So why don’t we have it?
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Attitudes towards disability cause design exclusion in public policy, products, buildings
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Designers are taught to design around a mythical normal population
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Universal design is seen as a euphemism for ‘disabled design’ rather than inclusive design
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Perception still retained of normal designs for ‘us’ and special designs for ‘them’
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Perception extra cost and loss of aesthetics
Jane Bringolf Confirmation of Candidature Presentation UWS
December 2008