In order to help understand diversity and human factors, Interior Design Students
have exercises on Ethnic Cultures, Aging Myths and Realities and Simulation Activities.
In the Simulation Activity participants are divided into groups of three or four individuals
and perform activities that simulate motor and sensory changes that may accompany
aging or life events. They are required to perform activities of daily living (ADL).
Participants are asked to perform the tasks in their impaired state and cannot remove
simulating devices until the exercise is completed. In each group there is one participant
caregiver with no impairment and that person is responsible for maintaining the safety
of the other group members. The participants with simulated impairments will experience
their new functional status while participating in each activity.