This reading relates to a class I am currently taking called disability in musical contexts where we talk about disabilities studies and this “medical model” where disabilities are treated as problems to be solved negatively affect individuals. They will most likely try to hide their disabilities. They will prefer a design of accommodation that speaks about their disabilites the least. But in this text, we realise that a good design can acutally make someone confident about that impairment they have and I makes me wonder how a good design for something meant to disabled people can seep into mainstream media.
Take for instance the Apple AirPods. Apple has focused so much on their design and the product that they can be used as hearing aids for people with mild or little hearing loss, and in this case, you cannot distinguish who is using the airpods as support or just for entertainment. This is an example of good design that can boost the confidence of a person with hearing loss and it combines functionality and style.