UK and US industrial perspectives on inclusive design

Dong, Hua; Keates, Simeon; Clarkson, John

Abstract

Inclusive design and its US counterpart universal design present opportunities and challenges to industry. However, despite the motivations for adoption of more inclusive design practices, industry has been slow to adopt them (Keates and Clarkson, 2002). This research aims to provide an understanding of why and how companies adopt inclusive design practices and what are the barriers when implementing them. Based on a series of interviews with UK design consultancies and a similar review in the US, a comparison of issues raised by UK and US companies regarding inclusive/universal design is made.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2003)
• Start Date: Mar 18, 2003
• End Date: Mar 25, 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Deposit Date: Feb 5, 2019
• Book Title: Conference Proceedings on International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2003)
• ISBN: 1-874175-94-2
• Keywords: Inclusive design industry
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1497154