Better by Design
Companies can make work far easier for disabled employees, if they want to.
A Smart City Is an Accessible City
A new breed of accessibility apps can make life easier for people with disabilities. They can also make it harder.
Sight-Impaired People Want to use Technology but are Excluded by Cost and Accessibility
Since the advent of home broadband, smartphones and other internet-enabled devices, there has been a shift in how we communicate with each other. The internet has certainly made many aspects of life easier, but for those with a disability, digital exclusion is still a real problem.
Sensory-Friendly Design Enters The Classroom
As more students with special needs enter school systems nationwide, educators are increasingly designing their classrooms to boost behavior and academic performance.
Program accommodates people with disabilities in museums, art exhibitions
An occupational therapy professor directs research to improve public experiences for people with autism-spectrum disorder.
Month-long Detroit Festival Pushes for Inclusive Design in the City
Detroit was the first city in the United States to be designated a UNESCO City of Design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
What would cities look like if they were designed by mothers?
Architecture’s lack of diversity shows in environments created by people who never need step-free access or to take a bus.
It isn’t a wheelchair that makes my life disabled, it’s buildings without ramps
We are not simply disabled by our bodies but by the way society is organised. It isn’t my use of a wheelchair that makes my life disabled, it’s the fact not all buildings have a ramp.
A Really Smart City is an Inclusive City
It’s clear that smart cities won’t happen overnight. Now is the time to begin the process of building integrated, tech-enabled cities, with a seamless flow between the different services provided for residents, commuters and visitors.
Inclusive Design Benefits Everyone, Not Just People With Disabilities
Luke Anderson has thought a lot about designing accessible spaces. And he’s come to an important conclusion. “It’s not us that have disabilities, but it’s the places we live, work and play that are disabled.”