Denise Stephens is Founder of Enabled by Design, a social business and community passionate about Design for All. Design for All gets personal: from mass market to mass customisation

1. @enabledby
#Designathon

2. Design for All gets personal:
from mass market to
mass customisation
Enabled by Design-athon:
Ravensbourne, London (2 – 3 November 2012)

3. My name is
Denise…
(and I happen to have MS)

4. What is Assistive Technology?
“Any product or service designed
to enable independence for
disabled & older people”
(Source: user group consultation at the King’s Fund in 2001)
From: To:

5. Plastic not so fantastic…

6. Maggie Winchcombe OBE, FCOT
“When I was looking back
over old OT journals from
the 1970s, I was shocked to
see adverts for products that
haven’t changed in nearly 40
years”

7. Battle of the bland…
vs

8. Design for All “Design philosophy targeting use
of products, services & systems
by as many people as possible
without need for adaptation”

9. Mass market
doesn’t
automatically
mean accessible

10. New materials: sugru

11. New technology: 3D Printing

12. New ways of
working:
Customisation

15. Accessibility for the Masses?

16. Thank you very much…

17. Where to find us:
Website: http://enabledbydesign.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/enabledbydesign
Twitter: https://twitter.com/enabledby
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/enabledbydesign/
Email: denise@enabledbydesign.org