of people of all ages, abilities, and cultures
through excellence in design.
Areas Of Expertise
Education
We are committed to educating globally about the power of Inclusive Design by sharing stories, precedents, and methods.
Consulting
Our scope for consulting includes, among others, plan reviews, assessment of accessibility in the built environment and testing of digital and web accessibility.
Design
IHCD works with entrepreneurs, designers and businesses to evaluate concepts, prototypes or existing designs to assess usability for the widest possible spectrum of people.
Research
We put people at the center of the design process and directly engage diverse people as partners in design solutions.
News & Events
Designing to Cultivate Creativity
Neuroscience research makes it clear: space design can make it more likely that people will think creatively. Now, when one of the prime reasons to return to the office is to generate creative solutions to the challenging problems organizations face, it's particularly important to put to work…
From Theory to Practice: Building a Global Inclusive Design Practice
Join us for an insightful webinar featuring Jesse Klimitz of BDP's Inclusive Design Practice, Human Space. Discover Jesse's journey into inclusive design and the origins of inclusive design at BDP. Learn how BDP's inclusive design practice was established and grew into a global service. Explore…
Horizons in Architectural Education: The Accessible Design Accreditation Initiative (ADAI) with Richard Sternadori, MA. Architectural Studies, M. ED, Assoc. AIA, CBO, PCRC, ACTCP
We are thrilled to invite you to a timely webinar, one day before the 34th anniversary of the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Building on the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the ADA extended civil rights protections to people with disabilities by adding design…
Global Inclusive Design Activist Julia Cassim has died (June 17, 2024)
"Julia and the amazing, inspirational, fearless contribution she made, touched the professional and personal lives of so many people. (Her family) should be very proud of her legacy. Her contribution was enormous. It was also unique. Julia was a very special person. Her work will live on. …
User/Expert Lab
A user/expert is a person who has developed expertise by means of their lived experience in dealing with the challenges of the environment due to a physical, sensory or cognitive functional limitation. IHCD has an established database of user/experts who range from adolescents to people in their ‘80s. Participants help review the usability and accessibility of physical environments as well as products, services and new technologies.
New England ADA Center
IHCD is home to the New England ADA Center; the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a comprehensive federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in all aspects of life on the basis of disability. There are five Titles within the ADA that outline rights and responsibilities of employers, state and local government, businesses and non-profits, architects and designers and individuals and advocates, and IHCD strives to help customers reach standards set by these titles.
About Us
Mission
We are committed to advancing the role of design in expanding opportunity and enhancing experience for people of all ages, abilities and cultures through excellence in design.
Team
IHCD has built a large family of friends and allies over 30 years, and we are proud to say that this inner circle is characterized by both longevity of commitment and an appetite for the next frontier.
Directions
IHCD is located at 560 Harrison Ave, Unit 401, Boston, MA 02114.
Visit the directions page for more detailed directions.
Contact
Telephone:
1 (617) 695-1225
Email: info@IHCDesign.org