Marion Decaillet, IHCD’s Director of Inclusive Public Transit, and Jan Carpman, PhD, IHCD’s Director of Wayfinding, attended and presented at the MOVE Conference in London, Feb. 12 and 13, 2019, at the ExCel Conference Center. Decaillet and Carpman’s presentation, “Beyond Accessibility:…
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We had an amazing turn out at the Challenge: Design event last week here at IHCD!
- Close to forty participants hailed from a variety of sectors; student and full-time designers, individuals in the public health sector, occupational therapy students, marketing specialists, industrial…
Join IHCD's New England ADA Center at one of its trainings this February on a range of topics including addiction and recovery, employment, effective communication and emergency preparedness.
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IHCD's New England ADA Center releases findings about the true nature of disability in cities and towns in New England.
City Findings:
- Startling findings show the largest percentage of adults (age 18+) with disabilities have: upper body limitations, mental disabilities, or…
The UK Design Council has released their findings of the state of the design economy in the UK during 2018. It has data and new evidence on design's impact and value. On one of the first pages, it reads:
Our role now as Design Council is to make life better by design. So as…
This opportunity is comes from Independent Living Research Utilization. The study is called Falls and Fear of Falling in Adults who Require Wheelchairs for Locomotion.
To participate in this study, you must be an adult who:
- Is at least 18 years old
- Has a…
CBS News | 60 Minutes | January 13, 2019
A social worker tried to tell him about "career alternatives" after he lost his sight, but Chris Downey wasn't about to stop being an architect.
At age 45, Chris Downey had pretty much constructed the life he'd always wanted. An architect…
Hello everyone! We are very excited to announce a new event here at IHCD! Challenge: Design is all about engaging with designers, students, user/experts, and the public to develop an understanding of inclusive design and create a more open, collaborative and diverse design community. The event…
Originally posted on bostonglobe.com
After graduating with a master's degree in applied math, Oliver Wilcox was ready to start a career. He aced every data analytics tests put forth by the hiring departments at major companies, yet Oliver still came up short during the interview process…
Our very own Kathy Gips, Director of Training for the New England ADA Center, will be presenting at the Architecture Boston Expo this fall. Kathy will be speaking on two panels on November 28th. The first one, "WE05 - ADA Updates 2018" from 8:30 am to 10 am, discusses new updates from the U.S.…