Space That Speaks to All. Universal Design as an Empathy Laboratory
Space That Speaks to All. Universal Design as an Empathy Laboratory
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Anacik-Kryza, Agata
Sieroń, Anna
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2025-11
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Dsignn
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2
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7
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54-63
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2956-8919
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The 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.
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universal design
social inclusion
empathy in design
project-based learning
social inclusion
empathy in design
project-based learning
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Sustainable Development Goals
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