Snug Vest Founder/Designer Lisa Fraser ('10), and co-presenter Pamela Rollins, U of Texas-Dallas, have applied to present a panel -- The Importance of Design in Special Needs Tools at the upcoming South by Southwest Festival, within the theme of Cognitive Process & Design Thinking.
Therapeutic products are built to be technical, mass produced, and solve physical problems. The result is often rigid products that overlook the importance of ergonomics, user feedback and how design influences the students emotions. The presenters will share their views on co-creation as a designer & Speech Pathologist, and discuss the importance of well-designed products for special needs students, using the design processes for Snug Vest& RoboKind as examples to illustrate the process.
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