Design with me

I have special needs! the case for cerebral palsy

Josiane Tochetto

Cayley Guimarães

pp. 214-222

in: Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis (eds), Universal access in human-computer interaction. methods, techniques, and best practices, Berlin, Springer, 2016

Abstract

The HCI community has an important task of bringing the requirements of people with special needs to the forefront. Thus, all involved can help inform the design of systems that promote quality of life, inclusion and citizenship for a large portion of individuals and groups. This article presents a process that draws from universal and participatory design, as well as intellectual tools, such as mental and empathy maps, to help designers to inform design of artifacts. As per the proposed framework, it also presents a set of suggestions of artifacts and systems to be built that are centered on persons with Cerebral Palsy.