Space That Speaks to All. Universal Design as an Empathy Laboratory

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dc.abstract.enThe article discusses the role of universal design as a tool for developing empathy and social responsibility in design education. It presents teaching experiences from a course for graphic design students that integrates methodology, design thinking and Project-Based Learning. The purpose of the classes is to prepare students for creation of inclusive and accessible solutions. The evaluation conducted, based on mixed methodology, showed that the course had a positive impact on students’ approach to design. As many as 65% of students who have completed the course declared a clear positive change in their approach. These changes included increased awareness of accessibility issues, better understanding of the meaning of empathy and appreciation of the role of research in the design process. Students emphasised that their designs focused on users’ actual needs and not on their own creative preferences. They also noticed that designing with disabled persons in mind expanded accessibility for the entire society, including the elderly or parents with children.
dc.affiliationWydział Interdyscyplinarny
dc.contributor.authorAnacik-Kryza, Agata
dc.contributor.authorSieroń, Anna
dc.date.access2025-11
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-03T11:08:09Z
dc.date.available2025-12-03T11:08:09Z
dc.date.created2025-11
dc.date.issued2025-11
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.physical54-63
dc.description.sdgQualityEducation
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume7
dc.identifier.eissn2956-9567
dc.identifier.issn2956-8919
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2062
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.dsignn.online/
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki socjologiczne
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o komunikacji społecznej i mediach
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enuniversal design
dc.subject.ensocial inclusion
dc.subject.enempathy in design
dc.subject.enproject-based learning
dc.swps.sciencecloudsend
dc.titleSpace That Speaks to All. Universal Design as an Empathy Laboratory
dc.title.journalDsignn
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle