Design for All. The Increasing Dissemination of Teaching Experiences

Abstract

At the same time with the latest global demographic phenomena, have developed and quickly spread different design approaches related to the more general definition of “Design for inclusion”. Among them, the Design for All seems the most appropriate to spread social awareness oriented to the inclusion, in addition to being particularly effective for the training of young designers, because it forces them to consider the constraints and opportunities arising from the complex system of target project. The text describes some educational experiences conducted in recent years in Italy, in the University of Chieti-Pescara, referring to a number of application areas: bathing, shopping, sign systems, preparation and consumption of food and drink, gardening. The text highlights the importance of the training time to increase awareness of young designers on the issues of human diversity and social inclusion, and at the same time the way in which the DfA approach would encourage innovation, particularly through effective design concept.