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

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.

PToolkit Prototype: Mixed Fidelity for Design Idea Transformation

This paper describes about the design and development of PToolkit prototype. We used both low and high fidelity prototype techniques for development of PToolkit prototype interactive application with expert user collaboration in the design iterative phases. Low fidelity prototype enables exploration for the general layout and information contents, whereas high fidelity prototype allows experimentation in providing experience for intended context and target user group. Both techniques has proved provide experiences in design context, thus allows an early reflection and design transformation.