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The DBA Design Challenge is an annual competition run by the Small Business Programme of the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre (HHRC) at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in collaboration with the Design Business Association (DBA), the UK’s official trade body for design consultancies. Leading design firms are challenged to work with young disabled consumers to develop inclusive design prototypes in a concentrated period of three months.
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Cassim, J. (2004). Cross-market Product and Service Innovation — the DBA Challenge Example. 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_2
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