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Inclusive Design Principles in Everyday Practice. What? Why? When? How?. OT and the Built Environment. Using the Environment for Doing : Reduce the demands from the environment Enhance the “users” capabilities. …How OT’s do this?. Use of Space. Positioning of Product in Space.
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Inclusive Design Principles in Everyday Practice What? Why? When? How?
OT and the Built Environment • Using the Environment for Doing: • Reduce the demands from the environment • Enhance the “users” capabilities
…How OT’s do this? • Use of Space • Positioning of Product in Space • Choose Products • Choose the type of interface
How can Inclusive Design Principles Help? “Regardless of Ability” • The OT Process • User focused • Analyse • Solution • Communication
Inclusive Design Principles Equitable Use Flexibility of Use Simple and Intuitive to Use Perceptible Information Tolerance for Error Low Physical Effort Size and Space for Approach for Use http://design-dev.ncsu.edu/openjournal/index.php/redlab/article/viewFile/129/76
Using the toilet • Flexibility in Use • Sitting • Standing • Equipment (medical) • Habits/Rituals • Solutions • Unobstructed space • Position of grab rails/storage • Type of toilet (cistern) • Style of toilet seat (padded/lid)
What? Designing regardless of ability • Why? To support clinical reasoning • When? In everyday Practice • How? Applying the principles to • Space • Layout of products in space • Choice of products • Choice of interface