Making Inclusive Design the Norm
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.
Using Voice Interfaces to Make Products More Inclusive
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 (VUIs) are a terrific tool for accomplishing this goal.
How to make packaging more accessible
Designing packaging that is easier to read, open and use for blind and disabled people ultimately improves everyone’s user experience
Designing Inclusive and Gender-Neutral Restrooms
There are many reasons to implement all-gender restrooms in facilities, regardless of whether they’re single-user or multi-user designs
An Xbox controller with a built-in Braille display is Microsoft’s latest gaming accessibility play
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 controller with a built-in Braille display.
I wrote the book on user-friendly design. What I see today horrifies me
The world is designed against the elderly, writes Don Norman, 83-year-old author of the industry bible Design of Everyday Things and a former Apple VP.
Strengthen inclusion, participation of people with autism to ‘achieve their full potential’ says UN chief
On World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres underscored in his message on Tuesday, the importance of technology which helps people living with autism “achieve their full potential”.
Lego releases Braille bricks to teach blind and visually impaired children
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 the toy company by two charities, will allow children to learn the touch writing system through play.
Smart Cities For All playbook focuses on accessibility for people with disabilities
Smart Cities for All partnered with AT&T to launch the Inclusive Innovation Playbook, which lays out the steps cities and their partners can take to ensure innovation prioritizes accessibility and a commitment to people with disabilities.
VW Inclusive Mobility aims to make sure tech takes care of everyone
AVs have the chance to make mobility far more accessible to many more groups.