CHOOSE A RESEARCH ITEM - Proposal - Conferences - The Industrial Design Research center for Complex Products - FADU/ UBA - Accessibility - Intelligent Houses - Kitchen for Disabled Persons - Universal Design - Domotic - Ergonomics - Drawings for the Visually Handicaped - Pets and People with Disabilities - Security - The Elderly

DRAWINGS FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED

Investigation for the integration of the visually handicapped and sighted people to daily activities.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT:

Development of a drawing code both for the visually handicapped and the sighted people for a greater interaction at home and therefore improve their integration.

 

OBJECTIVES

Introduction

The development of a Cooking Book of recipes and/or assistive cards for the organization of the different daily activities.

Development of recipes.
Use of a code based on drawings, big print, specific graphic design, to be read-interpreted not only by sighted people, but also by visually handicapped people.

Objectives:

Increase the independence of the disabled persons in daily activities.
Modify conditions of habitability and accessibility, according to specific ergonomic standards.

Work for the social wellbeing: providing support, safety, prevention and a decrease of accidents around the home environment.

Create a new design unit for all people with disabilities and give them the possibility to use modules which would adapt to any environment.
Design a new kitchen with a systematization of functional components which could be adapted to different groups of users by means of some variations in the design.

Generalize about the developed solutions for the application to traditional kitchens as "KITS".

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Industry: graphic design / design for all and others.
Date: November 12, 2003
File: 289794
Form: 72682
Receipt: 000200112895