As an advisor to Fortune 100 companies, I’ve witnessed first-hand how inclusive design leads to products, services, and innovations that better serve our customers and clients. When it comes to ...

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 ...

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 ...

From tech to media to consumer products, there’s been a big push to make corporate America more inclusive. Kat Holmes, who lead inclusive-design initiatives at Microsoft and Google, wants companies to ...

At both tech companies and design studios, inclusive design has become shorthand for “good design,” and the “right thing to do.” The phrase is so common in tech that a quick Google search yields ...

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 ...

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 ...

I want to see a world in which every person feels included and valued, just as they are. I think in many ways we all want that. Each and every single one of us wants (and deserves) to feel like they ...

The world’s biggest social challenges are reflected in the way we design our spaces. Privatization of public space, lack of affordable housing, dark design and spatial segregation are just some of the ...

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 ...