Assistive Technology ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱦᱮᱸᱫᱽ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟᱠᱚ by Alberto March is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ, ᱪᱤᱛᱨᱟᱝᱠᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ· 2026
Assistive Technology ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱦᱮᱸᱫᱽ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟᱠᱚ
Client: World Health Organization
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ Category
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About Assistive Technology ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱦᱮᱸᱫᱽ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟᱠᱚ
ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱳᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱶᱨᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱳᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱰᱟᱴᱟ ᱴᱩᱞᱠᱤᱴ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱛᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱴᱮᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱨ ᱮᱢᱟᱭᱟ᱾ ᱜᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱚᱲᱠᱚ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱸᱣᱛᱟ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱫᱷᱟ ᱜᱚᱞ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹ ᱦᱚᱪᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ᱾ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱟᱭ ᱡᱮ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱸᱜᱮᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱯᱩᱱᱭᱟᱹ ᱮ᱔ (A4) ᱢᱮᱱᱩᱣᱟᱞ, ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱟᱭᱴ ᱵᱚᱠᱥ ᱥᱮᱴᱮᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Assistive Technology ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱦᱮᱸᱫᱽ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Assistive Technology ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱦᱮᱸᱫᱽ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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
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