Hi, I’m Scott!
I’m a researcher, designer and educator based at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, working at the intersection of health, disability and design—often in collaboration with people who’ve been left out of traditional systems. A lot of my work involves teaming up with disabled people, neurodivergent communities, families and support workers to find ways to reimagine how things are done.
At the heart of my work is inclusive design—not just as a checkbox or outcome, but as a process that’s grounded in care, collaboration and community. I use co-production and inclusive methods to create spaces where people with lived experience of neurodivergence and disability can shape the tools, services and systems that affect their lives. It’s patient, relational work, but that’s where the most meaningful change happens.
A big part of my practice involves rethinking how we talk about and design ‘assistive technologies’. Too often, these tools are framed through a clinical, medical lens; something given to people to ‘fix’ a perceived problem. I prefer to work toward something called ‘adaptive technology’ as a strengths-based approach, designed with and by communities, embedded in everyday life and responsive to real-world needs. This shift opens up new possibilities for how technology design can support agency, creativity and connection.
If these ideas interest you, please get in touch for collaborations, postgraduate research supervision, or just to say hello! You can find my teaching, publications, professional activities, projects and grants in the menu above or on my UNSW researcher profile page.
Interests
- Experience design (UX)
- Adaptive technology
- Inclusive design
- Neurodiversity
- Co-production