[p2p-research] universal design

[Massimo Menichinelli]

I'm not so sure that we can actually link Universal Design (as it is 
called in the USA) or Design for All (as it is called in Europe) to P2P 
trends.
I studied it about 10 years ago but I remember it's not about 
participatory design or design for enabling p2p dynamics or open models. 
Though it is very important, it is about designing products, services 
and so on in a way that they are proper for disabled people and "common 
people" at the same time. No more "special" products for disabled people 
and "common" products for everybody else: Universal Design proposes to 
design all the products as if they were to be used by everybody (hence 
the "universal" name).

It's about considering ergonomics (but not participation) in the design 
process. I don't see it as P2P, it is a way to design better products 
for everybody.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Design
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_for_All_(design_philosophy)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergonomics



Il 03/08/2010 07:29, Michel Bauwens ha scritto:
> http://www.dwell.com/articles/an-introduction--to-universal-design.html
> hi massimo, eric,
> any comments on how this would be related to p2p?
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