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One Size Doesn't Fit All: On the Adaptable Universal Design of Assistive Technologies.
- Source :
- Proceedings of the Design Society; May2022, Vol. 2, p1209-1220, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Occupational therapists modify mass-produced and universally-designed assistive technologies (ATs) to fulfill the specific needs of people with disabilities. We interviewed ten occupational therapists with experience in modifying ATs in order to understand adaptation processes. Our findings reveal the reasoning behind adaptation, common ATs that require adaptation, as well as the collaborative nature of adaptation. We propose a new framework called Adaptable Universal Design (AUD) that blends Universal Design with the need to adapt ATs in order to fulfill unique and specific user needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the Design Society
- Publication Type :
- Conference
- Accession number :
- 176426676
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.123