Master of inclusive design and management

INCLUSIVE DESIGN

1. Introduction to Inclusive Design

• 1.1. Introduction
• 1.2. From accessibility, to universal design, to inclusive design
• 1.3. Examples + summary

2. Human diversity

• 2.1. Designing for the majority?
• 2.2. Testimonials
• 2.3. Differentiation by age, culture, gender, ability.
• 2.4. Conclusions and Summary

3. All abilities 

• 3.1. What are abilities?
• 3.2. Cognitive, physical and sensory limitations.
• 3.3. Permanent, temporary, situational limitations.
• 3.4. Reflection and summary

THE CHALLENGES

4. Needs

• 4.1. Classification process: need, function, design.
• 4.2. Description, fashion and functionality.
• 4.3. Needs by groups, cognitive, sensory and physical.
• 4.4. Summary

DESIGN

5. Fabrics and materials

• 5.1. Common needs
• 5.2. Fabrics
• 5.3. Additional performance
• 5.4. Summary

THE CLOTHING

6. Tops, design and pattern 

• 6.1. Common needs.
• 6.2. Breaking down Tops: Collars and necklines, Front and back, Sleeves, armholes and cuffs, Lining and polishing, Pockets. 
• 6.3. Outline and summary 

7. Trousers

• 7.1.Common needs
• 7.2. Breaking down trousers: Waistband, Box, Legs and bottoms, Pockets, Polishes and linings
• 7.3. Outline and summary
• 7.4. Sitting pants + Men’s 5-pocket pattern

8. Outwear 

• 8.1. Common needs
• 8.2. Breaking down the outwear: Collars and hoods, Front and back, Sleeves, armholes and cuffs, Lining and polishing, Pockets
• 8.3. Outline and summary

ACCESSORIES

9. Fasteners

• 9.1. Requirements
• 9.2. Inclusive fasteners
• 9.3. Summary
  

10. Colour, patterns and graphics 

• 10.1. Common requirements
• 10.2. Dressing guide, instructions
• 10.3. Colour perception. Prints
• 10.4. Graphics: letters, numbers and symbols. Labels
• 10.5. Summary

MANUFACTURING

11. Tailoring  

• 11.1. General challenges, frictions and pressures
• 11.2. Seams
• 11.3. Labels, brand logo and composition
• 11.4. Summary

MARKETING

12. Market and opportunity 

• 12.1. Global data
• 12.2. Market value
• 12.3. Opportunity

13. Comunication

• 13.1. User and buyer.
• 13.2. Communication: People, influencers, agencies, entities. Channels. Language. Physical shop. Online shop. Social networks
  
• 13.3. Summary

METHOD

14. How to start 

• 14.1. Method and Roadmap
• 14.2. Practical cases of garment design, use of the method and storytelling.
  Tops, Trousers, Jacket.
• 14.3. Summary + worksheets

15. Final conclusions 

Downloadable PDF summaries of each module including:

1- Inclusive design summary.

2- The diversity synthesis.

3- All Abilities synthesis.

4- Needs synthesis. Outline of functions.

5- Inclusive fabrics and inclusive performance summary.

6- Tops

• Diagram of generic needs of the tops. 
• Tops accessibility sheet.
• Summary of solutions by themes. Collars and necklines, front and back, bottoms, sleeves, armholes, cuffs, linings and pockets.

7- Trousers

• Outline of generic trousers requirements. 
• Trousers accessibility sheet. 
• Summary of solutions by themes. Waistband, Box, Belt loops, Leg and bottom, Lining and Pockets.

7.2. Sittiing Pants

• Sitting Pants solution synthesis. Considerations for making Sitting Pants.
• Men’s 5-pocket trouser pattern in Adobe Illustrator and PDF.

 8- Coats and Outerwear

• Outline of generic needs for Coats.
• Coats accessibility sheet. Considerations for making Coats inclusive.  
• Synthesis of solutions by themes. Collars and necklines, Front and back, Bottom, Sleeves, armholes, Cuffs, Lining and Pockets.

