Easy to use brain injury book!

Emily Mecchia
I began by researching what the main problems for brain injury sufferers were and ways to help with some of the troubles they face. One particular website I found helps to understand the current attitudes towards persons with disabilities and to better understand some of the challenges they face. This site provides a good insight into social attitudes towards persons with disabilities. It discusses how negative attitudes of non-disabled persons are among the most serious invisible barriers to the full participation and integration of disabled citizens in society.

The task was to design pages for a brain injury book, that are user friendly and simpler for users (brain injury sufferers) and others to read.

Firstly each topic is on it’s own separate page and colour to differentiate between topics. The colours are rainbow themed, which makes the pages more vibrant. In order to make this book simple we had to break down the info and have the pages containing only relevant info. The pages are set out in a format of hierarchy. The page flows so the user reads the most important information primarily for example ‘What is personal hygiene?’ ‘Why is it important?’ and ‘How to be hygienic?’ with illustrated examples of how to do so. Followed by tips to give extra suggestions regarding the topic. The pages are horizontal, so the flow of info works more effectively. Boxes surround the primary info because research suggests that it is easier for someone with a brain injury to read info that is contained by a border.