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Designing for the Disabled

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Design for the disabled is an all-embracing subject covering a heterogeneous area of specialised design of consumer products, including the shaping of a planned environment.

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  1. C. Wycliffe Noble
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  1. The Middlesex Hospital, London, UK

    Stephen Mattingly TD, MB, FRCP, D. Phys. Med (Consultant Rheumatologist) (Consultant Rheumatologist)

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Noble, C.W. (1977). Designing for the Disabled. In: Mattingly, S. (eds) Rehabilitation Today. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7437-4_11

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