What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built WorldAccessible America: A History of Disability and DesignMaking Disability Modern: Design Histories
What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built WorldAccessible America: A History of Disability and DesignMaking Disability Modern: Design Histories
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身体能做什么?
DOI:
10.1093/jdh/epab002
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发表时间:
2021
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0.2
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Gooding J
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作者:
Gooding J
This comparative review discusses three publications that critically reflect on the history and design of objects by looking through the lens of disability. One of the things that emerges most clearly is a critique of the assumptions made when the world is designed according to notions of what is average or normal. These volumes give clear examples of the ‘social model of disability’, popularized by Mike Oliver, which proposes that disability becomes apparent when there is an interaction between a person and the objects, services and spaces they encounter. Taken together, they reveal a new subsection of design history that gives emphasis to considering diversity of experience and how bodies meet the designed world. These books offer a new way of writing the history of objects, but also propose a future pathway where design can contribute to a new model of disability experience.The year 2020 coincided with the 25th anniversary of the UK’s Disability Discrimination Act and the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This brought acute focus to disability and ageing and associated advocacy campaigns highlighted the experience of disabled people to a wider audience. As a field, Disability Studies has been active for over thirty years and this correlates with growing interest in inclusive design and user-centred design practice. Previous book-length treatments of disability and design objects have generally fallen into one of the following categories: focus on user experience (UX) and emotional design; historical narratives of innovation in materials, technology or production method; sociological perspectives; or professional codes and guidelines. More recent publications have offered a critical reflection on the history of disability experience and how people interact with the world, its objects and services. 1