The Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) is presenting an evening workshop for MW19 conference participants on Tuesday, April 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at its office at 200 Portland Street in Boston. The workshop will provide a demonstration by …
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Join IHCD's New England ADA Center at one of its trainings this March on a range of topics including the ADA for municipalities and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
ADA and Municipal Obligations
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Event Type: Workshop…
The Generative Space Award recognizes breakthrough designs in health and healthcare. It is a product of The Caritas Project's A Place to Flourish initiative. The Caritas Project is an organization founded and headed…
In collaboration with IHCD, the Helen Hamlyn Center for Design at the Royal College of Art, and others, the International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) will host the 7th International Conference for Universal Design in Bangkok, Thailand, from…
Braille Me is a new refreshable braille reader from Innovision, in India. Through their groundbreaking new technology, using magnetic force to power the braille display, the Braille Me has slashed costs, while keeping a high quality display. This device has 20-cell, 6-dot…
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:…
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…