Coursework for All: Assessment of Services for Independent Living

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Coursework for All Assessment of Services for
Independent Living
Colette Nicollec.a.nicolle_at_lboro.ac.uk
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Faculties and Departments
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Disability, Ageing and Inclusive Design

• Coursework A critical assessment of the
  accessibility, usability, and acceptability of
  some aspect of everyday, independent living for
  older and disabled people
• Integrate the knowledge covered earlier in the
  module
• Emphasise requirements capture and evaluation
  techniques with older and disabled people, and
• Rehearse more effective interpersonal skills for
  teamwork and communication in the context of
  Design for All

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IDCnets Taxonomy of Design for All Core
Knowledge and Skills
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The Brief

• Choose a service
• Consider different ways in which a person might
  obtain the service
• Not to be a detailed audit of web accessibility
  or built environment
• Encouraged to involve a user well known to the
  student and provided with ethical protocols
  (informed consent etc.)
• Alternatively, student can develop a Persona,
  describing his or her impairments, difficulties,
  needs and aspirations
• Literature review

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The Report

• Describe the service and any alternative ways of
  obtaining the service
• Include an assessment of how the abilities or
  needs of older or disabled people may affect the
  accessibility and usability of the service
• Include a critical analysis of the extent to
  which the service meets these requirements
• Extrapolate findings from one user to a range of
  users
• Present conclusions and recommendations

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Multi-faceted aspects of inclusive design

• For example in the context of library facilities
• Disabled parking
• Wheelchair access
• Hearing induction loop
• Accessible computer facilities
• SuperNova software
• Electronic magnifier