Assistive Technology Nā Kumuwaiwai Hoʻomaopopo by Alberto March

Assistive Technology Nā Kumuwaiwai Hoʻomaopopo by Alberto March is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Kiʻi, Kiʻi Paʻi a me Kamaʻilio ʻIke Competition Category.

HaoKiʻi· 2026

Assistive Technology Nā Kumuwaiwai Hoʻomaopopo

by Alberto March

Client: World Health Organization

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Kiʻi Category

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The Design

About Assistive Technology Nā Kumuwaiwai Hoʻomaopopo

ʻO Assistive Technology kekahi pūʻulu kumuwaiwai hoʻomaopopo i hana ʻia no kahi pahu hana ʻikepili e pili ana i ka ʻenehana kōkua. Hoʻoikaika ke ʻano kiʻi kaha i ka hoʻokomo ʻana a me ka hiki ke loaʻa i nā mea a pau. Hōʻike nā kiʻi laina i nā kānaka e hoʻohana ana i nā hāmeʻa kōkua, e hōʻike ana i ka waiwai o kēia mau hāmeʻa i ka nohona o kēlā me kēia lā. Hoʻohui kekahi ʻāpana pōʻai hapalua i nā kiʻi kanaka a lilo ia i hōʻailona ʻike maka no ka wehe ʻana a me ke komo ʻana. Hōʻike ka ʻāpana pōʻai piha ʻole he kaʻina hana mau ka hoʻokomo ʻana. Ua hana ʻia ʻehā puke aʻo A4, nā hae hōʻike, a me kahi pahu mālamalama e like me nā kūlana hiki ke loaʻa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Assistive Technology Nā Kumuwaiwai Hoʻomaopopo i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Assistive Technology Nā Kumuwaiwai Hoʻomaopopo he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Assistive Technology Nā Kumuwaiwai Hoʻomaopopo no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The style of the illustration is an effective visual representation of the assistive technology data Toolkit because it emphasizes inclusivity and accessibility. The focus on the interior elements and the use of linear components depicting people using assistive technology serve to highlight the significance of recognizing and valuing these devices as integral parts of everyday life. Additionally, the semicircular frame acts as a visual metaphor for openness and participation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Four printed manuals, size A4, 48 pages, Text weight coated finish paper 70 grs for the inside pages. Covers have cardstock 80 grs. Roll up banners: 85 cm x 200 cm. 80mm light box sego.
Tags: assistive technology, assistive technology for families, disability, disabled, blindness, disability tools
Production Technology: The main image was created with Illustrator, while the publications were designed using Adobe InDesign, following the guidelines of the international organization for standardization to ensure accessibility for impaired audiences.
Design Challenge: The main goal was to present the advancing data collection on the Assistive Technology toolkit, which includes four tools addressing key questions: the population's unmet needs for assistive technology, the country’s capacity to meet these needs, the impact of assistive technology on users, and progress by Member States in implementing the World Health Assembly Resolution 78.1. This toolkit helps countries collect data to inform policy, raise awareness, and garner support for assistive technology. Its target audiences include policymakers, researchers, associations, assistive technology users and families, service managers, experts, and development partners.
Research: The research was based on the need to represent the rapid assistive technology assessment (rATA), which is a population-based household survey that collects self-reported information from people regarding their access to assistive technology, measuring the need, demand, and barriers. The tool can be used alone, or incorporated into other surveys and/or, or in national censuses.
Inspiration: The semicircle framing the illustration of assistive technology users serves symbolic and functional purposes. Visually, it unites the figures, suggesting belonging and dynamism with openness. Symbolically, it signifies acceptance, inclusion, and respect for diverse human experiences. Its incomplete form also represents continuity and potential for change, emphasising that inclusion is an ongoing, evolving process open to new perspectives.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2025 in Geneva and is still in the process of finalisation. The design process is made in Spain.
Operation Flow: All PDF documents were evaluated and found to comply with accessibility standards, particularly PDF/Universal Accessibility and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, using the PDF Accessibility Checker tool.
Image Credits: Images: Envato Elements and iStock
Illustrations: Alberto March
Content: World Health Organization