Packaging Accessibility: Developing a Comparison Tool for Structural Designs. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Conn, Paula; Abisla, Richard; Batra, Sanjay
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting. Volume 66:Part 1(2022)
• Page Start: 2324
• Page End: 2329
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: Human engineering -- Congresses; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1071181322661536
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-9312

Abstract

In this work, we synthesize 27 emerging research studies and standards to develop a resource that highlights accessibility risks of new design concepts. Prior studies have identified key factors that influence packaging accessibility: we summarize major themes and validate our findings through a Human Factors usability study. Results suggest that the design comparison tool can contribute to more accessible packaging, yielding a statistically significant difference in participants' preference rankings. While existing methodologies evaluate a package's accessibility at the final stages of the development process, this work suggests that usability problems can be surfaced as early as design conceptualization.