Simon Dogger graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven as one of the first blind designers. He has won various national and international awards and grants. His design studio is engaged in creating innovative solutions that enhance the quality of life. Not only for the visually impaired, but for anyone who benefits from solutions that connect them with themselves and their environment. His work adds an important perspective that reminds society of its own limitations: how inclusive can a world be for a reality that Simon Dogger himself does not know?<\/p>\n
His lectures bridge worlds. How can you take a visual audience into the thoughts and principles of a blind designer? How do empathy and understanding play a crucial role in his work and life? By making his presentations interactive, appealing to their participation, and using their own observations, Dogger creates a unique experience. His personal experiences, having become ill and blind during his design studies and resuming after an intense rehabilitation period, are an inspiring and motivating story.<\/p>\n
In 2020, he won the Dutch Design Award with the ‘Emotion Whisperer’, a tool that converts non-verbal communication into a vibration, and TikTik, an app that can guide the visually impaired to a destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Simon Dogger graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven as one of the first blind designers. He has won various national and international awards and grants. His design studio is engaged in creating innovative solutions that enhance the quality of life. Not only for the visually impaired, but for anyone who benefits from solutions that connect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":73813,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[]},"sa_speaker_category":[137,112,150,42,141],"sa_language":[249,250],"sa_employability":[188,222],"class_list":["post-82448","sa_speaker","type-sa_speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sa_speaker_category-arts-culture-lifestyle","sa_speaker_category-design","sa_speaker_category-media","sa_speaker_category-event-chairs-and-moderators","sa_speaker_category-motivation"],"acf":{"sa_introduction":"Simon Dogger takes a visual audience into the thoughts and principles of a blind designer.","sa_one_liner":"Inventive Inclusive Design","sa_name_title":"","sa_region":[],"sa_degree":"","sa_stars":"","sa_maglr_ids":null,"sa_publications":null,"sa_socials":null,"sa_subjects":[{"sa_subjects_title":"Designing blind; how do you do that?","sa_subjects_information":"
Everyone encounters changes in life and deals with them in their own way. The key to this transformation lies in shifting the starting points based on the circumstances and their possibilities.<\/p>\n
Dogger explains how, after his rehabilitation period, he decided to return to a predominantly visual discipline: the design field and design education. His vision, perseverance, but above all his desire, have influenced the eventual leading of a design practice.<\/p>\n
How has Dogger turned these major changes in his life into an advantage? How can he work as a designer without sight?<\/p>\n"},{"sa_subjects_title":"Social, financial, mental and physical accessibility; what does that mean?","sa_subjects_information":"
Government, companies and institutions are changing their perspectives within inclusive and diverse guidelines. The first steps have been taken, but how can you fully implement equality? In his design process, Dogger assumes that everyone should feel welcome, that it is affordable, that it is understandable, and that there is sufficient physical access. These four forms of accessibility are not only applicable to a product, but are important inclusive and diverse principles for companies and organisations.<\/p>\n"},{"sa_subjects_title":"An inclusive design and development process; what does that look like?","sa_subjects_information":"
Empathy and understanding are important keys in the work of Simon Dogger. These keys create an awareness of the needs of the end users. Dogger speaks from his position as a professional and expert by experience on this theme, using his own projects as illustrative examples.<\/p>\n"}],"sa_faq_items":[{"sa_faq_title":"Hoe is Simon Dogger verbonden aan Speakers Academy?","sa_faq_information":"Al jarenlang is Simon Dogger een van de bekendere dagvoorzitters en keynote sprekers van Speakers Academy. Ben je benieuwd naar de spreker Simon Dogger?"},{"sa_faq_title":"Wat maakt Simon Dogger als spreker uniek?","sa_faq_information":"Simon Dogger is een van de eerste blinde ontwerpers van Nederland. Dit is al een unieke prestatie. Maar Simon Dogger als spreker is uniek omdat hij je meeneemt in de wondere wereld van ontwerpen, design en technologie."}],"sa_minimum_price":"1500","sa_maximum_price":"3000","sa_banner_image_id":73814,"sa_videos":[{"sa_video_title":"Koningsdag - Simon Dogger","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0O9f-77hl9E"},{"sa_video_title":"#DDA20 Winnaarsportret | Simon Dogger","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FYdxybj9QOE"},{"sa_video_title":"Simon Dogger - Design Indaba","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5rtb2xpdF9Q"},{"sa_video_title":"bno utrecht mei 2019","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nTz-YOeWdc8"},{"sa_video_title":"MU Talkshow 2018 short version","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BnM98et_s_w"},{"sa_video_title":"Feelscape - Simon Dogger","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XyKjHHA7ZE4"},{"sa_video_title":"Tik-Tik in het Van Abbemuseum","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C9gn_m25rms"}],"sa_order_score":10},"yoast_head":"\n