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Moving Beyond Human Bodies on Display : Signs of a Shift in Categorisation

Hedvall, Per-Olof LU orcid ; Johansson, Stefan and Ericsson, Stina (2022) Drawing for Accessibility and Inclusion p.48-59
Abstract
In this paper, we explore signs on toilet doors. Our aim is to contribute to an enhanced understanding of how goals and ambitions regarding inclusion are realised in design processes. We identify and outline three patterns for inclusive signage: 1) Addition, where inclusive signage is accomplished by adding more pictograms of different persons, 2) Combination, where inclusive signage is accomplished by composite pictograms, 3) what we choose to call Nonclusion, where nonclusive signage is accomplished by not depicting persons, bodies, or roles at all. We end by discussing the three patterns in terms of a growing unease towards inclusion as such and with the prevailing patterns of categorisation of people, bodies, and roles.
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subject
keywords
Universal Design, Categorisation, Signage, Inclusion, Nonclusive design
host publication
DAI - Il Disegno per l’Accessibilità e l’Inclusione
pages
12 pages
publisher
Publica
conference name
Drawing for Accessibility and Inclusion
conference location
Genova, Italy
conference dates
2022-12-02 - 2022-12-03
ISBN
9788899586256
project
The Syntax of Equality, A Tool for Expressing and Implementing Equality and Inclusion
language
English
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yes
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45344161-8629-4425-aba1-943d549b341e
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2022-12-05 15:27:52
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2022-12-12 10:38:27
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  abstract     = {{In this paper, we explore signs on toilet doors. Our aim is to contribute to an enhanced understanding of how goals and ambitions regarding inclusion are realised in design processes. We identify and outline three patterns for inclusive signage: 1) Addition, where inclusive signage is accomplished by adding more pictograms of different persons, 2) Combination, where inclusive signage is accomplished by composite pictograms, 3) what we choose to call Nonclusion, where nonclusive signage is accomplished by not depicting persons, bodies, or roles at all. We end by discussing the three patterns in terms of a growing unease towards inclusion as such and with the prevailing patterns of categorisation of people, bodies, and roles.}},
  author       = {{Hedvall, Per-Olof and Johansson, Stefan and Ericsson, Stina}},
  booktitle    = {{DAI - Il Disegno per l’Accessibilità e l’Inclusione}},
  isbn         = {{9788899586256}},
  keywords     = {{Universal Design; Categorisation; Signage; Inclusion; Nonclusive design}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  pages        = {{48--59}},
  publisher    = {{Publica}},
  title        = {{Moving Beyond Human Bodies on Display : Signs of a Shift in Categorisation}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/130665456/DAI_Hedvall_et_al_Publication.pdf}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}