#Design as a Critical Agent of #Narratives; 1. to acknowledge & capture a diversity and pluriversality of narratives, 2. to navigate & speculate dominant, alternative and counter narratives, and 3. to embed & scale them within & beyond the design process - read our full paper:
The @TAI_Africa SAFARIKID wheelchair is now #crowdfunding on @Kickstarter
Check out the video to see how we can support children with mobility disabilities in Africa, through the gift of mobility.
Share and join one of the 8 supporter clubs for rewards https://t.co/kpwRDLpu1S
How do #narratives shape design?
Our new article explores the powerful role of narratives in #design, proposing a framework to move beyond dominant narratives and amplify diverse voices📣
Discover the potential for design-led systemic change. Read more:
https://t.co/j0THuuM5Rj
📣 Join us for @LIVEChildRights Critical Childhood(s): 100 Years of Children’s Rights international conference showcasing cutting-edge work in contemporary critical childhood and children’s rights scholarship.
📆 3-5 July 2024
📍 @LivUniSLSJ
Register ⤵️
https://t.co/FEbeL7IZiK
🎈 This year, World Duchenne Awareness Day will be focused on...
Duchenne & Disability Rights
We shine a spotlight on what it's like to live with Duchenne and fighting for disability rights everywhere in the world.
→ Follow our campaign and share the communication contents!
{access}ories is LIVE to purchase in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 With @batchworks_ and @ordolife, we're proving that when it comes to accessible design, one size fits one.
More about {access}ories: https://t.co/DppTbX9bPR
Find your perfect shape: https://t.co/LeB3pakvB3
⏳ There’s just 1 day until the #DuchenneDash2024!
Please join us in wishing this year’s Dashers a massive ‘good luck’ and stay tuned over the next 24 hours for updates on their progress!
Help us make this the most successful Dash yet by donating to https://t.co/fpkIgfOFTo
Dying Matters Awareness Week starts today 💛
Patricia, Mumtaz & Lucy add their voices to this animation exploring the power of language at the end of someone’s life.
👉 Please help share this post. Thank you.
#DMAW24#TheWayWeTalkAboutDyingMatters@NLondonHospice
Congratulations to Dr @farnaznickpour & a team of @livunieng researchers who won 2 prizes at @TheEngineerUK Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) Awards for their innovative design project Elevex.🏆
Read more▶️https://t.co/95435TFnce
"What is going on is a moral stain on humanity.
It is a thing we as humans cannot allow to continue.
It must stop."
- @WHO on attacks against healthcare in #Gaza#NotATarget
We are delighted to be 2x winners at @TheEngineerUK Collaborate to Innovate awards! We won the Medical and Healthcare Award and the Overall Winner for Best Collaborative Project for our work on the Smart Suit with @LivUni & @SMA_UK_ . Thank you to @PostcodeLottery for funding it
Thank you @TheEngineerUK#C2IAwards for 2 awards tonight for The SMART Suit team, recognising the amazing communities of participants from @DuchenneUK & @SMA_UK_ who have played a critical role in steering this project with their invaluable lived-experience insights and feedback!
✨ Live from the #C2IAwards
Our final award is Grand Prix, our winner of winners – Sponsored by @Babcockplc
Our winner is… The SMART Suit – winner of the Healthcare & Medical category 🏆 By @DuchenneUK with @SMA_UK_ and @inclusionaries_ at @LivUni 👏 Huge congratulations!
Our publication in 'The International Journal of Designed Objects' investigates embedding narratives through Inclusive Design: a multidisciplinary exploration of the roles and applications of end-user narratives within and beyond a MedTech design process 🦾https://t.co/FkiEH8uUAk
Have you heard of Design Justice? It sheds light on the underlying power dynamics that can leave marginalised populations behind in design, overlapping with principles from inclusive design - an interesting comparison between the two areas in this article
https://t.co/ZfCUAIKnoX