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Contents:
Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Breaking Down Barriers Between Disciplines; 1 Creating an Inclusive Architectural Intervention as a Research Space to Explore Community Well-being; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Addressing Suicide in Derry/Londonderry; 3 Our Future Foyle; 4 The Tale of the Whale; 5 Extending Inclusive Consultations Through Events; 6 Design Proposals; 7 Conclusions; References; 2 The Effect of Age and Gender on Task Performance in the Automobile; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Age and Gender Differences; 2 An Experimental Study; 2.1 Study Design and Procedure
2.2 Results and Analysis2.2.1 Standard Wheel Position Variation; 2.2.2 Mean Number of Button Presses and Glances Per Task; 3 Discussion and Design Implications; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Introducing Assistive Technology and Universal Design Theory, Applications in Design Education; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Method; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; 5 Future Suggestions; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Exploring User Capability Data with Topological Data Analysis; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 3 Methodology; 4 Results; 5 Discussion and Conclusion; References
5 Enhancing the Fashion and Textile Design Process and Wearer ExperiencesAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Fashion Industry and Sustainability; 3 Wearer Behaviour, Emotion and Sensory Factors; 4 Design Thinking; 5 Applied Vibrotactile Systems; 6 Conclusions; References; Breaking Down Barriers Between Users, Designers and Developers; 6 Using Inclusive Design to Drive Usability Improvements Through to Implementation; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Case Study; 2 Develop a Proof-of-Concept Prototype; 2.1 Case Study; 3 Enable Stakeholders to Experience the Issue; 3.1 Case Study; 4 Quantify It
4.1 Case Study5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 7 Improving Pool Design: Interviewing Physically Impaired Architects; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Context; 3 Methodology; 4 Results; 5 Discussion; 6 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 8 Intelligent Support Technologies for Older People: An Analysis of Characteristics and Roles; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Terminology; 3 A Classification of Intelligent Support Technologies (ISTs) for Older People; 4 Conclusions; References; 9 Participatory Design Resulting in a â#x80;#x98;Do-It-Yourself Home Modificationâ#x80;#x99; Smartphone App; Abstract
1 Introduction and Background2 Aims and Methods; 3 Participatory Action Research Sessions; 3.1 Workshop 1â#x80;#x94;Formulation of the Design Brief for the App; 3.2 Workshop 2â#x80;#x94;Feedback on Initial Framework for the DIYmodify App; 3.3 Workshop 3â#x80;#x94;Feedback on the User Interface for the App; 4 Beta Testing; 5 Conclusions; References; 10 Identifying Barriers to Usability: Smart Speaker Testing by Military Veterans with Mild Brain Injury and PTSD; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Smart Speakers: PTSD and Mild TBI; 3 Consumer Technology: Accessibility as a Fundamental Need; 4 Smart Speakers and Usability
Summary:
The Cambridge Workshops on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) is one of the few gatherings where people interested in inclusive design, across different fields, including designers, computer scientists, engineers, architects, ergonomists, ethnographers, policymakers and user communities, meet, discuss, and collaborate. CWUAAT has also become an international workshop, representing diverse cultures including Portugal, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Australia, China, Norway, USA, Belgium, UK, and many more. The workshop has five main themes based on barriers identified in the developing field of design for inclusion: I Breaking Down Barriers between Disciplines II Breaking Down Barriers between Users, Designers and Developers III Removing Barriers to Usability, Accessibility and Inclusive Design IV Breaking Down Barriers between People with Impairments and Those without V Breaking Down Barriers between Research and Policy-making In the context of developing demographic changes leading to greater numbers of older people and people living with impairments, the general field of inclusive design research strives to relate the capabilities of the population to the design of products, services, and spaces. CWUAAT has always had a successful multidisciplinary focus, but if genuine transdisciplinary fields are to evolve from this, the final barriers to integrated research must be identified and characterised. Only then will benefits be realised in an inclusive society. Barriers do not arise from impairments themselves, but instead, are erected by humans, who often have not considered a greater variation in sensory, cognitive and physical user capabilities. Barriers are not only technical or architectural, but they also exist between different communities of professionals. Our continual goal with the CWUAAT workshop series is to break down barriers in technical, physical, and architectural design, as well as barriers between different professional communities
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