Designing for disabled people: exploring inclusive design in architectural education

Kasem, Menatalla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7650-661X, Clark, Sam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4597-5162 and Sakellariou, Dikaios ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2668-2834 2023. Designing for disabled people: exploring inclusive design in architectural education. Charrette 9 (1) , pp. 255-270.

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Abstract

Architects usually design for normative bodies , thus shaping an exclusive environment for many users. This article explores the gap in architectural education that leads to a lack of knowledge in the architectural profession about the various accessibility needs of the wide spectrum of disabled people. It reports on a pilot study, involving architectural educators, to suggest a threshold of integrating a critical awareness of diverse accessibility needs. We found that adopting the social model of disability in the architecture design studio has the potential to serve as a threshold to reach a holistic inclusive design curriculum.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Architecture
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Publisher:	Association of Architectural Educators
ISSN:	2054-6718
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	2 June 2025
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2025 14:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178679

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