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Disability-Inclusive Communities

A women walking next to male who is in a wheelchair

July 26, 2019 marks the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a civil rights law that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities at work, school, or other community settings. Learn what CDC is doing to include people with disabilities in public health research and health promotion activities.

Making Inclusive Design the Norm

Jutta Treviranus, director and founder of the Inclusive Design Research Centre and the Inclusive Design Institute, hosting Adobe’s first Design led accessibility training in San Francisco.

Inclusive design as a movement has benefited an immense surge in visibility in design circles. Now that it is receiving the attention it deserves, the design community needs to know how to put inclusive design to work. 

Linking Research to Practice to Advance Accessible Transit

A new TTC program includes plans to design and implement the agency’s first-ever travel training program. Photo: Toronto Transit Commission

Historically, there’s often been a disconnect between the research that universities do related to transit and the actual policies and practices introduced by transit agencies. The research might be promising, but the links haven’t always been made to practical implementation.