Disabled video gamers find more options as EA, others expand choices
Aaron Cendan’s new video game controller features a subtle but significant design change.
When Empathy Isn’t Enough
Designers need to go beyond empathy to include the disabled community as participants in design solutions.
Scottish Wheelchair Inventor Secures Key Funding
A Scottish inventor has secured almost £400,000 in funding for his design for a wheelchair.
The Future of Inclusive Design
GRAY talks to three pioneering individuals who are changing both the way we approach design and who can approach it.
Designing an Inclusive, Effective All-Gender Restroom Symbol
As designers, we’re always trying to embrace and understand shifts in modern society. One consistent example we encounter is managing identification signage for toilet facilities, specifically the all-gender restroom.
Flexible Seating for the Universal Design for Learning
My students need to have more seating options when they walk into my room.
Body Fit
Accommodating a wide a range of body sizes and abilities: The dryers are arranged on the wall in three rows of 6 each to provide room for several people of all sizes the opportunity to dry off after water play. They can also be used to dry different parts of the body like heads and […]
Comfort
Keeping demands within desirable limits of body function and perception The design features of the Aeron Chair provide a supportive and comfortable chair that helps to reduce back injuries caused by the stress on the back of prolong periods of seated work. The Aeron chair includes an innovative mesh seat and back to keep the […]
Awareness
Ensuring that critical information for use is easily perceived The tactile guide tiles on the floor of this hotel lobby guide people from the entry, as well as other areas of the hotel, to the reception area. A different type of tile is used to mark the location of the pathways and waiting areas. These […]
Understanding
Making methods of operation and use intuitive, clear and unambiguous In the newest subway cars in New York, electronic displays are mounted above the door that illustrate, with color and illumination, the progress of the train along its route. The next and last stops are also displayed at the respective ends of the display. These […]