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HOW TO DESIGN TECH SO NOBODY’S LEFT BEHIND

Jenny Lay-Flurrie (left) and Satya Nadella (right)

I’VE HAD DEAFNESS since I was little. My sister was born with congenital deafness, and my dad has some too. You’re not really in the cool gang in my family if you don’t have some hearing loss.

We’re all misfit consumers – we need inclusive design

Round table meeting

For each of the past six summers, a new group of unique students has gathered at OCAD University to participate in an unusual course called Unlearning And Questioning. This begins the most difficult part of their two-year masters study in inclusive design: to question assumptions, unlearn conformity and remove boundaries to thought.

Designing inclusive interactions

Graphic of human figure outlines, 7 blue outlines, 5 black outlines

The key difference between inclusivity and accessibility, in relation to interaction design, is often overlooked. However, by collaborating with – and for – people with disabilities, to understand how things work for them in their context, we can address this issue.