Designing for Adults with Intellectual Development Diversities
As designers, we speak often about making spaces that innately feel good. But if designing interiors well means creating spaces that “feel good,” then we must consider the challenge that sentiment presents: how do we account for the differences in how a space affects individual people differently? In this discussion, we’ll set aside basic personality differences and preferences in humans to explore something more complex. A recent research project published by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) examines the intricacies of “Designing for Adults with Intellectual Development Diversities.” The study, conducted by a research team out of Texas Tech University (Angela Bourne, Ph.D.; Kristi S. Gaines, Ph.D.; Debajyoti Pati, Ph.D), calls attention to the rising number of people with intellectual development diversities who are entering the workforce. “The number of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) transitioning to adulthood is growing, and support for independent living has been …
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