The Association will award the Good Practice recognition to all entries which fulfil the following requirements:
- Improvement and optimisation of access to and use of the product or service in comparison to the existing situation or to the competition.
- Consideration of the requirements and wishes of users and/or clients and their participation in the design process.
- Standard of the actions or initiatives, products, services and projects in accordance with design for all criteria, environmental and sustainability principles.
- The solution adopted must follow one of the following strategies: A solution for all; Adjustable; Products or services range; compatible with commonly used accessories; Premises/product + complementary service; An alternative option and a personalized solution
For its part, the jury will take the following criteria into account when choosing the Design for All International Award winners:
- Relevance of the project: extent to which it promotes participation by all.
- Standard of the development process: Excellence in the methodology used to implement the principles of design for all, from the outset and at every stage of the process, with the aim of identifying the needs and wishes of users and/or clients.
- Extent to which the outputs meet the 8 criteria that define Design for All, which state that products and services should be respectful of diversity, safe, functional, healthy, understandable, sustainable, affordable and appeal.
- Effectiveness (or impact): Potential benefit that the project or initiative contributes to society.
- The degree of innovation: How the project or initiative represents a step forward both in the conceptualisation of Design for All and in its practical application.