Disability + relevant design: Empathic design strategies supporting more effective new product design outcomes

Design Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-196

  McDonagh, Deana ^a   Thomas, Joyce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Design education; Designing process; Disabilities; Empathic design research; Empathic horizon; Empathy

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EDUCATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77953304425     PISSN: 14606925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175470710X12735884220899     Document Type: Article

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