Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education
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Resumo: | The design of products for people with disabilities requires the understanding of a wide range of factors related to users' health, functional abilities, needs, expectations and preferences. Such multifactorial perspective is often perceived as beyond the reach by the students of both graphic and product design, as it comprises knowledge from different areas such are not usually part of design curriculum as health, rehabilitation, computer science and biomedical engineering. Here, we report on strategies for developing design students’ empathy and awareness for the needs and expectations of people with disabilities. By means of a combination of theoretical and practical approaches, a course on Inclusive Design was developed as part of the regular curriculum of the Bachelor Programme in Design at Sao Paulo State University (UNESP, Bauru campus, Brazil), with the collaborative participation of members of SORRI BAURU Rehabilitation Center. The final projects developed by the students were based on the demands presented by SORRI BAURU’s rehabilitation team, and results reveal that the theoretical-practical approach based on interdisciplinarity was shown to provide the design students a learning experience that, ultimately, supports the quality decision-making in the design process. This paper describes the pedagogical approach, theoretical contents and practical activities developed during the Inclusive Design course. The challenges, benefits, results, and contributions of this experience from the perspective of the design education are also discussed. |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design educationAssistive TechnologiesDesign EducationInclusive DesignInterdisciplinarityThe design of products for people with disabilities requires the understanding of a wide range of factors related to users' health, functional abilities, needs, expectations and preferences. Such multifactorial perspective is often perceived as beyond the reach by the students of both graphic and product design, as it comprises knowledge from different areas such are not usually part of design curriculum as health, rehabilitation, computer science and biomedical engineering. Here, we report on strategies for developing design students’ empathy and awareness for the needs and expectations of people with disabilities. By means of a combination of theoretical and practical approaches, a course on Inclusive Design was developed as part of the regular curriculum of the Bachelor Programme in Design at Sao Paulo State University (UNESP, Bauru campus, Brazil), with the collaborative participation of members of SORRI BAURU Rehabilitation Center. The final projects developed by the students were based on the demands presented by SORRI BAURU’s rehabilitation team, and results reveal that the theoretical-practical approach based on interdisciplinarity was shown to provide the design students a learning experience that, ultimately, supports the quality decision-making in the design process. This paper describes the pedagogical approach, theoretical contents and practical activities developed during the Inclusive Design course. The challenges, benefits, results, and contributions of this experience from the perspective of the design education are also discussed.Österreichische Agentur für Internationale Mobilität und Kooperation in Bildung, Wissenschaft und ForschungSao Paulo State University (UNESP)Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)SORRI BAURU Rehabilitation CenterDesign Department UNESP, 14-01 Engenheiro Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube AvenueSao Paulo State University (UNESP)Design Department UNESP, 14-01 Engenheiro Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube AvenueÖsterreichische Agentur für Internationale Mobilität und Kooperation in Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung: UTF-2016-long-term/10053Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)SORRI BAURU Rehabilitation CenterMedola, Fausto Orsi [UNESP]Sandnes, Frode EikaFerrari, Ana Lya Moya [UNESP]Rodrigues, Ana Claudia Tavares2019-10-06T16:02:38Z2019-10-06T16:02:38Z2018-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject137-147http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-923-2-137Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, v. 256, p. 137-147.1879-83650926-9630http://hdl.handle.net/11449/18826910.3233/978-1-61499-923-2-1372-s2.0-85055612142Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengStudies in Health Technology and Informaticsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-04-17T18:29:11Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/188269Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T17:00:29.852658Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education Medola, Fausto Orsi [UNESP] Assistive Technologies Design Education Inclusive Design Interdisciplinarity |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education |
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Strategies for developing students' empathy and awareness for the needs of people with disabilities: Contributions to design education |
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Medola, Fausto Orsi [UNESP] |
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Medola, Fausto Orsi [UNESP] Sandnes, Frode Eika Ferrari, Ana Lya Moya [UNESP] Rodrigues, Ana Claudia Tavares |
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Sandnes, Frode Eika Ferrari, Ana Lya Moya [UNESP] Rodrigues, Ana Claudia Tavares |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) SORRI BAURU Rehabilitation Center |
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Medola, Fausto Orsi [UNESP] Sandnes, Frode Eika Ferrari, Ana Lya Moya [UNESP] Rodrigues, Ana Claudia Tavares |
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Assistive Technologies Design Education Inclusive Design Interdisciplinarity |
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Assistive Technologies Design Education Inclusive Design Interdisciplinarity |
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The design of products for people with disabilities requires the understanding of a wide range of factors related to users' health, functional abilities, needs, expectations and preferences. Such multifactorial perspective is often perceived as beyond the reach by the students of both graphic and product design, as it comprises knowledge from different areas such are not usually part of design curriculum as health, rehabilitation, computer science and biomedical engineering. Here, we report on strategies for developing design students’ empathy and awareness for the needs and expectations of people with disabilities. By means of a combination of theoretical and practical approaches, a course on Inclusive Design was developed as part of the regular curriculum of the Bachelor Programme in Design at Sao Paulo State University (UNESP, Bauru campus, Brazil), with the collaborative participation of members of SORRI BAURU Rehabilitation Center. The final projects developed by the students were based on the demands presented by SORRI BAURU’s rehabilitation team, and results reveal that the theoretical-practical approach based on interdisciplinarity was shown to provide the design students a learning experience that, ultimately, supports the quality decision-making in the design process. This paper describes the pedagogical approach, theoretical contents and practical activities developed during the Inclusive Design course. The challenges, benefits, results, and contributions of this experience from the perspective of the design education are also discussed. |
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