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Title: | “Design for All” manual: from users’ needs to inclusive design strategies | Authors: | Mosca, Erica HERSSENS, Jasmien Rebecchi, Andrea FROYEN, Hubert Capolongo, Stefano |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Publisher: | Springer | Source: | Bagnara, Sebastiano; Tartaglia, Riccardo; Albolino, Sara; Alexander, Thomas; Fujita, Yushi (Ed.). Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018): Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management (ODAM), Professional Affairs, Forensic, Springer, p. 1724-1734 | Series/Report: | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing | Series/Report no.: | 824 | Abstract: | Design for All (DfA) has been considered as a fundamental and innovative strategy to design inclusive spaces for a diversity of people’s needs and wishes. However, there is still a gap between theory and practice in this dis-cipline. Therefore, tools that support designers to implement DfA through a descriptive approach in architectural practice are necessary. The paper discusses the research development of a manual to inspire archi-tects in the application of DfA strategy. The manual’s development is based on four main criteria for knowledge transfer, defined by a precedent litera-ture review: communicate, organize, understand and use. The outcome of the research is the definition and design for a DfA Manual on Public Spaces in terms of haptic experiences. The manual strives to trans-fer knowledge through a descriptive and performance based approach. For this reason, over design indications, the manual aims also to include an ex-tensive description of users’ needs, references to case studies and laws on accessibility, which inspire architects and support them to find the proper de-sign solution within their own project. In the manual sample developed, de-sign indications focus on haptic design, which studies the perception of the built environment through the body, referring to the sense of touch. Thus, the manual’s purpose is to create a DfA awareness for many archi-tects, designers and decision makers in their activities. Therefore, starting from the basic application of prescriptive laws, the manual should be used as a support tool during the design process to design inclusive spaces for all us-ers. | Notes: | Rebecchi, A (reprint author), Politecn Milan, Milan, Italy. ericaisa.mosca@polimi.it; jasmien.herssens@uhasselt.be; andrea.rebecchi@polimi.it; hubert.froyen@uhasselt.be; stefano.capolongo@polimi.it | Keywords: | Design for All; design indications; descriptive approach; knowledge transfer; architecture | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/27246 | ISBN: | 9783319960791 | DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_177 | ISI #: | 000473061800166 | Category: | C1 | Type: | Proceedings Paper | Validations: | ecoom 2020 |
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