[community] Differentiating Accessibility, Universal Design and Inclusive Design

Mohsen Mahjoobnia mm14kl at student.ocadu.ca
Wed Oct 26 19:30:39 UTC 2016


here is my 2 lines of personal interpretation and believe (non academic).
To me:

Incision is the "human of things" vs. "internet of things!" Inclusion is
beyond design and science (the intellectual and practical activity) its
about culture, practice and humans; connected and as one.

Accessibility also is not about just the physical aspect or design of
environment! accessibility is a tool that will help with the goal of
inclusion.

Mohsen M

On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Treviranus, Jutta <jtreviranus at ocadu.ca>
wrote:

> I can definitely include usability in the larger "definition of inclusive
> design" section. Here I’m asked to differentiate between inclusive design
> and the already defined accessibility and Universal Design.
>
> thanks
> Jutta
>
> > On Oct 26, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Giraudy, Cheryl <cgiraudy at ocadu.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Pina, perhaps by mentioning a few of the the Universal Design
> principles to note the core value of usability may be one way to ensure
> it’s highlighted?
> >
> > Liz, I wonder if adding both ‘direct’ and ‘indirect’ impact of the
> design... in paragraph three is appropriate?
> > Cheryl
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2016-10-26, 2:45 PM, "community on behalf of Pina D'Intino" <
> community-bounces at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca on behalf of pina.dintino at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm sorry if I'm being   persistent on this, but I'd really would like
> us to  consider tying usability in the  Inclusive section. We say
> accessibility and universal is part of inclusion, but in my option and
> based on many experiences, something can be accessible  and even while
> using a participatory design or approach,  there is no guarantee that it
> will actually be usable by all.
> >> So in my opinion if we are talking about  inclusion or inclusive design
> the output also has to be usable.
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Pina
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: community [mailto:community-bounces at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca] On
> Behalf Of Lizbeth Goodman
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 2:46 AM
> >> To: Liskovoi, Lisa
> >> Cc: Inclusive Design Community
> >> Subject: Re: [community] Differentiating Accessibility, Universal
> Design and Inclusive Design
> >>
> >> Thanks Jutta and all for the invitation to contribute to this thinking!
> >>
> >> I see Jutta's statements as very powerful, and have here woven in a few
> lines of my own emphasizing Intention and Empathy as well as weaving in key
> ideas suggested by others in this stream. I hope this helps a bit?
> >>
> >> ***
> >> 'Accessibility' is a term to describe is an intended outcome for
> persons who experience disabilities or other social, physical, educational,
> health-related, intellectual or cognitive barriers to full active
> participation in all aspects of daily life.
> >>
> >> 'Universal design', as it is currently articulated, is a term which
> describes a prescriptive set of universal quality criteria for a design
> tool. Universal Design, as expressed in the English language definitions
> currently in use, assumes a 'norm' or 'mainstream' population for whom
> tools, services and technologies can best be designed, and then further
> assumes a set of 'marginal', 'extreme user groups' who are seen to
> 'deviate' from the norm in some way, and are described in terms of their
> 'deficits' and their 'special needs' in relation to achieving the tasks of
> daily life using tools designed for the assumed 'normal' majority.
> >>
> >> Inclusive Design is a term which rejects the notion of a 'norm' and
> which insists instead that each individual person is best defined in
> accordance with her or his own strengths and abilities,  and which further
> focuses on
> >> a) achieving an integrated personal fit for the full range of human
> diversity, b) the process of design and who participates in the design
> decisions, and c) the indirect impact of the design or the design in its
> larger context.
> >>
> >> Inclusive design is more than an outcome or a set of design criteria.
> It is an informed, systemic approach arising from years of intense
> participatory action research using a community design methodology, which
> intends to guard against the risk that persons will be excluded by the
> outcome, the set of criteria, the design process, or the indirect impact of
> a design. As such, 'Inclusive Design' as a term encompasses both
> 'accessibility' and 'Universal Design'.
> >>
> >> 'Inclusive Design' is an holistic social, educational and technological
> methodological approach: a methodology comprising key tested tools for the
> informed co-design of a more inclusive society, accessible to all people.
> >> 'Universal Design' is one of the methods or tools that can be tested in
> the overall methodology of ID. Accessibility of all public spaces, public
> ideas, services, educational and communication technologies, and
> personalized versions thereof, is the aim or intention of Inclusive Design.
> >>
> >> ***
> >>
> >> All Best, Lizbeth
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 25 October 2016 at 21:35, Liskovoi, Lisa <lliskovoi at ocadu.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I like this definition of accessibility from My Blind Spot (
> >>> http://myblindspot.org/mbs-accessibility-defined/):
> >>>
> >>> Accessibility is the degree to which a product, device, service, or
> >>> environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility
> >>> can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system
> >>> or entity. The concept often focuses on people with disabilities or
> >>> special needs (such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
> >>> Disabilities) and their right of access, enabling the use of assistive
> technology.
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>>
> >>> LISA LISKOVOI
> >>> INCLUSIVE DESIGNER AND ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST INCLUSIVE DESIGN
> >>> RESEARCH CENTRE
> >>>
> >>> T 416 977 6000 x3961
> >>> E lliskovoi at ocadu.ca<mailto:lliskovoi at ocadu.ca>
> >>>
> >>> OCAD UNIVERSITY
> >>> 100 McFaul Street, Toronto, Canada M5T 1W1
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> >>>
> >>> On Oct 25, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Treviranus, Jutta <jtreviranus at ocadu.ca
> >>> <mailto:jtreviranus at ocadu.ca>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I’m part of a number of UN Committees and was requested to both define
> >>> inclusive design and differentiate inclusive design from accessibility
> >>> and Universal Design.
> >>>
> >>> I would love to get your thoughts and suggestions as this will go into
> >>> some fairly far-reaching documents.
> >>>
> >>> Here is my proposed wording for the differentiation (not the
> definition):
> >>>
> >>> Accessibility is an intended outcome for persons that experience
> >>> disabilities.
> >>>
> >>> Universal design, as it is currently articulated, is a set of
> >>> universal quality criteria for a design.
> >>>
> >>> Inclusive design focuses on a) achieving an integrated personal fit
> >>> for the full range of human diversity, b) the process of design and
> >>> who participates in the design decisions, and c) the indirect impact
> >>> of the design or the design in its larger context.
> >>>
> >>> Inclusive design is more than an outcome or a set of design criteria.
> >>> It is a systemic approach that guards against the risk that persons
> >>> will be excluded by the outcome, the set of criteria, the design
> >>> process, or the indirect impact of a design. As such Inclusive Design
> >>> encompasses both accessibility and Universal Design.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thoughts?
> >>>
> >>> Jutta
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Professor Lizbeth Goodman, BA, MA, MLitt, PhD Chair of Creative
> Technology Innovation Professor of Inclusive Design, School of MME College
> of Engineering and Architecture
> >>
> >> Founder/Director, SMARTlab
> >> Director, the Inclusive Design Research Centre of Ireland @ UCD
> Founder, The MAGIC Multimedia and Games Innovation Centre
> >>
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