Illustration - Inforgraphic Style Disability PSA

Serving as an aid for interaction with people who have disabilities, this piece showcases 5 important things to remember when meeting people in everyday situations For this piece, a limited color scheme served to maintain consistency throughout the illustrations. The blocky graphic style of the 1950s as well as the modern work of Josh Agle ‘Shag’ inspired the overall visual look of this piece.

Five things to remember about people with disabilities.

1. People with disabilities are regular people. 2. Equipment is an extension of the person 3. Engage the person directly 4. Please, do not pet animals. They are at work

JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY DISABILITY?
Cornell University’s 2015 Disability Status Report shows that at least 12.6%
(39,996,900 of the 317,480,100 individuals of all ages) of the United States 
non-institutionalized population reported one or more types of disability. 
UNICEF released a report in 2011 revealing that 15.6% of people across 59 countries 
(about 650 million individuals) also reported one or more disabilities.
Process
PROGRAMS USED:
Photoshop - sketches
Illustrator - individual illustrations
InDesign - final layout and typography
RESOURCES:
https://www.missouristate.edu/assets/disability/do_dont.pdf http://www.greystoneprograms.org/documents/DisabilityEttiquetteDoDontList.pdf
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