Moving Beyond Human Bodies on Display: Signs of a Shift in Categorisation

Per-Olof Hedvall; Stefan Johansson; Stina Ericsson

Moving Beyond Human Bodies on Display: Signs of a Shift in Categorisation

Per-Olof Hedvall, Stefan Johansson, Stina Ericsson

Certec - Rehabilitation Engineering and Design

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Abstract

In this paper, we explore signs on toilet doors. Our aim is to contribute to an enhanced understanding of how goals and ambitions regarding inclusion are realised in design processes. We identify and outline three patterns for inclusive signage: 1) Addition, where inclusive signage is accomplished by adding more pictograms of different persons, 2) Combination, where inclusive signage is accomplished by composite pictograms, 3) what we choose to call Nonclusion, where nonclusive signage is accomplished by not depicting persons, bodies, or roles at all. We end by discussing the three patterns in terms of a growing unease towards inclusion as such and with the prevailing patterns of categorisation of people, bodies, and roles.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DAI - Il Disegno per l’Accessibilità e l’Inclusione
Place of Publication	Milano
Publisher	Publica
Pages	48-59
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9788899586256
Publication status	Published - 2022 Dec 2
Event	Drawing for Accessibility and Inclusion - University of Genova, Genova, Italy Duration: 2022 Dec 2 → 2022 Dec 3 https://www.disegnodai.eu/en/home/

Conference

Conference	Drawing for Accessibility and Inclusion
Abbreviated title	DAI
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Genova
Period	2022/12/02 → 2022/12/03
Internet address	https://www.disegnodai.eu/en/home/

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Other Humanities not elsewhere specified
Interaction Technologies

Keywords

Universal Design
Categorisation
Signage
Inclusion
Nonclusive design

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Moving Beyond Human Bodies on Display: Signs of a Shift in Categorisation

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