Co-Design: A Contemporary Path to Innovation and Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities

Authors

Liz DePoy, University of Maine
Stephen F. Gilson, University of Maine

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Description

40 Year History: Began as participatory design. Was aimed at redressing product failure. Today: Co-design engages service and product users as full collaborators in a collective intelligence and invention process at the fuzzy front end of the design process.

Publication Date

11-2016

Document Type

Poster

Publisher

University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

City

Orono, Maine

Conference Name

2016 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference

Conference Location

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

design, disability

Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering

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Recommended Citation

DePoy, E. & Gilson, S. F. (2016, November). Co-Design: A contemporary path to innovation and entrepreneurship for people with disabilities. Poster presented at the 2017 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference. Washington, D.C.