ABSTRACT
Inclusive design is an approach to design that aims to include the needs of users with various physical, cognitive and sensory ability limitations in the design process. Understanding the abilities of the disabled population and how it is structured with age is an important first step to designing inclusively. The high prevalence of Musculo-skeletal conditions (such as all forms of arthritis that occur mostly with increasing age) and the loss of locomotion and dexterity ability suggest the design of products with reduced physical demand. Inclusive design requires the simultaneous consideration of motor, sensory and cognitive ability loss, as these losses tend to co-occur in the older population. In conclusion, it was observed that the loss of ability to interact with everyday products generally tends to increase with increasing age. Designing inclusively is becoming more and more important in an ageing world, bringing about an increase in the quality of life for older and disabled people.
