Redesign accessibility
Information Design / Inclusive Design / Social Design
Focusing on accessibility over disability to foster inclusivity.
As the world is rethinking the wheelchair accessibility symbol, a joint initiative by the International Union of Architects and Rehabilitation International launched a competition to redesign the International Accessibility Symbol.
The goal was to create a new graphic symbol of accessibility that reflects the diversity of people who use buildings and other built environments.
Steering away from limitations, this symbol focuses on the idea of accessibility, rather than on disabilities, emphasizing access not only to various spaces, but to an inclusive living standard.
It is impossible to properly visualise the multitude of disabilities found in society; therefore using a more conceptual design, which focuses on the accessibility of space, allows everyone to feel included.
“Signs wait for us; they are
useless without our interpretations.
They wait to be transformed from meaningless objects to tools
holding messages.
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International Accessibility Symbol Design Competition 2022
Self-submitted / Personal project