This week’s article made me see things in a new way. It used eyeglasses as its main example. Glasses are a medical tool, but they are also fashion items. The article asks why other aids, like hearing aids, can’t be the same. I had never really thought about it before, but it’s true. It feels like a failure that we treat these items so differently.
This made me think about how design makes people feel. When a device looks cold and medical, it can make a person feel like they are just a “patient” or that their needs are something to hide. The article shows that making these items beautiful or cool is not silly. It’s actually very important for giving people dignity and choice. It changes the focus from “fixing a problem” to just “living a life.”
Finally, the most interesting point was that this is a two-way street. Designing for disability can actually spark amazing new ideas for everyone. When designers have to solve a specific problem, it can lead to a brand new way of thinking. This means design for disability isn’t a small or separate thing; it’s a source of creativity that can make all design better.