Seven Best Practices for Inclusive Product Design
At Pinterest, our mission is to help you discover and do what you love. We’re building a product for everyone, because the best Pinterest is inclusive and easily usable for people with all levels of abilities.
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller
Every gamer with a disability faces a unique challenge for many reasons, one of which is the relative dearth of accessibility-focused peripherals for consoles. Microsoft is taking a big step toward fixing this with its Xbox Adaptive Controller.
Can This New Alternative to Braille Change the Way Blind People Read?
ELIA is a breakthrough new language for the blind. It can be mastered in a matter of hours, not months.
Microsoft is quietly changing the way we work, again
how much design has changed since spellcheck was introduced at Microsoft? Take a look at a feature that now sits right next to spellcheck in Office apps. It’s called Accessibility Checker.
What We’re Leaving Out of the Discussion Around Inclusive Design
Kat Holmes argues that to truly achieve inclusiveness, we need to first look at who we’re excluding.
Aging lessons: The things that let you thrive in old age are easier than you think
Through social workers, friends of friends and neighbors, the center tracked down 20 older New Yorkers living active lives and followed them through their daily routines.
When a Colleague Takes a Parking Space for People With Disabilities
Two colleagues seem to be using parking spots they don’t deserve. But deciding whether to bring this up with management depends partly on sorting the facts from rumors — and dubious assumptions.
Ford showcases smart window that allows blind to ‘feel’ the view
Ford revealed a prototype technology, called Feel the View, that allows the blind passengers to “feel” what they can’t see outside a car’s window.
Pinterest Just Redesigned Its App For Blind People
Here’s how the company confronted its own shortcomings on inclusive design–and systemically redesigned its app for everyone.
City of Design: The Evolving Practice of Inclusive Design in Detroit
Detroit’s design community has set an ambitious vision—to become a global leader in the practice of inclusive design in order to drive more inclusive growth.