotional factors in design, while continuously assessing user feedback to improve comfort and usability across various contexts, including work and leisure environments.
Design for All, Inclusive Design, Universal Design: comparing design approaches
Il crescente focus sull’inclusione nel design è essenziale, data la diversità della popolazione e le sfide del invecchiamento. Discipline come Design for All, Inclusive Design e Universal Design cercano di consentire un accesso equo a servizi e prodotti, migliorando il benessere e la partecipazione della comunità, promuovendo un ambiente più sostenibile.
Accessible tourism – Accessibility and inclusion of tourist and holiday sites
Italy is advancing toward accessible tourism by enhancing infrastructure, staff training, and utilizing technology to improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities. While initiatives like the Strategic Tourism Plan 2023-27 aim to boost inclusivity, challenges between regulatory compliance and creative freedom persist, necessitating collaborative efforts for effective implementation.
The Prime washbasin lands on TV
There is no greater satisfaction for a design studio than seeing its products in use and visible in everyday life. Even more so than sales. This is the case of the Prime washbasin, selected by the RAI production for the television series ‘Lea – Un nuovo giorno‘ developed over 4 episodes.
Design for All, Wikipedia: an incorrect definition with no solution
Since several years, some members of the Design For All Italia Association have tried to revise the Wikipedia article that can be read online. Despite various attempts, the proposed changes are not accepted and a profound misunderstanding remains.
Project for disabled people, people with disabilities. It’s not a matter of language.
Project for disabled people, people with disabilities. It’s not a matter of language. It’s the cultural barriers that can have a big impact on society and on the project.
Francesco Rodighiero – New president of Design for All Italia
In May 2021 took place the elections of the new board of directors of the Association Design for All Italia, and with great pride we announce that the new president-elect is Francesco Rodighiero. The institutional role that he’ll cover for the next two years will be mainly directed to the dissemination of the values and principles of Design for All.
What’s Design for All – An interview with Francesco Rodighiero
The Stockholm Declaration of 2004 leaves no space for misunderstanding and defines Design for All as “[…] design for human diversity, social inclusion and equality. [..]”. On a more personal level, I use the principles of DfA so that products for people with disabilities have the same treatment as products in the classic world of Design.
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