Fashion, Disability and Co-Design: A Human-Centered Design Approach

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Constricting styles and limited clothing choices can restrict a person with a disability from fully participating in social communities, employment and gatherings that have an unspoken dress code. Design has the power to change this. Fashion, Disability and Co-Design shows how collaborative, inclusive design techniques can produce garments and accessories that increase social inclusion for people with disabilities. Grace Jun outlines practical techniques to help designers create their own inclusive collections, with detailed examples from interviews with professionals. 14 illustrated case studies show how engagement with disability communities to co-design adaptive clothing and accessories can lead to functional, wearable solutions for people of all abilities without compromising style.

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Grace Jun is assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Georgia (UGA) researching design processes inclusive of disability, such as accessible interaction design, co-design, and adaptive fashion. Grace connects her academic research to design practice by developing relationships with disability communities as CEO of Open Style Lab (OSL), a Smithsonian National award-winning nonprofit organization. A three-time recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, Grace also serves on jury committees and organizations that further advance the arts & design.