When Designing for the Disabled, Fit is the Finish
taught by: Bryce Johnson
Session Summary
Introducing a new extension to the Microsoft Inclusive Design methods focused on how devices can be designed to be flexible systems that are inclusive for the disabled.
Description
An informative session on designing devices for the disabled community. We will discuss the importance of inclusive design practices and our new hardware toolkit, designed to help create inclusive hardware that supports experiences that intertwine the digital and physical. Modern products provide experiences that intertwine the digital and physical. We believe to meet the needs of human diversity we must approach product design striving to create flexible systems through a lens of Devices + Accessories + Augmentations
Practical Skills
- Designing flexible systems through a lens of Devices + Accessories + Augmentations.
- How to use the ideas from our new methods to create inclusive hardware that supports experiences that intertwine the digital and physical.
- The requirement of partnering with disabled communities to identify diverse needs.