Acessibility and Universal Design

Recommended Prerequisites

Training equivalent to a Degree in access to the degree you are attending. Frequency and approval of the discipline of Human-Computer Interaction / Interaction Design. Understanding of the English language.

Teaching Methods

The methodology is based on seminars that combine theoretical presentations of models, methods and instruments with practical exercises and project activities in a studio environment. Autonomous practical work is required for synthesis of readings, critical analysis or answer to questions, and a group project where the student exercises the techniques, and the communication and organization skills involved in them. The project involves several stages, with presentation and critique sessions, with feedback from colleagues and the teacher.

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit aims to develop students' understanding of the importance of applying the principles of Accessibility and Universal Design in the design and development of interactive systems, aimed at people with different skill levels and diverse needs, such as blind, deaf, or old age. It is intended that the student is able to:

- Understand and distinguish between the concepts of inclusive design, universal design, accessibility, and assistive technologies.

- Understand the importance of product design and development that prioritize diversity, and accommodate different levels of skill, disability, and disability.

- Identify, describe, and understand the application of universal design principles.

- Analyze and apply tools that aim to accommodate the diversity of users.

- Develop the ability to conceive, design, prototype, evaluate and build proposals for Universal Design / assistive technologies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Brief history and introduction to Universal Design, Inclusive Design, and Accessibility.

2. Basic concepts and terminology. Diversity, inclusion and exclusion. Equality and equity.

3. Types of disability and its severities.

4. The 7 principles of Universal Design and your checklist.

5. Examples and types of universal tools and assistive technologies.

6. Universal Design in the design and development cycle of products and services.

7. The perspective of design based on user skills with different characteristics and strategies to accommodate diversity, develop partnerships with the user, and promote the development of effectively inclusive technologies.

8. Tools for analyzing and evaluating the accessibility of products and services. Standards, guidelines, and checklists.

9. Implications of disabilities from a social perspective.

10. Areas of application, socio-economic potential, and case studies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Paula Alexandra Gomes da Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 50.0%
Project: 50.0%

Bibliography

Preiser, W., & Smith, K. (2010). Universal Design Handbook, 2E (2nd Edition). McGraw-Hill Education.

Constantine Stephanidis (2014). Design 4 All. In The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 3rd Ed.

Jacob O. Wobbrock, Shaun K. Kane, Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Susumu Harada, and Jon Froehlich. 2011. Ability-Based Design: Concept, Principles and Examples. ACM Trans. Access. Comput. 3, 3, Article 9 (April 2011).

Jacob O. Wobbrock, Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Shaun K. Kane, and Gregg C. Vanderheiden. 2018. Ability-based design. Commun. ACM 61, 6 (June 2018).

The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design http://universaldesign.ie/

Center for Universal Design NCSU ttps://projects.ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/cud/

W3C Accessibility Standards, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List.

Artigos e vídeos selecionados subjacentes às temáticas de Acessibilidade e Design Universal. | Selected articles and videos on Acessibility and Universal Design topics.