Introduction to
Accessible Design
Permanent, Temporary,
and Situational Impairments
Understanding the Current State of
Play
Developing Core Problem

Areas and Solutions
Permanent, Temporary,
and Situational Impairments
Permanent temporary situational
Blind Cataract Distracted driver
Deaf Ear infection Bartender
Permanent temporary situational
Visual
Relating to blindness,visual impairment, andcolour blindness
Cognitive
Relating to issues of
memory, fluidintelligence, attention andemotiveness
Physical
Relating to fine-grainedand gross motor skills
Communication
Relating to issues ofhearing, of talking, ofreading, and of
expression
Emotional
Relating to issues ofanger and despair
IntersectionalRelating to all issues andwhere they intersect
Permanent
Temporary
Situational
Try to think of
problems that
are related to
the following
Visual
Cognitive
Physical
Communication
Emotional
Socio-Economic
Intersectional
Note
There is no wrong answers!
Eating a pot
noodle while
using your
phone
Juggling whiletexting
Defending the
realm against
dragons
Visual

Relating to blindness,
visual impairment, and
colour blindness
Cognitive

Relating to issues of
memory, fluid
intelligence, attention and
emotiveness
Physical

Relating to fine-grained
and gross motor skills
Communication

Relating to issues of
hearing, of talking, of
reading, and of
expression
Emotional

Relating to issues of
anger and despair
Intersectional
Relating to all issues and
where they intersect
Permanent
Temporary
Situational
Try to think of
problems that
are related to
the following
Understanding the
Current State of Play
What do you know
Where did you learn
How do you deal with
What do you not know
What do you need
How important is this?
Visual
Relating to blindness,visual impairment, andcolour blindness
Cognitive
Relating to issues of
memory, fluidintelligence, attention andemotiveness
Physical
Relating to fine-grainedand gross motor skills
Communication
Relating to issues ofhearing, of talking, ofreading, and of
expression
Emotional
Relating to issues ofanger and despair
IntersectionalRelating to all issues andwhere they intersectWhat do
you know
Where did
you learn
How do
you deal
with
What do
you not
know
What do
you need
Importance
It’s ok to leave
blanks (but try
not to have
too many)
fill this in individually but
speak to people around you
to see what their opinions
are
Visual
Relating to blindness,visual impairment, andcolour blindness
Cognitive
Relating to issues of
memory, fluidintelligence, attention andemotiveness
Physical
Relating to fine-grainedand gross motor skills
Communication
Relating to issues ofhearing, of talking, ofreading, and of
expression
Emotional
Relating to issues ofanger and despair
IntersectionalRelating to all issues andwhere they intersectWhat do
you know
Where did
you learn
How do
you deal
with
What do
you not
know
What do
you need
Importance
It’s ok to leave
blanks (but try
not to have
too many)
Developing Core Problem

Areas and Solutions
some solutions already exist
some things are still unsolved
Pick things that
3
everyone
does
no-one
does
some people
do
Talk through
your post-it
notes and
attach them
to the graph
easy to do difficult to do
important not important
Would you be able to do implement this
tomorrow? How much time and effort
would it take?
Is this a necessary thing? Compared to
everything else in your list what is most
important?
Talk through
your post-it
notes and
attach them
to the graph
time to
wrap-up

Introduction to Accessible Design

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    Permanent, Temporary, and SituationalImpairments Understanding the Current State of Play Developing Core Problem
 Areas and Solutions
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    Blind Cataract Distracteddriver Deaf Ear infection Bartender Permanent temporary situational
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    Visual
Relating to blindness,visualimpairment, andcolour blindness Cognitive
Relating to issues of memory, fluidintelligence, attention andemotiveness Physical
Relating to fine-grainedand gross motor skills Communication
Relating to issues ofhearing, of talking, ofreading, and of expression Emotional
Relating to issues ofanger and despair IntersectionalRelating to all issues andwhere they intersect Permanent Temporary Situational Try to think of problems that are related to the following
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    Note There is nowrong answers! Eating a pot noodle while using your phone Juggling whiletexting Defending the realm against dragons
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    Visual
 Relating to blindness, visualimpairment, and colour blindness Cognitive
 Relating to issues of memory, fluid intelligence, attention and emotiveness Physical
 Relating to fine-grained and gross motor skills Communication
 Relating to issues of hearing, of talking, of reading, and of expression Emotional
 Relating to issues of anger and despair Intersectional Relating to all issues and where they intersect Permanent Temporary Situational Try to think of problems that are related to the following
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    What do youknow Where did you learn How do you deal with What do you not know What do you need How important is this?
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    Visual
Relating to blindness,visualimpairment, andcolour blindness Cognitive
Relating to issues of memory, fluidintelligence, attention andemotiveness Physical
Relating to fine-grainedand gross motor skills Communication
Relating to issues ofhearing, of talking, ofreading, and of expression Emotional
Relating to issues ofanger and despair IntersectionalRelating to all issues andwhere they intersectWhat do you know Where did you learn How do you deal with What do you not know What do you need Importance It’s ok to leave blanks (but try not to have too many)
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    fill this inindividually but speak to people around you to see what their opinions are
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    Visual
Relating to blindness,visualimpairment, andcolour blindness Cognitive
Relating to issues of memory, fluidintelligence, attention andemotiveness Physical
Relating to fine-grainedand gross motor skills Communication
Relating to issues ofhearing, of talking, ofreading, and of expression Emotional
Relating to issues ofanger and despair IntersectionalRelating to all issues andwhere they intersectWhat do you know Where did you learn How do you deal with What do you not know What do you need Importance It’s ok to leave blanks (but try not to have too many)
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    some solutions alreadyexist some things are still unsolved
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    Talk through your post-it notesand attach them to the graph
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    easy to dodifficult to do important not important Would you be able to do implement this tomorrow? How much time and effort would it take? Is this a necessary thing? Compared to everything else in your list what is most important?
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    Talk through your post-it notesand attach them to the graph
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