Sensory Considered Products to keep Swimming Safe and Accessible to All.
Community Principles
SWiRL Global is a community of swimmers, advocates, parents, teachers, athletes, and much more that focuses on bringing inclusion & community to the world of Aquatics. Steph+ Rachael specialises in bringing education, support and resources like sensory swim-aids, equipment & hygiene barriers for all swimmers.
How our Products can Help You!
Prevents Choking
Improves Hygiene
Offers Higher Contrast for Visually Impaired Swimmers
Increases Life Span of Swim Equipment
Lets Talk About How we can Make Swimming More Inclusive
We are SWiRL Global; co-founded by designer Rachael and swim teacher Steph a neurodiverse team who are both parents to neurodivergent children. As a company we focus on inclusion and community in aquatics, we innovate to create sensory considered products for those learning to swim. Our podcast series is about community and signposting; bringing you information to make aquatics more inclusive, we draw on our own experiences to help others, chatting to professionals that can guide parents that are walking a similar path to us.
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Inclusive design offers choice where a single design solution cannot, an inclusive environment does not attempt to meet every need, it addresses exclusion and will often achieve superior solutions that benefit everyone.
Key design features that are also considered to create a product that is for all, are giving the user Safety, Independence, Dignity and Confidence. In designing our products and services our development and research focused on capturing the views and experiences of users from a variety of backgrounds. Toomany times we have seen community engagement that only goes to one demographic or type of community which results in services and products that are not inclusive of the whole population. To be an inclusive business is to hear all voices, and to ensure that our product design and services meet the needs of those voices.
All our products and services at SWIRL have been designed with community input and engagement. We are driven to create and provide based on the key principals that:
Inclusive design places people at the heart of the design process.
Inclusive design acknowledges diversity and difference.
Inclusive design offers choice where a single design solution cannot.
Inclusive design provides for flexibility in use.
Inclusive design provides buildings and environments that are convenient and enjoyable to use for everyone.
By applying the same high design standards to meet the access requirements of all users, our design outcomes embrace everyone on equal terms.
Wondering How to Improve or Adapt Lessons to be more Inclusive?
Understanding the Benefits of Inclusive Teaching in the Water
How you can adapt your lessons to be more Inclusive
The benefits of Inclusive Design in the Pool?
Simply Design Changes for making your teaching environment more inclusive
How Materials can impact a child’s experience with the space
