[p2p-research] universal design

[Michel Bauwens]

thanks Massimo, that is useful!

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Massimo Menichinelli <info at openp2pdesign.org
> wrote:

> 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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