9- Fastenings

• Outline of generic needs for fastenings.
• Conclusions solutions.

10- Colour

• Scheme of generic needs of Colour.
• Conclusions solutions.

11- Manufacturing

• Outline of generic needs of the tailoring industry.
• Conclusions solutions.

12- Market

• 2 Market studies specialised in adapted fashion and disability. 2020 y 2021.

13- Marketing and sales

• Summary of points to consider. Conclusions and solutions.

14- Method

• Essential sheet Inclusive fashion design
• Challenges and needs of the 3 stakeholders ( Cognitive, Sensory and Physical)
• Roadmap to establish accessibility in your collections. Method to analyse the evolution. Guide to create the storytelling of the inclusive garment.

Practical Exercise Book with fact sheets including:

1- Diversity exercise.

1- Experimental exercise with skills.

1- Needs organisation exercise.

1- Materials exercise: 

• Includes 3 templates, 1 for tops, knitted and flat. 1 for trousers and 1 for coats.

1- Tops exercise. 

• 1 Tops Accessibility Mood Board template, your basis for creating inclusive Tops.

1- Trousers exercise. 

• 1 Accessibility Mood Board template for trousers, your basis for creating inclusive trousers.

1- Outerwear exercise. 

• 1 Outerwear Accessibility Mood Board template, your basis for creating inclusive coats.

1- Fasteners exercise. 

• 1 Accessibility Mood Board template for fasteners identifying by type of garment, tops, trousers and outerwear.

1- Colour exercise:  

• Creation of accessible colour chart using an online tool.
• Guidance for redesigning Hang tags using an online tool.

1- Tailoring exercise: 

• Mood board of seams and finishes.
• Redesigning tags, branding and composition.

1- Exercise using the Method for assessing and implementing accessibility.

1- Roadmap and storytelling creation.

+ A practical and easy method to learn how to evaluate, implement and analyse accessibility in your collections.

+ You will be able to analyse the accessibility evolution of your designs.

+ You will have a kit of unique fashion accessibility factsheets and templates to help you in your inclusive design process, these include:

+ A roadmap that makes it easy to implement accessibility and inclusion in your collections, Your guide to how to get started.

+ Accessibility mood boards for establishing inclusive design solutions. Your guide to creating inclusive design.

+ Super valuable data sheets describing the needs of people with disabilities (sensory, physical and cognitive). 

+ Downloadable summaries of each module, with outlines and conclusions.

+ Specialised articles on Inclusive fashion +20 fashion.

+ 1 year of unlimited access to all content.

+ 2 Individual mentoring sessions. 2 x 45min

+ Access to the Group Forum for discussion and questions. Our expert team will always answer your questions.

+ Certificate of achievement All Abilities Fashion.

= Saving time. In research on people with diversity and fashion.

= Acquire extensive knowledge about Fashion Accessibility. 

= In-depth understanding about types of abilities and their needs versus fashion. 

= Gain competences to implement and evaluate accessibility in fashion collections. 

= Have tools, roadmaps and a practical methodology to apply accessibility in fashion.

= Achieve the skills for optimise challenges and apply solutions.

= Integrate inclusion into the design process without additional costs.

= At the end of the course you will have achieved:

• Fabric analysis = Mood board of materials
• Garment breakdown = Mood boards of accessibility solutions: tops, pants, outwear.
• Closures study = Tops, pants and outwear panel.
• Practice with online tools = Accessible colour chart = Accessible colour chart.
• Label comparison = Label redesign: brand, hangtag, composition.
• Inclusive fashion creation formula = Roadmap and implementation method.
• Inclusive clothing storytelling creation system = Inclusive clothing storytelling system

= Obtain a global vision of the accessibility of our company: from the product to the sale.

= Stimulate innovation and creativity. 

= Increase the competitiveness and value of the organisation.

= Increase the market.

TOTAL hours of dedication: 60h approx.

12h Video tutorials 

35h Exercise work and implementation 

2h Reading articles

3h Review of summaries and downloadable materials

1’5h Individual mentoring session (2 x 45 min.)