What is inclusive design?
This collection of classroom resources that look at the topic of inclusive design and how design can be used to solve problems and support all people in society to engage successfully in the world around them. This resource sets the scene for inclusive design, helping students to understand how products must fulfill a need for a range of users. Students learning and understanding is documented in a series of worksheet based activities which encourages deeper thinking and further development.
Ikea This Ables
The ThisAbles project was conceived to allow people with special needs to enjoy the quality of life provided by IKEA products. As part of IKEA’s vision to “create a better everyday life for as many people as possible”, they joined forces with the non-profit organizations Milbat and Access Israel, that specialise in creating special solutions for populations with special needs and disabilities, and developed a new and revolutionary line of products that bridge some of the gaps between existing IKEA products and the special needs of people belonging to these populations.
Fixperts
Fixperts is an award-winning, hands-on learning programme that challenges young people to use their imagination and skills to create ingenious solutions to everyday problems. The programme is equally relevant to design and techology, engineering and as a STEM enrichment activity. This set of resources can be used to introduce pupils to ideas about social and inclusive design, problem identification, iterative design and evaluating ideas with a user in mind.
What is inclusive design?
This resource sets the scene for inclusive design, helping students to understand how products must fulfill a need for a range of users. Students learning and understanding is documented in a series of worksheet based activities which encourages deeper thinking and further development.
Mini NEA - Inclusive design lesson 6
Students will understand and discuss the differences between product form and function through debating and discussion tasks. A client brief will be explained and set with students understanding the requirements of the NEA and completing a product analysis study of elderly aid products.
Mini NEA - Inclusive design lesson 7
Lesson 2 of a set of lessons where students will apply their product analysis studies from the previous lesson to begin a generation of design ideas for solving their provided clients needs. Students will learn and develop confidence in drawing quick, thumbnail sketches which demonstrate solutions to the problem with detailed annotation.
Mini NEA - Inclusive design lesson 8
Lesson 3 of a set of lessons where students will solve a design problem using inclusive design principles. In this lesson students will learn about anthropometrics and will collect appropriate data which can be applied to the product solution for the client. Students will learn how to collect data and convert into the appropriate percentile, apply this to their developed design. Students will use a combination of the collected data and SCAMPER to generate design ideas, leading to a final solution.
Mini NEA - Inclusive design lesson 9
Lesson 4 of a set of lessons where students will follow the design, make, test and evaluate process of the new GCSE controlled assessment. Within this lesson students will develop an understanding of the importance of modelling and prototyping prior to manufacture. They will develop skills in being able to quickly model using blue foam one of their developed design ideas from the previous lesson.
Mini NEA - Inclusive design lesson 10
Lesson 5 of a set of lessons where students will follow the design, make, test and evaluate process of the new GCSE controlled assessment. Within this lesson students will understand the importance of modelling and prototyping prior to manufacture. They will develop and demonstrate skills in being able to model using blue foam and understand finishes which can be applied to this material, creating a realistic prototype.