Universal Design
Dynabook Inc. is promoting universal design (UD), in order to contribute to the realization of a society where everyone can live at ease and in comfort, regardless of age, gender and physical ability.
Dynabook Inc. Universal Design Principle
Creates valuable products for providing peace of mind and delight to each individual user.
Dynabook Inc. contributes to achieving a society where everyone can live comfortably and enjoy peace of mind regardless of age, gender and abilities.
Dynabook Inc. Universal Design Vision
Making the unusable usable, making the difficult easy. Universal Design makes products more user-friendly and safer. Our aim is to design attractive products that even more consumers will want to use, through innovation and constantly improving the ease of use and convenience of our products.
Dynabook Inc. Universal Design Guidelines
- Design that conveys the product’s ease of use
- Simple and intuitive use
- Minimize physical effort
- Provide the same effectiveness for all users, regardless of the user or the user's environment or circumstances
- Pursue safety and reduce users' psychological anxieties
Universal Design Advisor System
Dynabook Inc. has a UD Advisor System in place, in which employees with disabilities and non-Japanese employees are invited to participate. Based on this system, registered employees can contribute to the development and evaluation of UD products, stepping beyond their own department.
Development of Universal Design Products and Services
Dynabook Inc. develops products in areas as wide-ranging as public facilities, information equipment, and consumer electronics. In doing so, we adopt a human-centered design process that emphasizes users' perspective, and incorporate as many customer needs as possible.
Promotion of Universal Design
Communication with outside organizations
To spread and promote the use of universal design, Dynabook Inc. provides information on its own initiatives and the results of its activities and also actively collaborates with outside companies and organizations.
Dynabook Inc. Policy Related to Notebook Products and Accessibility
Dynabook Inc. notebook computers have been designed according to Universal Design Guidelines. Dynabook Inc. notebook computers have been evaluated according to the US Section 508 and EN 301 549 standards with a product-specific Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT). The details of accessible features and functionalities are indicated with their VPATs. Please click here for the Dynabook VPAT list of notebook products.