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User-Centred Design (UCD) has to take into account insight and awareness shown by potential users as a key part of the process. Other important factors (listed below) also depend upon insight and awareness.
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Adams, R., Langdon, P.M. (2004). Assessment, Insight and Awareness in Design for Users with Special Needs. In: Keates, S., Clarkson, J., Langdon, P., Robinson, P. (eds) Designing a More Inclusive World. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-372-5_6
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