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From the Ted Talk by Sinéad Burke: Why design should include everyone

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Now, the accessible bathroom is somewhat of an option. In this space, I can reach the lock on the door, the sink, the soap dispenser, the hand dryer and the mirror. Yet, I cannot use the toilet. It is deliberately designed higher so that wchaiehler users can transfer across with ease. This is a wfudernol and necessary iaotnonvin, but in the design world, when we describe a new project or idea as aslcsceibe, what does that mean? Who is it accessible to? And whose needs are not being adcmmcaoetod for?

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Now, the accessible bathroom is somewhat of an option. In this space, I can reach the lock on the door, the sink, the soap dispenser, the hand dryer and the mirror. Yet, I cannot use the toilet. It is deliberately designed higher so that __________ users can transfer across with ease. This is a _________ and necessary __________, but in the design world, when we describe a new project or idea as __________, what does that mean? Who is it accessible to? And whose needs are not being ____________ for?

Solution

  1. wonderful
  2. accommodated
  3. accessible
  4. innovation
  5. wheelchair

Original Text

Now, the accessible bathroom is somewhat of an option. In this space, I can reach the lock on the door, the sink, the soap dispenser, the hand dryer and the mirror. Yet, I cannot use the toilet. It is deliberately designed higher so that wheelchair users can transfer across with ease. This is a wonderful and necessary innovation, but in the design world, when we describe a new project or idea as accessible, what does that mean? Who is it accessible to? And whose needs are not being accommodated for?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

  1. accessible
  2. accommodated
  3. bathroom
  4. deliberately
  5. describe
  6. design
  7. designed
  8. dispenser
  9. door
  10. dryer
  11. ease
  12. hand
  13. higher
  14. idea
  15. innovation
  16. lock
  17. mirror
  18. option
  19. project
  20. reach
  21. sink
  22. soap
  23. space
  24. toilet
  25. transfer
  26. users
  27. wheelchair
  28. wonderful
  29. world