Identifying need – providing solutions

• The Usability-NET website provides free access to LUCAT – it has been used by over 1,500 students as part of their studies since its launch in 1996 and has been regularly upgraded.
• More than 500 national and international designers are trained in the LUCAT process.
• Many companies worldwide – including Philips and Nottingham Rehab Supplies – use LUCAT.
• LUCAT has supported collaborative projects with a range of organisations – including Boots and DS Smith.

Leading products designed by LUCAT

• Three popular products have been designed the LUCAT way in recent years.
• Kura Care – designed in just three months on a small budget – is NRS Healthcare’s best-selling cutlery product, with sales expanding year on year.
• With an R&D budget of £4,500, the Visual Impaired (VI) Boccia grid was developed in three-months – more than 100 have been sold worldwide since 2016.
• The VI Running Line has been demonstrated at nearly 300 events across the UK and used by over 1,600 Blind and visually impaired children and adults - most of whom would have never experienced running independently.