Inclusive design can make our design more universal, eliminate the physical and psychological barriers of products for people with disabilities. When I was watching the video Disability and Innovation: Universal Benefits of Accessibility, the speaker Haben Girma mentioned that inclusive design not only benefits people with disbilities, but actually everyone of us. If we make designs available and accessible to people with disabilities, we are also make the experience easier for everyone.
In fact, everyone has a disability at some point. In my own example, I rarely drink water when I was driving, since most of the water bottle design requires two hands to open. When driving, I need to keep my hands on the steering wheel and keep my eyes on the road ahead. Of course, I can drink water while waiting for a red light, but that becomes a hassle when driving on the freeway. In addition, most of the bottle design on market requires two hads to open, which might include the bottle of our favorite drinks. Therefore, I am thinking of a way to assist people with one hand to open a water bottle that requires two hands to open.
Observing closely, there are some grooves on the bottle caps to helps the user to cap and recap the bottle after every use. If there is a grooves with spring bump design that can locked the bottle cap, it can help the user open the bottle easier with one hand. The groove is only the size of a bottle cap. So it won’t occupy much space in the car and easy to be installed according to different car interior design.
“Disability drives innovation. When you think about new ways of accessing information, new ways for people to connect, and engage with each other, you’re going to find yourself designing the next best thing.”
Haben Girma
