universal design in technology

   

         To increase access to technology for all groups of people, inclusive design can help ameliorate the challenges many faces in using technology. To improve access to technology for all groups of people, inclusive design can help ameliorate the challenges many faces in using technology. Considering the high benefits to the larger society, all designers should work beyond the minimum legally expected to promote the inclusive use of technology products. (Teddi Doupe,2018).

       It is important to have a holistic design approach that meets the needs that are not included in the design and development processes of technology products. Inclusive Computational thinking brings together 21st-century skills of communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking with digital technologies to advance collective problem-solving. (Wolske, M 2020)

      Whether we are looking to pursue a career in the IT industry or as end users of technology, we all have a responsibility to contribute to the inclusive design and development of technology.

Citation

• Diversity, Inclusion and Universal Design | Teddi Doupe | TEDxUAlberta,2018
• Wolske, M. (2020). Person-centered guide to demystifying technology: Working together to observe/ question/ design/ prototype/ and implement/reject technology in support of people's valued beings and doings. Windsor & Downs Press