inclusive design

Inclusive Design

Semester B | For 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students | 2 credits

Instructor: Yedidia Blonder

Inclusive design seeks to expand the perspective of designers and challenge conventional definitions of "user," "need," and "accessibility." The course focuses on developing design solutions that acknowledge and embrace human diversity in all its forms — with a serious, collaborative approach to people with disabilities.

Through participatory design research, we will explore everyday challenges from multiple viewpoints and search for responses through material, formal, and functional languages — ones that meet users where they are, rather than expecting them to adapt to design.

The course will include: field observations and interviews with target users, meetings with professionals, usability testing and feedback collection, as well as exposure to issues of disability and body image. A series of lectures will address principles of universal design, accessibility, culture, and the perception of human difference.

Throughout the semester, students will engage in collaborative design processes, build prototypes, and test them with real users.

Inclusive design is not a gesture — it is a way to sharpen thinking, refine outcomes, and offer better, more relevant design for everyone.