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CODEA: A FRAMEWORK FOR CO-DESIGNING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES WITH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS, AND END-USERS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

L. Aflatoony*
Affiliation:
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America
S. J. Lee
Affiliation:
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America

Abstract

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There are currently limited guidelines on how to design complex assistive technologies (ATs), which necessitates expertise beyond that possessed by designers, occupational therapists (OTs), or end-users. To address this issue, we conducted a series of four participatory workshops to study various configurations of OT-designer-user collaboration in co-designing do-it-yourself (DIY) ATs for an older adult with mobility impairment. We then proposed a specific co-design framework for such OT-designer-user collaboration.

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