Design for All

Synopsis

Altro and Floyd Slaski Architects have been working together in the last year to look at how to innovate the product selection process to help and identify Neurodiverse-friendly and Dementia-friendly palette of products on the basis of evidence based researches.

Altro has been running a series of successful workshops on ‘Design for All’ and neurodiversity friendly design principles.

Following a short presentation of main key principles, the workshop will explore how to apply these principles to different settings, such as hospitals, residential units, schools and higher education.

Product swatch samples will be available to complete a colourful and meaningful mood board.

Have you ever consider what a day to day journey mean for people with hidden disabilities? The workshop will help to understand and look at the design from a different sensorial perspective.

The presentation will focus on covering designing spaces with autism, neurodiversity, aged care and hidden disabilities in mind:

• impact of the layout,

• colour scheme and

• acoustic environment

• Working with stakeholder and specialist consultants

• Overcoming the challenge of working within an existing environment