Universal Design

Good design is an important concern in the digital world. The rapid development of digital media has changed the market with a variety of information products of different quality. Many of the design are very effective but few designs fail to satisfy the need. Good design requires brilliant idea and deeper understanding. The role of designer is to design or create something should perform its function with less chance of a failure. So it is necessary to create product which are accessible to one population and also accessible to another disability people. E.g. ATM machine, to use web browser etc.

                             Sometime different disabilities require similar accommodations. Someone who is blind and someone who cannot use his or her hands both have difficulty using a mouse but support for speech output not only benefits blind users, but also to other. Web plays an important role in society and can make some tasks easier for people with disabilities. As disability terms varies from one country to another, person to person. Design half a product to one group and the other half of the product to another is not helpful. Sometimes a solution to a problem for one type of disability may cause a new problem for a person with another type of disability.

                                              Universal design is not only the design or trend but a process which helps with considering the needs of the user, people with disabilities apart from age, size, ability or disability. Universal design supports the social model of disability and its target to maximize the accessibility and usability of a product. Its benefits more people than older people and people with disabilities. Safety must be an essential consideration in the universal design process. The universal design works on the seven principles of development. It provides services equally to all users no separation of people with disabilities such as privacy, security, and safety should be equally available to all users. When providing flexible program, it means that people of all disabilities, visible and non-visible receive services needed. They makes the design or service easy to understand, regardless of the user’s experience, knowledge. Providing information in easy way, giving clear and easy instructions that can be understood by the people. Everyone can use the product comfortably to maintain a neutral body position and reduce continuous physical effort such things as disabled parking and accessible bathrooms. Beyond all these principles, it also means that staff is disability aware, communicate in a respectful manner with people of all abilities and are aware of the need. Designer should always be aware about this fact and realize their design it serve everyone.