Boston Architectural College
RIN4013 Accessible Design as a Way of Thinking: The course will address the legal, historical, and international context for the principles of universal design (as differentiated from adaptable design). It will provide an introduction to how aging, illness, disability, and environmental sensitivities (both temporary and permanent) can influence an individual’s residential needs. SEM0049 Universal Design […]
OCAD University
Offering graduate students a unique opportunity to become global leaders in the emerging field of inclusive design in information and communication technologies (ICT) and practices. Inclusive Design (MDes)
Better by Design: Hospital architecture can help patients heal
When an architect plans a new hospital, she’s doing more than designing rooms in which doctors meet sick patients and work to make them well. She’s designing a space through which the people, materials, and ideas that drive health care will flow, one that can help patients regain health as it helps maintain the well-being […]
How wearable technologies can change the lives of people with disabilities
Wearable technology is not a new idea; for example, people have been wearing hearing aids for decades. Technological advancement in the use of sensors, cameras and algorithms are facilitating more capable and useful wearables in all aspects of everyday life, including the workplace. Among the latest inventions are glasses that can identify objects and describe […]
Help A Blind Person Identify Everyday Things, Via Smartphone App
The camera on your smartphone is powerful. You use it to record your baby’s first steps. Take a panorama shot or selfies at the Taj Mahal. Every day, we’re finding new uses. And recently, a startup in Silicon Valley realized: That camera on the phone could be used by people who are blind, to get […]
Disabilities in NYC: an Unnecessary Struggle Just to Get Around
For Dustin Jones, heading to work isn’t as simple as jumping on the subway. Jones lost his left foot in November 2011 to what he calls a “freak accident,” after a small cut turned into an infection and doctors eventually had to amputate. In a wheelchair now, he compares his daily commute to an obstacle […]
Disabilities in NYC: an Unnecessary Struggle Just to Get Around
For Dustin Jones, heading to work isn’t as simple as jumping on the subway. Jones lost his left foot in November 2011 to what he calls a “freak accident,” after a small cut turned into an infection and doctors eventually had to amputate. In a wheelchair now, he compares his daily commute to an obstacle […]
Universal Design Handbook, SECOND EDITION
Thoroughly updated and packed with examples of global standards and design solutions, Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, covers the full scope of universal design, discussing how to develop media, products, buildings, and infrastructure for the widest range of human needs, preferences, and functioning. This pioneering work brings together a rich variety of expertise from around […]
Why Bother with Accessibility?
Web accessibility (known in other fields as inclusive design or universal design) is the degree to which a website is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility is most often used to describe how people with disabilities can access the web.
Does ignoring a 1 billion population make business sense? Are you thinking Accessibility?
And the answer would be: “No! Why would I ignore 1 billion potential customers?” “Oh yes, accessibility, my business reaches everyone” The reality is quite different. Most businesses including yours are ignoring 1 billion disabled customers out there. Everyone interprets accessibility as reach but there is another meaning of the word “accessibility” which is“usable by people with disabilities”.