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Inclusive design by Roger Coleman

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By 2020 half the adult population will be aged over 50. Disabled and older people aren’t special cases but will increasingly be part of the mainstream. So why do we continue manufacture products and services aimed at young, able-bodied consumers? Roger Coleman explains how inclusive design ensures that goods, services and environments are accessible to more people. It’s an approach that can lead...

Examples

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Identifying good examples of inclusive design is not straightforward, as there are many facets to the subject, ranging from business practice, through design process, to specific examples of environments, products and services Here are some of the best examples of inclusive design in action. Transport and mobility Project: The London Taxi Designers: Pentagram designers, led by Kenneth Grange...

Where to start

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The new British Standard provides practical, state-of-the-art guidance on managing inclusive design, from an organisational level right down to project level Managing a professional approach to inclusive design Though not mandatory, organisations that adopt the standard can determine where and how their practices and consumer offers are deficient. They can then take prompt steps to rectify such...

Where next?

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There are some useful organisations and websites that promote, research and advocate inclusive design practice Adaptive Environments: Human Centred Design www. adaptenv. org A comprehensive, searchable collection of worldwide resources Helen Hamlyn Centre: Centre for inclusive design www. hhc. rca. ac. uk A UK-based website for focusing on researching and practices inclusive design through...

Go Steady mobility awareness campaign by Wolff Olins

DBA Inclusive Design Challenge

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The DBA Inclusive Design Challenge - innovation through inclusive design - is an annual design competition which illustrates the key role design can play in enhancing the quality of life for older and disabled people and all of us. Read about the winning entries for 2007

Sandbug designed by Matthew White for B&Q

B&Q power tools

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B&Q has achieved market domination in the home improvements sector by offering value for money. As Europe’s largest home improvements retailer, the company has over 320 stores nationwide and employs more than 33, 000 staff. But recently, the company has sought to shift its brand positioning away from just cost effectiveness towards innovation and inclusive design.

Sandbug designed by Matthew White for B&Q

Design guidelines

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Following the commercial success and popularity of the products launched by B&Q and its partnership with The Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Centre, B&Q has embraced inclusive design as a vital part of its product development process. The company has introduced a ‘Daily Living Made Easier’ range of household items and in 2004, in conjunction with its parent organisation Kingfisher, published...

Innovation is a much abused word these days

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Prof Sir Christopher Frayling, Rector of the RCA, introduces the Innovation Through Inclusive Design event and reveals why – and how – the RCA is a ‘kind of ideas factory’. Plus, find out what the Chancellor really said to Christopher Frayling last summer…

Recommended reading

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W Preiser and E Ostroff (eds), Universal Design Handbook , McGraw Hill, New York, 2000, ISBN 0071376054 A comprehensive reference book of great breadth, bringing together selected papers from two 'Design in the 21st Century' conferences on universal design (1998, 2000) J Clarkson, R Coleman, S Keates and C Lebbon (eds), Inclusive Design: design for the whole population, Springer Verlag, 2003,...

Top tips for design educators

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Roger Coleman's tips for design educators and research organisations Highlight aspects of inclusive design as well as the importance of social change as a driver for new ways of living and working across design management courses. In certain instances, it may be appropriate to introduce separate modules on these issues. All professionals working in design, engineering, construction, industry...