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Built Without Barriers: Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024 Online Accessibility Event flyer
Today, May 16, 2024, marks the 13th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD). GAAD encourages everyone to talk, think, and learn about digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities. Its mission is to integrate accessibility into technology and digital product development as a core…
IHCD booth on Exhibition floor of American Alliance of Museums conference 2024
We are thrilled to announce that we will be exhibiting at AAM's 2024 Annual Meeting & Museum Expo. As advocates for Inclusive Design, IHCD is dedicated to creating accessible environments that empower and engage all individuals. Visit us at Booth No. 4607 to meet some of our team and discuss…
blue and red copy on a white background read, "Boston Center for Independent Living 50 Years in A Virtual Conversation. Wins, Lessons & What's Next for Independent Living
This event commemorates a half-century of groundbreaking advocacy with the Boston Community for Independent Living's (BCIL) 50th Anniversary celebration. Since its inception, BCIL has spearheaded efforts for equal access to healthcare, affordable housing, transportation, employment, education, and…
Collage of IHCD Webcast presenters and architects Chris Downey (left) and Deepak K.C (right)
Our February webcast, "Designing Inclusively, Educating Globally with Architects" featuring visionary architects Chris Downey (U.S.A.) and Deepak K.C. (Nepal) is now available on YouTube. Gain insights from Chris's transformative journey as "the Blind Architect" and Deepak's diplomatic initiatives…
white text reads Stop Talking Stop Drafting above an elder man with olive-skin long white mustache and Nepali topi. The Help Age International logo in the lower right corner
A UN Convention on the rights of older people is essential to safeguarding the well-being and dignity of societies as we age.  The initiative offers a comprehensive framework to address challenges like healthcare, social protection, and elder abuse while fostering inclusivity. Efforts towards this…
IHCD Learning logo with tagline Designing Inclusively, Educating Globally
We are using the opportunity of Boston Design Week and our Open House to introduce our expanded educational plan to build awareness and capacity. Our kickoff event is live and we have a giant map of the world featuring the people and stories that we are eager to share. But each presentation will be…
Boston Design Week logo
The Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) is thrilled to extend a warm invitation to our Boston Design Week Inclusive Design Open House, coinciding with SoWA First Friday. We will use the opportunity to kick off IHCD Learning, our expanded educational commitment, "Designing Inclusively,…
New MBTA Signage Design for Accessibility
MBTA Announces Improved Bus Stop Signage Pilot as Part of Phase 1 of Bus Network Redesign Today the MBTA announced a pilot that began yesterday, April 8, and will continue through May 3, 2024, to redesign bus stop signs in an effort to improve their accessibility and findability. The MBTA will…
Collage of IHCD staff and engaged Boston Design Week 2023 attendees
We invite you to our day-long open house focused on Inclusive Design on SoWa's First Friday, May 3rd. This event marks IHCD's expanded educational commitment, aiming to impart impactful insights through shared stories and lived experiences. Attendees will delve into comprehensive programming led…
main entrance of Ontario College of Art & Design University (OCADU)
Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) University is proud to unveil its pioneering Black Studies Design & Art minor program, becoming the first Canadian AICAD school to offer it. Dr. Kathy Moscou, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Design, emphasizes its significance in amplifying Black…