Designable Universal Design Toolkit
Bruno Oro
ᱥᱤᱠᱷᱱᱟᱹᱛ Designable Universal Design Toolkit ᱛᱮ Bruno Oro Designable is an educational toolkit created for design students. The toolkit contains 97 method cards that encourage inclusive and empathy driven thinking. Each card offers a method, a prompt, or a scenario that simulates user experiences, including those of people with disabilities. The cards measure 80 by 150 millimeters and are printed on 350 gsm uncoated cardstock for tactile use. A custom storage box is 3D printed in PLA with internal dividers. A digital version is published as an accessible PDF file. The cards can be used alone or in teams during any design phase.
ᱠᱟᱸᱥᱟ A' Design Award ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ
Designable Universal Design Toolkit, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ: Bruno Oro, ᱫᱚ A' ᱥᱤᱠᱷᱱᱟᱹᱛ, ᱤᱛᱩᱱ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱭᱟᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱥᱤᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱵᱤᱥᱚᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. Designable Universal Design Toolkit ᱫᱚ 2026 ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱸᱥᱟ A' Design Award ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱟᱨ The Award Winner ᱨᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱩᱫᱩᱵ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ, Bruno Oro ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ Designable Universal Design Toolkit ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱳᱜᱤᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱱᱤᱡ ᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ.
Designable ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ
ᱥᱤᱠᱷᱱᱟᱹᱛ Designable Universal Design Toolkit ᱛᱮ Bruno Oro Designable is an educational toolkit created for design students. The toolkit contains 97 method cards that encourage inclusive and empathy driven thinking. Each card offers a method, a prompt, or a scenario that simulates user experiences, including those of people with disabilities. The cards measure 80 by 150 millimeters and are printed on 350 gsm uncoated cardstock for tactile use. A custom storage box is 3D printed in PLA with internal dividers. A digital version is published as an accessible PDF file. The cards can be used alone or in teams during any design phase. Designable ᱫᱚ A' Design Award & Competition ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛᱟᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ: ᱠᱟᱸᱥᱟ A' Design Award. ᱠᱟᱸᱥᱟ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱᱟ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱭᱟᱭᱯᱩᱨᱱᱚ, ᱱᱤᱛᱤᱥᱚᱢᱢᱚᱛ, ᱜᱩᱱ ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱤᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱚᱠᱠᱷᱚᱯᱟᱛ ᱵᱮᱜᱚᱨ ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱧᱮᱞᱵᱤᱰᱟᱹᱣ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱱᱤᱡ ᱱᱤᱡ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱝᱟᱱ ᱡᱚᱢᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣᱟᱭ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱚᱞ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱷᱤᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱢᱩᱞᱭᱟᱹᱝᱠᱚᱱ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱠ ᱨᱮ, ᱩᱠᱩ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱯᱮᱥᱟᱫᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞᱵᱤᱰᱟᱹᱣ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱯᱟᱸᱡᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱳᱴ ᱧᱟᱢᱟ.
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ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱚᱪ ᱛᱮ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ, ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱟᱹᱣᱤᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱠᱩᱥᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱞᱮ, ᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱟᱵᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹᱣ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱥᱟᱠᱷᱭᱟᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱡᱚᱲᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ, ᱛᱚᱠᱱᱤᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱟᱠᱷᱭᱟᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ. A' Design Award ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ, ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ, ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ, ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱱ, ᱜᱽᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚᱣᱥᱚᱞ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ A' Design Award & Competition ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱠᱚ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ, ᱚᱠᱚᱭᱠᱚ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱤᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱦᱟᱱᱛᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱵᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣᱟ. ᱵᱤᱥᱣᱚᱥᱛᱚᱨᱤᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱚᱴᱯᱷᱚᱞᱤᱭᱳ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱟᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱬ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱟᱜᱩᱣᱟᱹ ᱥᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ. ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱫᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱚᱴᱯᱷᱚᱞᱤᱭᱳ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱥᱚᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱡᱚᱜᱽ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱤᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱚᱪᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱫᱟᱱᱫᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱᱟ, ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱬᱟᱫᱟᱭᱚᱠ ᱱᱟᱡᱟᱨᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱮᱱᱫᱽᱨᱤᱠ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱩᱫᱽᱫᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱱᱟᱡᱟᱨ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱨᱯᱚᱨᱮᱴ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚᱠᱚ ᱩᱯᱨᱩᱢᱚᱜᱟ. ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱯᱨᱩᱢᱟ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ, ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱱ, ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ, ᱜᱽᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱫᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱮᱭᱞᱤ, ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱵᱩᱡᱷ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱱᱟᱠᱷᱟᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱚᱜᱟ. ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱜᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ.
ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱤᱱᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱚᱜᱟ?
A' Design Award ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ The Award Winner ᱨᱮ ᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱩᱞᱟᱹᱲᱤᱭᱟᱹᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱚᱜᱟ.
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