Open AccessThe importance of accessible design in education
Author(s) -
Marina Beneito Pastor,
Adelina Bolta Escolano
Publication year - 2018
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.4995/inn2018.2018.8784
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , order (exchange) , computer science , design education , human–computer interaction , multimedia , knowledge management , sociology , business , finance , anthropology , advertising
Accessible design is crucial on education because it provides equally opportunities of fulfilling everyone’s potential, and it helps the education community to transmit the values of an openminded and empathic society where its diversity is standardised. Children realise about this diversity from the very early stages and won’t be able to learn these values naturally if they are not equally able to interact with the environment that surrounds them. A link between designers and educators must be created in order to include accessible and assistive products in every education facility and exchange their experiences and opinions, so the design of accessible products, environments and services solves real needs and keeps improving.