Designing the Inclusive Built Environment: An Exploration of Opportunities Offered by ICTs

Designing the Inclusive Built Environment: An Exploration of Opportunities Offered by ICTs

ICTs and other technologies already assist people with disabilities in daily living; however, opportunities offered by these technologies during the design of the inclusive built environment are not much explored. The BE-free@campus project conducted at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy, is...

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Main Author: Emilia Conte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ar.Tec. 2017-07-01
Series:Tema
Online Access:http://artecweb.org/ojs2/index.php/TeMA/article/view/118
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spelling doaj-60ea3209750f44a0825c9bbdb8b5f6ca2020-11-25T01:36:05ZengAr.Tec.Tema2421-45742017-07-0131768710.17410/tema.v3i1.118118Designing the Inclusive Built Environment: An Exploration of Opportunities Offered by ICTsEmilia Conte0Politecnico di BariICTs and other technologies already assist people with disabilities in daily living; however, opportunities offered by these technologies during the design of the inclusive built environment are not much explored. The BE-free@campus project conducted at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy, is reported as an experiment testifying how potentials of ICTs can be exploited. Results of the project, i.e. (i) a personal digital assistant for navigation of students with disabilities and their caregivers in University buildings and spaces and (ii) criteria for the metadesign of a University PEBA, can be exported to other contexts of application.http://artecweb.org/ojs2/index.php/TeMA/article/view/118
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description ICTs and other technologies already assist people with disabilities in daily living; however, opportunities offered by these technologies during the design of the inclusive built environment are not much explored. The BE-free@campus project conducted at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy, is reported as an experiment testifying how potentials of ICTs can be exploited. Results of the project, i.e. (i) a personal digital assistant for navigation of students with disabilities and their caregivers in University buildings and spaces and (ii) criteria for the metadesign of a University PEBA, can be exported to other contexts of application.
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