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ByoWave unveils highly customisable controller for gamers with disabilities

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ByoWave unveils highly customisable controller for gamers with disabilities

ByoWave and the Designed for Xbox team have joined forces to launch the Proteus Controller, a modular device tailored for gamers with disabilities.

Gaming : Technology : Design

Virtual Accessibility Market

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Virtual Accessibility Market

Virtual reality’s rise from a gaming tool to an engaging accessibility gateway is expanding the frontiers of inclusivity and opening up a playgroun...

Technology : Virtual Reality Market : VR

America Puts the New in Neurodivergence

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America Puts the New in Neurodivergence

As inclusivity is no longer optional, mainstream US businesses are adopting accessibility strategies tailored to the neurodivergent community.

Design : Health & Wellness : Youth

This air-powered hand could revolutionise access to prosthetics

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This air-powered hand could revolutionise access to prosthetics

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a breath-controlled prosthetic hand device that is easy to use and requires little mai...

Technology : Health And Wellness : Health Access

A platform helping the visually impaired navigate the city

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A platform helping the visually impaired navigate the city

For years, object recognition apps have assisted visually impaired people to navigate the city by using the camera on their phones to identify the ...

Media & Entertainment : Technology : Health & Wellness

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A deodorant brand hosts a marathon in the Betterverse

With inequalities becoming increasingly apparent in virtual worlds, the deodorant brand is partnering with gaming platform Decentraland to host a m...

Health And Wellness : Media And Entertainment : Technology

Sport’s largest movement to end disability discrimination

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Sport’s largest movement to end disability discrimination

#WeThe15 by design studio Pentagram and advertising agency adam&eveDDB aims to break down barriers so all persons with disabilities can fulfil thei...

Sports & Leisure : Society : Media & Entertainment

Spotify diversifies its podcast audience with transcripts

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Spotify diversifies its podcast audience with transcripts

Streaming service Spotify is introducing automatic transcripts to podcasts, enabling wider audiences to access its audio-based content.

Media : Technology : Intersectionality

Degree makes deodorant disability-friendly

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Degree makes deodorant disability-friendly

The inclusive deodorant uses packaging design to enable greater accessibility for people with disabilities.

Beauty : Health And Wellness : Inclusive

Wireless headphones that function as hearing aids

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Wireless headphones that function as hearing aids

Tech start-up Olive Union has introduced the third iteration of its Olive Pro headphones, which play music as well as amplifying voices for D/deaf ...

Hearing : Disability : Inclusion

Everyday tech gets an inclusive overhaul

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Everyday tech gets an inclusive overhaul

Emerging tech solutions are pushing access and inclusivity to the fore, enhancing everyday life and usability for those who are differently abled.

Technology : Society : Disability

Juniper Unlimited offers disability-inclusive fashion

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Juniper Unlimited offers disability-inclusive fashion

Activist Sinéad Burke’s adaptive clothing marketplace Juniper Unlimited houses brands that target people with disabilities, aiming to inspire a lar...

Fashion : Retail : Design

RNIB redesigns pregnancy tests for blind women

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RNIB redesigns pregnancy tests for blind women

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has unveiled a pregnancy test prototype for women who are blind or partially blind.

Health : Wellness : Accessability

Microsoft to make AI-based tools more inclusive

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Microsoft to make AI-based tools more inclusive

The technology firm is working with the Team Gleason Foundation to make AI-based tools like computer vision and voice interfaces more inclusive for...

Technology : Microsoft : AI

TypeCase is a tactile keyboard for the differently abled

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TypeCase is a tactile keyboard for the differently abled

The accessible keyboard has just five buttons, instead of 50.

Technology : Inclusivity : Design

Accessible Retail Market

Markets

Accessible Retail Market

Retailers are investing in the accessibility of their physical and digital channels to support the needs of disabled and neurodiverse shoppers.

Retail : Inclusivity : Implicit Inclusivity

Accessible Gaming

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Accessible Gaming

While the mainstream gaming industry has long ignored disabled people, a host of new technologies are enabling brands to adapt to their every need.

Gaming : Entertainment : Accessibility

Ikea designs 3D-printed add-ons to make its furniture more accessible

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Ikea designs 3D-printed add-ons to make its furniture more accessible

The home goods and services company’s Israeli HQ has unveiled a new project that aims to make its products more user-friendly for consumers with di...

Design : Furniture : Inclusivity

This smartphone app lets the blind ‘see’ emotions

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This smartphone app lets the blind ‘see’ emotions

Huawei’s Facing Emotions app allows blind people to ‘see’ the expressions and emotions of people they are speaking to.

Technology : Culture : Huawei

Thought-starter: How can we rethink packaging design for everyone?

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Thought-starter: How can we rethink packaging design for everyone?

By differentiating between consumers with different mobility needs, retailers are reinforcing separation, not inclusivity. This needs to change – f...

Design : Packaging : Disability

Why hotels must do more for disabled guests

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Why hotels must do more for disabled guests

Bespoke Hotels Group co-founder and chairman Robin Sheppard on making hotels aesthetically creative and inclusive for disabled people.

Travel : Hospitality : Interiors

Implicit Inclusivity

Design Directions

Implicit Inclusivity

Designers are recognising the needs of disabled consumers, creating assistive products that are reduced to their most essential elements, with mini...

Technology : Design : Fashion

A lighter look at life

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A lighter look at life

UK – Maltesers is taking a nuanced approach to disability in its new series of light-hearted anecdotal adverts.

Maltesers : Disability : Neutral Culture

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