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Disabled students helped design products featured in exhibit

By Melissa Merli
Monday April 14, 2008

URBANA – University of Illinois senior psychology major Ji hae Lee, who uses a wheelchair to get around, said most products designed for people with disabilities focus on function.

"They're really ugly and institutional looking," she said. "I am not willing to use the products because they're so stigmatized."

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