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The theory of the compression of morbidity suggests that design for the aged should be aimed at designing for activity rather than for disability. The theory encompasses the idea that people can live active lives until just before death through the use of drugs and the reduction in cigarettes and fat intake. New drug delivery technologies must be developed, and more focus aimed at exercise and sports equipment. Kitchen utensil designs must also be modified, with the old and young needing kitchen appliances which can make it easier to conform to dietary requirements.
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Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design has devised a program that illustrates the significance of universal design in addressing the majority's convenience. The program included discussions on the need to design buildings and facilities forthe use of the disabled. The coordinators also conducted a museum tour wherein high school students became 'disabled' and experienced first-hand the difficulties encountered by disabled people. The students were then asked to design a product that would be useful for people, whether handicapped or not.
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The organiser of New York's The Edge of the Millenium symposium discusses why she organised the symposium eight years before the end of the century. Speakers at the symposium have been asked to voice their vision of the future in the hopes that the lack of distinction between industrial design and architecture will culminate in new optimism.
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