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Design For Everyone

Achondroplasia is the most common type of dwar- fism, which severely limits people with this condition from performing everyday activities, which for a per- son of average height are very simple. In addition to physical limitations, people with dwarfism may suffer from psychological problems due to rejection and difficulty adapting to a world of giants. The aim of this thesis is to investigate and analyze how design can improve the quality of life of people with dwarfism. For this research, different exercises were carried out, in which different profiles of people could ex- plore and learn about what dwarfism is and how they are affected every day in our society.

People with dwarfism have very significant complications and challenges due to the fact that the whole world is not designed for their height, which makes them live in a world of giants. Activities that are so simple and unchallenging for a person of normal size may be impossible or very difficult to perform for people with dwarfism. Using public transportation in the city, climbing stairs, or simply going to the bathroom can be very challenging tasks for people with dwarfism, thus impairing their quality of life. And all this without taking into account thousands of other activities that people with dwarfism cannot perform.

People with dwarfism not only suffer from physical limitations, which prevent them from performing certain tasks due to their height, but also, as a consequence, they may suffer psychological damage due to general rejection.

Leaving aside all the limitations and problems that people with the condition of dwarfism have, another important problem regarding this issue is the lack of empathy and awareness about the quality of life of dwarfs. There is a long way to go, so that more people become more sensitive to the situation, and improve the quality of life of this minority group. Relating to awareness, it is important to refer to people with dwarfism in the correct way. Little people of America explain in a very accurate way the main word to avoid and which ones are correct.

People with dwarfism have very significant complications and challenges due to the fact that the whole world is not designed for their height, which makes them live in a world of giants. Activities that are so simple and unchallenging for a person of normal size may be impossible or very difficult to perform for people with dwarfism. Using public transportation in the city, climbing stairs, or simply going to the bathroom can be very challenging tasks for people with dwarfism, thus impairing their quality of life. And all this without taking into account thousands of other activities that people with dwarfism cannot perform.

People with dwarfism not only suffer from physical limitations, which prevent them from performing certain tasks due to their height, but also, as a consequence, they may suffer psychological damage due to general rejection.

Leaving aside all the limitations and problems that people with the condition of dwarfism have, another important problem regarding this issue is the lack of empathy and awareness about the quality of life of dwarfs. There is a long way to go, so that more people become more sensitive to the situation, and improve the quality of life of this minority group. Relating to awareness, it is important to refer to people with dwarfism in the correct way. Little people of America explain in a very accurate way the main word to avoid and which ones are correct.

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a person with dwarfism, went on the program looking for an investor to support his project of shoes for people with dwarfism.

For his presentation he brought a (very large) chair which is proportional to the way an ordinary chair fits them, and asked the investors to try to get into the chair. This activity made them really understand and put themselves in the shoes of a person with dwarfism. (Fig.1,2,3)

The topic seemed very interesting so before making any decision from privilege, it was decided to contact Jacobo to talk to him and see what could be done, he commented that there is not much that is addressed for them, so any outcome of this would be a positive thing for the community.

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Integriertes Design

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Masterarbeit

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foto: Michael Hohl foto: Visit. Prof. Mito Mihelic

Entstehungszeitraum

Sommersemester 2022

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