Liberation: Design that liberates rather than handicaps us
Abstract
In my studies to become an industrial designer I have placed the strongest emphasis on two specific
concerns: the design of products that support safe human activity (ergonomics), and the design of products
that are accessible to physically impaired people. During this time I have been struck by the fact that these
two concerns are always discussed separately, as if they had distinct applications in design that never
related. The underlying assumption is that the general population and the the physically impaired are
mutually exclusive groups. For this thesis project I set out to challenge that assumption by finding design
solutions common to both of these groups and to illustrate my solutions by redesigning a product to satisfy
their needs.
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