CSAD RESEARCH

Research Features video on LAUGH

A project that began with an aspiration to introduce digital technologies into an arts therapies service turned into arts therapies taking a lead on these being introduced across all professions and services in a National Health Service (NHS) Learning Disabilities Service.

Scope is delighted to be hosting a one day workshop presented by Dr. Wendy Keay-Bright. Design Director, Cariad Interactive and Director, Centre for Applied Research in Inclusive Arts and Design (CARIAD), Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Interview with Dr Keay-Bright by Network Autism at the NAS Autism and Good Practice in Design Conference in October 2015.

This film describes Somability, a project and software application designed by Cariad Interactive to "make movement irresistible" for people with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) in their day service settings. The project has been undertaken with funding from the Rayne Foundation, Rhondda Cynon Taf Authority and Cardiff Metropolitan University, with generous support from Microsoft and Novatec. The film was made by Dan Joyce.

We will examine, using practical examples, the potential to develop more ‘natural’ media and technologies by broadening the focus of attention to the whole visual, auditory, tactile and sensual field. The aim is to re-incorporate peripheral awareness into our experience using these multiple sense inputs.

DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference, Watkins, C.A., Loudon, G.H., Gill, S., and Hall, J.E. (2014) ‘Can design thinking be used to improve healthcare in Lusaka Province, Zambia?’, Marjanovic, D., Storga, M., Pavkovic, N., Bojcetic, N. (eds.) DS77 : Proceedings of the Design 2014 13th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik – Croatia, May 19 – 22, pp. 1005-1014

11th European Academy of Design Conference; Watkins C. A., Loudon, G. H., Gill, S. and Hall, J.E. ‘The Challenges of taking a User-Centric Approach within developing countries: A case study of designing medical solutions for Zambia’ to be published in the proceedings of the 11th European Academy of Design Conference, Paris Desartes University, Boulogne Billancourt, France, April 22-24 2015