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Designing Disability
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Infirmity and illness may be seen as part of human experience, but 'disability' is a social construct, a way of thinking about and responding to a natural human condition. Elizabeth Guffey's highly original and wide-ranging study considers the period both before and after the introduction of the ISA, tracing the design history of the wheelchair, a product which revolutionised the mobility needs of many disabled people from the 1930s onwards. She also examines the rise of 'barrier-free architecture' in the reception of the ISA, and explores how the symbol became widely adopted and even a mark of identity for some, especially within the Disability Rights Movement.
Yet despite the social progress which is inextricably linked to the ISA, a growing debate has unfurled around the symbol and its meanings. The most vigorous critiques today have involved guerrilla art, graffiti and studio practice, reflecting new challenges to the relationship between design and disability in the twenty-first century.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2019-10-24
Publication Date:
2019-10-24
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1350148830
ISBN13:
9781350148833
Weight:
371 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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