The Challenge: Your user interface is a distraction minefield. Your office layout is a sensory trigger. The world is primarily designed by and for the neurotypical majority—leaving up to 20% of the population struggling with digital interfaces and physical spaces that compromise their focus, process information poorly, or cause sensory overload. This is not a deficit on their part; it’s a failure of design.
The Lecture: This session challenges the assumption of a "standard brain" and flips the script on accessibility. We move beyond compliance (the bare minimum) into neuro-inclusive design, using the unique cognitive profiles of neurodivergent individuals—such as those with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia—not as afterthoughts, but as catalysts for groundbreaking universal design.
What You Will Decode:
The Hidden Usability Obstacles: Understand sensory overload (hypersensitivity) vs. sensory underload (hypo-sensitivity) and how design elements like font, contrast, spatial zoning, and noise directly impact cognitive function.
Strengths-Based Design: Learn how traits often labeled as "deficits"—like deep focus, lateral thinking, and pattern recognition—can be leveraged to design products that are inherently more intuitive, creative, and powerful for everyone.
Actionable Frameworks: Dive into practical strategies for your next project, including concepts like SCRAP (Simple, Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity) and the Transdisciplinary Approach of co-designing with neurodivergent users.
Join us to unlock a new paradigm: When you design for the most complex needs, you optimize the experience for all.
