Calls for change as inaccessible product design impacts the independence of consumers with chronic conditions and disability
The Accessible Product Design Alliance, a group of 11 not-for-profit health consumer organisations, has released a joint position statement to highlight the struggle with inaccessible products and packaging experienced by their 5 million consumers living with chronic conditions and disability across Australia and New Zealand.
The Alliance is focused on raising up their consumers’ voices to industry and government for immediate change, as difficult to open products and packaging cause day-to-day frustration for people without disability. However for those living with one or more disabling conditions, they cause unnecessary physical pain, stress and negatively impacts a person’s independence.
Position Statement APDA – One page version
For more information on the Alliance click here.
Keep up to date on the Alliance’s activities by following its new Instagram account www.instagram.com/accessiblealliance
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