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Why 2019 was a landmark year for disabled fashion

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

Columbus, Ohio Is Piloting A Mobile App That Helps People With Cognitive Disabilities Use Public Transit

On a brisk autumn day in mid-November, Jose waits for the Columbus city bus with his caregiver, Joshua Cook, associate director of ARC Industries, a service organization for people with disabilities. Jose, whose last name will not be disclosed for protection purposes, is a middle-aged man with vision impairments.

How to make museums more accessible for disabled people? Ask them

Research groups have designed new technologies and initiatives for the V&A, Kunsthistorisches Museum and Thyssen-Bornemisza

Social robots as social catalysts: Collaborating with older adults as design research partners

Worldwide, the number of people over the age of 60 is rising faster than any other age group — from 962 million in 2017 to an expected 2.1 billion in 2050, and 3.1 billion in 2100. 

Six Ways Accessibility Will Impact Businesses And Website Design In The Future

Most people take websites for granted. They pay bills, book flights and download white papers online with relative ease. But not everyone assumes that digital tools are designed with them in mind, and that’s a failure for everyone.

2020 Disability / Accessibility Predictions

Eight important trends that will help you get ahead and be more inclusive with respect to disabilities in 2020.

The Rise of Inclusive Design

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

Transportation Department Looks To Increase Airline Accessibility

Airlines would be required to improve accessibility for travelers with disabilities on more of their planes under a new federal proposal.

Did Developers Badly Miscalculate How, Where Seniors Want To Live?

As more new senior housing is delivered every year, more evidence piles up that the generation expected to move into it has other ideas.

We Can Do Better On Winter Weather Accessibility

Exploring disability practices, policy, politics, and culture.