Inclusive design is about serving all types of people, and being exceptionally aware of our biases when creating designs. If you’re doing it right, you’re building a product that is usable ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how humans use digital products. As usage numbers increase, we must think of everyone when designing ...

Today’s episode is about fashion with Stephanie Thomas. Stephanie is a Disability Fashion Styling Expert and Founder and CEO of Cur8able, a business dedicated to the art and science of dressing with ...

Race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender are complex topics. For years, the world has been trying to move past certain stereotypes and transcend prejudice. However, as technology and design advance, they ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how humans use digital products. As usage numbers increase, we must think of everyone when designing ...

Clothing for people with disabilities is a growing market in the US, but companies need to consider the language they use when marketing it, a new study shows ...

Our latest study looks at how much businesses are missing out by not developing accessible websites, apps, and products. It is part of our broader research into how inclusive design affects ...

Despite Nike and Tommy Hilfiger X Zendaya making clothes for a disabled audience, the conversation around it is just beginning ...

Make the world work for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or disadvantage of anyone ...

Our latest study looks at how much businesses are missing out by not developing accessible websites, apps and products. It is part of our broader research into how inclusive design ...

At first glance, a high-tech stair climbing wheelchair might seem like a cool innovation. But for Liz Jackson, it's another example of what she refers to as "disability dongle." ...

In our profiles on the winners of the Universal Design Awards 2019, we focus on Prashant Gade, a young innovator, who has developed a low cost prosthetic arm that is ...

What would the world look like if there was more diversity and inclusion in inventing? Over the past few years, academic research has identified significant disparities in the rate at ...

Since the 1950s, Barbie has come a long way in terms of inclusivity, diversity, and dismantling traditional gender roles. And most recently, the company behind the iconic dolls, Mattel, unveiled its ...

Earlier this month, four current and former players from the U.S. national women’s soccer team launched a lifestyle brand. The brand isn’t about their names, but about their philosophy as ...

IKEA debuted Omtänksam, which means “thoughtful” in Swedish, in 2017 to bring together comfort, functional assistance and IKEA’s design aesthetic in a series of household goods. At the latest event, ...

With this year's Pride Month in full swing, we've rounded up eight products that you can truly use and wear with pride, from rainbow-printed Nikes to a multicoloured Ercol loveseat ...

It’s not just the poorly designed website or stores, or lack of awareness or training that’s problematic for disabled people - it’s also the absence of stylish, professionally-designed quality clothes ...

IKEA is partnering with medical wearables company UNYQ to release a line of gaming accessibility product ...

Whether you’re creating services, physical products, or software, inclusive design is essential. Inclusive design means making products accessible to, and usable by, as many people as possible. Voice user interfaces ...

Designing packaging that is easier to read, open and use for blind and disabled people ultimately improves everyone’s user experience ...

Microsoft  has been leaning into accessibility in gaming lately, most visibly with its amazing Adaptive Controller, and a new patent suggests another way the company may be accommodating disabled gamers: an Xbox ...

Lego has unveiled a new project aimed at helping blind and visually impaired children learn Braille in a "playful and engaging way." Lego Braille Bricks, a concept originally proposed to ...

DIY innovators, and consumer products, have had to fill gaps in policy ...

Smart Design’s Davin Stowell shares the origin story of the OXO Swivel, one of the great icons of 20th-century industrial design ...

Now Ikea Israel has teamed up with the nonprofits Milbat and Access Israel, each of which specializes in making the world more accessible, to develop a series of modifications to fix popular Ikea ...

Assistive devices and technologies minimize individual’s dependence on others and helps improve quality of life. Devices such as wheelchairs, visual aids, hearings aids, and specialized computer software and hardware system ...

The LapWrap ensures complete patient stability by firmly securing patients’ arms by their sides during the entire surgical procedure, with full visual access for the surgical team ...

Aimed at kids and adults alike, the smiley-faced kitchen tools make it easy and enjoyable for everyone to lend a hand at mealtime ...

Everyone should be able to access information or use a product and/or service easily.  ...

Digital accessibility expert Dan Holbrook on why empathy is the most important thing when creating accessible products ...

Barbie is making moves to broaden the definition of beautiful. In June, Mattel will debut a doll that uses a wheelchair and a doll with a removable prosthetic leg as ...

From Asos’s wheelchair-friendly jumpsuit to Starbucks opening its first sign language store, brands are making moves to cater for people beyond the mainstream and unlock the potential of the ‘Purple ...

Advances in artificial intelligence have spurred the development of smart devices to help people overcome physical and cognitive challenges. And, this may just be the beginning ...

Virtual Reality technology opens up new experiences and possibilities in music for people with disabilities ...

A pair of glasses from eSight that helps people who are legally blind actually see — in some cases, even better than people with 20/20 vision ...

Design Reality has worked with Paralympian Mark Williams on a range of plastic leg covers for those who have prosthetic limbs that aim to be both “durable” and “attractive” ...

Aaron Cendan’s new video game controller features a subtle but significant design change ...

Empathetic, user-centred products that can shape a more equitable world for people with disabilities go on show at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week ...

Wearable technologies that claim to translate ASL overlook the intricacies of the language, as well as the needs of signers ...

In this article I will talk about the implications of disability for design and I will discuss how inclusive design ultimately can lead to better products for all ...

A Scottish inventor has secured almost £400,000 in funding for his design for a wheelchair ...

GRAY talks to three pioneering individuals who are changing both the way we approach design and who can approach it ...

Temple University students are making a profound difference in the quality of life of some young people, and all it is costing is care and commitment ...

Each of us, regardless of where we’re from, our gender, class or disability must be able to access and make the most of the digital tools around us. They connect ...

My students need to have more seating options when they walk into my room ...

From tech to media to consumer products, there’s been a big push to make corporate America more inclusive. Kat Holmes, who lead inclusive-design initiatives at Microsoft and Google, wants companies ...

When her old cup kept failing her, Jane Adame, whose connective-tissue condition makes her joints unstable, had to imagine there was a better way ...

From smart glasses with an integrated camera for reading, to apps that offer more independence and freedom, what's some of the best new technology for people who are blind or ...

If you believe the marketing, you’d think every new gadget will change your life, but many are confusing to use or doomed to obsolescence. Here’s how to determine whether your ...

About 15 percent of the world’s population live with some form of disability. Together with leading experts in the field, IKEA is expanding its OMTÄNKSAM range with the aim of ...