When it comes to leadership, empathy isn’t the magic bullet for creating a better workplace. Yes, we can strive to relate to our colleagues, but it’s still impossible to fully grasp others’ lived ...

Inclusive design helps companies increase revenue, reduce costs, improve resilience, and build trust. An effective business case speaks to all four of these benefit categories but emphasizes the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Some six months later, earlier this month I connected with Starbucks’ head ...

Designing for the full range of human diversity, including people with disabilities, makes products that work better for everyone. This new episode of Explanimators breaks down the basics of inclusive ...

For 40 years, UB’s Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access has been leading global efforts to create a safe, inclusive and empowering world for all. Its founder and director, Edward ...

Curb cuts first hit the streets in 1945 to help make it easier for people in wheelchairs to get around in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Since then, they’ve found dozens of other potential uses, not ...

One of Purdue’s commitments to its students, staff and instructors is to provide an inclusive and accessible learning environment. As members of the Purdue community, it is everyone’s responsibility ...

In everyday life, we’re surrounded by items and facilities that people have designed for us. While many of these things and places are suitable for able-bodied, neurotypical people, others may not ...

Workplace recruitment policies today are becoming more inclusive, prioritising skill and experience. But is the physical space ready to accommodate people who may work a little differently, such as ...

Rory A. Cooper is the founding director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, a joint center of the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He is a VA ...