This visually rich book celebrates design ingenuity, making the point that inclusive design is better for all
This visually rich book celebrates design ingenuity, acknowledging the significant contributions of disabled individuals and communities to design and making the point that, simply put, inclusive design is better for all. Covering ten projects across fields including fashion, community practices, social media, graphic design, gaming, and architecture, Design and Disability delves into the motivations and methods of their creators. It poses questions that are central to their design, such as how to balance diverse access needs, what does radical visibility mean, and what makes a community. Design and Disability offers a manifesto for living now and into the future. It addresses an urgent gap in the literature and is led by disabled communities, emphasizing the importance of recognizing disabled individuals as experts in their own experiences.
1. How to Build a Network
2. How to Play a Game
3. How to Design a Font
4. How to Design a Home
5. How to Design a Neighbourhood
6. How to Start a Club
7. How to Protest
8. How to Make an Image
9. How to Dress Well
10. How to Start a Studio
Natalie D Kane is a curator and writer based in London, UK. They are Curator of Digital Design at the V&A within the Art, Architecture, Design and Photography Department. With the V&A, they curated the official U.K. pavilion at the 2018 London Design Biennale, and the official U.K. pavilion at the 2019 XXII Milan Triennale, showing the work of Forensic Architecture. Natalie is on the Advisory Board for the Society for Computers and Law and was a 2019 recipient of an Art Fund New Collecting Award.
Reuben Liebeskind is a researcher, writer, and curator from East London. Their background is in visual culture, carceral studies, and community engagement. They are currently an Exhibition Research Assistant at the V&A, having previously worked on the program team at Grand Union Gallery. Their work has been presented at the 5th International Conference for Carceral Geography and published in Third Text, The Funambulist, and Framing the Penal Colony.
