Co-designing together with persons with visual impairments
Magnusson, Charlotte LU
; Hedvall, Per Olof
LU
; Rassmus-Gröhn, Kirsten
LU
and Caltenco, Héctor
(2026)
In Signals and Communication Technology
Part F1257.
p.329-351
- Abstract
The benefits of involving persons intended to use a product or service early in the design process is increasingly acknowledged. This text provides inspiration and practical suggestions for anyone interested in designing for and with persons with visual impairments. We focus on co-design, but many of the adaptations and materials presented can also be used in more traditional design activities, such as usability testing. The text rests on an inclusive mindset. In other words, we prefer to expand and enhance existing methods regarding who is involved, and how to provide means for participation to wider target groups, rather than how to create “special” methods for “special” users. We introduce basic concepts, provide practical examples... (More)
The benefits of involving persons intended to use a product or service early in the design process is increasingly acknowledged. This text provides inspiration and practical suggestions for anyone interested in designing for and with persons with visual impairments. We focus on co-design, but many of the adaptations and materials presented can also be used in more traditional design activities, such as usability testing. The text rests on an inclusive mindset. In other words, we prefer to expand and enhance existing methods regarding who is involved, and how to provide means for participation to wider target groups, rather than how to create “special” methods for “special” users. We introduce basic concepts, provide practical examples and discuss activities and materials, inclusive design and accessibility as well as the importance of the context of use.
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- author
- Magnusson, Charlotte
LU
; Hedvall, Per Olof
LU
; Rassmus-Gröhn, Kirsten
LU
and Caltenco, Héctor
- organization
- publishing date
- 2026
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Accessibility, Co-design, Inclusive design, Universal design, Visual impairment
- host publication
- Mobility of visually impaired people : fundamentals and ICT assistive technologies - fundamentals and ICT assistive technologies
- series title
- Signals and Communication Technology
- editor
- Pissaloux, Edwige and Velazquez, Ramiro
- volume
- Part F1257
- pages
- 23 pages
- publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:105026664058
- ISSN
- 1860-4862
- 1860-4870
- ISBN
- 978-3-031-91549-9
- 978-3-031-91552-9
- 978-3-031-91550-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-031-91550-5_12
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 3c8c4bc7-da27-41fb-9f25-d158cc10fe15
- date added to LUP
- 2026-01-18 22:21:54
- date last changed
- 2026-02-17 03:01:00
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