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SUMMARY:A Task Analysis Tool for Estimating Exclusion from Work Tasks duri
 ng Inclusive Design - David Nery\, Engineering Design Centre
DTSTART:20071031T160000Z
DTEND:20071031T170000Z
UID:TALK8914@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Julie Jupp
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Inclusive design is a user-centred design approach t
 hat focuses on designing for the widest population possible within the des
 ign process.  For this purpose designers require tools that enable the com
 parison of the task demands of the proposed design with the capability of 
 the population.  This paper presents a new framework for functionally link
 ing a comprehensive capability and disability prevalence data set for the 
 UK population\, with the process of task design.\n\nThe alarming escalatio
 n in the rate of the ageing population with their associated changes in se
 nsory\, physical and cognitive capability has resulted in people becoming 
 excluded from performing some tasks in a safe and effective way.  The task
  analysis tool presented will allow the level of exclusion for work tasks 
 to be defined very early and throughout the design process.  \n\nThe task 
 analysis tool presented will allow ageing user capabilities to be defined 
 and applied to the design process in a practical and accurate way thus all
 owing the level of exclusion to be defined very early and throughout the d
 esign process. Some results from a pilot study of 136 subjects will be pre
 sented in terms of the application of the exclusion model to “real world
 ” work tasks.  The results of the analysis clearly indicate there are ce
 rtain aspects of the particular task requirements which have a high exclus
 ion potential.  When these task elements are mapped against capability pre
 valence data\, the exclusion tool can estimate the numbers of people who a
 re excluded from a particular profile of task demands. Defining the level 
 of exclusion\, particularly very early in the design process\, will allow 
 designers to make informed decisions regarding the level of exclusion from
  specific features of their product.\n\nThe benefits for greater inclusivi
 ty in the final design are not just confined to the individual who can per
 form the task requirements in a safe and effective way.  There are signifi
 cant benefits at the organizational level as companies struggle to fill th
 eir skills sets within their operational functions. The proposed inclusive
  design audit tool has the potential to be an integral component of organi
 zations risk management systems to ensure people are not excluded from par
 ts of their current or proposed job task functions. \n
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms 1A+1B\, (off the Oatly Lab)\, 2nd Floor\, Engineeri
 ng Department
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