Discrimination in design: technology

New technologies can be life-changing, but what if they don't work properly for everyone? Explore issues caused by discrimination in design and discuss what could be done to prevent similar problems in the future.

Published 23 March 2022

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This week, understand some of the problems for non-white people caused by discrimination in design and discuss what could be done to prevent these problems in the future.

Use this one-hour Headline lesson to help your students:

  • Discuss the importance of new technologies
  • Understand some of the problems for non-white people caused by discrimination in design
  • Generate ideas to improve design processes 

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