History and development of industrial design from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the present.

ID 8803 introduces accessibility as a foundation for designing products, interfaces, media, information systems, materials, and engineered environments. Drawing on disability studies, HCI, design justice, human factors, and inclusive design, students explore accessibility through participatory design, multimodal prototyping, critique, and accessible documentation. As an interdisciplinary graduate seminar and co-design lab, the course brings together students from Industrial Design, HCI, Digital Media, Information Science, Mechanical Engineering, and related fields to develop inclusive design strategies through lectures, workshops, observational studies, and project-based work grounded in stakeholder needs.

History and development of industrial design from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the present.

For graduate students holding graduate research assistantships.

For graduate students holding graduate research assistantships.

For graduate students holding graduate teaching assistantships.

This course recognizes graduate research conducted through MultiSense.Studio under the supervision of Dr. Abigale Stangl. MultiSense.Studio is an interdisciplinary research group focused on the ethical design and development of inclusive services, products, and experiences through accessibility innovations and personalization. Students contributing to the lab’s research agenda may engage in activities such as literature review, study design, prototyping, data collection, analysis, dissemination, and community-engaged or participatory research.  

For graduate students holding graduate research assistantships.