A growing demand for packaging that caters for the disabled and ageing has led the Australian Institute of Packaging to run a half-day training course in Melbourne.
The course will explain how to meet the needs of people who find it difficult to open packaging, whether those with disabilities, arthritis sufferers, or children.
Packaging design specialist Michael Grima will explain why accessible design and ease-of-use are increasingly important design elements of packaging.
The training course has been developed in conjunction with Arthritis Australia and Georgia Tech Research Institute in the US.
It will improve your understanding of the accessible design guidelines that are available as tools locally and overseas.
Grima will give examples from around the world, provide information on changing household demographics, meal preparation requirements, and case studies from users, and teach measuring techniques.
Earlier this year, Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) signed a catering supplies contract to mandate that public hospital suppliers provide Packaging Accessibility Ratings.
You can register for the course, to be held in St Kilda, here.
