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The brilliant objects embodying the meeting of disability and design

15 mins | Jun 9, 2022
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In praise of truly interdisciplinary thinking. Do flesh-coloured prosthetics and 'invisible' hearing aids send out signals that impairment is something to hide? In this reflection on the challenges in designing objects that help disabled people, he reflects on the group's vast and mostly untapped potential for tech-based innovation.

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