A clear consideration and understanding of the diverse happenings and realities of live helps engineers' model and build accessible, safe and effective solutions or designs that works for EVERYONE.
Evidently, individual differences in both sensory and physical abilities at different stages of live should necessitate the call for inclusion in engineering owing to safety concerns and fairness. While empathy promotes fairness, where 'products' and 'solutions' are friendly to those with accessibility concerns, safety is achieved in engineering practices with inclusive designs.
It is therefore important to incorporate empathy and inclusiveness where practicable while creating solutions (My thought).
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