an airport guide for travellers with dementia. 3:00 Afternoon Tea Break Final Panel Session: Speakers to be confirmed 3:30 Topic: Home and Away with Universal Design 4:15 Announcements and closing remarks 4:30 Close POSTERS Reimagining Co-design through Ability and Techné This research explores the different ways that designers come to understand how to design Dr Janice Rieger (QUT); Dr Jasmien Harssens (UHasselt); Dr environments for users with abilities that differ from their own. Through three international case Megan Strickfaden (University of Alberta) studies, we illustrate that the ways designers design for/with people who have disabilities can be shifted when considering ableism and techné. So Close and Yet so Far Away: Teaching Design Students to Teaching design students to design for/with people with disabilities is still a significant challenge in Design for Differences design education. This presentation reflects on the various pedagogical methods that were Dr Janice Rieger (QUT) and Dr Annie Rolfe (QUT) undertaken to educate architecture and interior design students at QUT on inclusive design. These studies resulted in recommendations for improvement, student reflections and teacher reflections. We can still accept picture posters showcasing good Contact Jane Bringolf on email for details. examples of universal design, accessibility and inclusion
an airport guide for travellers with dementia. 3:00 Afternoon Tea Break 3:30 Final Panel Session: Speakers to be confirmed Topic: Home and Away with Universal Design 4:15 Announcements and closing remarks 4:30 Close POSTERS Reimagining Co-design through Ability and Techné Dr Janice Rieger (QUT); Dr Jasmien Harssens (UHasselt); Dr Megan Strickfaden (University of Alberta) This research explores the different ways that designers come to understand how to design environments for users with abilities that differ from their own. Through three international case studies, we illustrate that the ways designers design for/with people who have disabilities can be shifted when considering ableism and techné. So Close and Yet so Far Away: Teaching Design Students to Design for Differences Dr Janice Rieger (QUT) and Dr Annie Rolfe (QUT) Teaching design students to design for/with people with disabilities is still a significant challenge in design education. This presentation reflects on the various pedagogical methods that were undertaken to educate architecture and interior design students at QUT on inclusive design. These studies resulted in recommendations for improvement, student reflections and teacher reflections. We can still accept picture posters showcasing good examples of universal design, accessibility and inclusion Contact Jane Bringolf on email for details.
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