Experiences of Design for Disability in Collaborating with Students and Industries

Harris, Norman; Vasantha, Gokula

Abstract

This chapter looks at the design and engineering of products to assist people with disability. It looks at the process that companies, disability organisations and universities employ to help develop aids and products that solve various needs. Although in most cases, the disability organisation takes the lead, it is the individual who has the dis-ability who must be totally involved. The lead author has experience of working with the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) when in a company, and other excellent organisations as a university lecturer. Supporting a successful partnership in either case is more difficult than first realised but provides opportunities for all.

Citation

Harris, N., & Vasantha, G. (2025). Experiences of Design for Disability in Collaborating with Students and Industries. In Future of Design Education: InFuSED23 (205-219). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7363-3_14

• Online Publication Date: Mar 26, 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Deposit Date: Aug 30, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 27, 2026
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 205-219
• Series Title: Design Science and Innovation
• Book Title: Future of Design Education: InFuSED23
• ISBN: 9789819773626; 9789819773633
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7363-3_14
• Keywords: Design for Disability
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3180135
• Contract Date: Aug 30, 2023