Watch, Listen, Read: Design &Inclusion In Every Medium

How can we design a society that is inclusive of everyone? What role does design play in it?

Below you'll find a TED talk, a podcast, an article and a scholar paper that will give you insight on the work we collectively need to do in order to design a fair society for all.

TED Talk - Elise Roy: When we design for disability, we all benefit

"I believe that losing my hearing was one of the greatest gifts I've ever received," says Elise Roy. As a disability rights lawyer and design thinker, she knows that being Deaf gives her a unique way of experiencing and reframing the world -- a perspective that could solve some of our largest problems. As she says: "When we design for disability first, you often stumble upon solutions that are better than those when we design for the norm." (Source: ted.com)

Watch it here.

Podcast - The Art Of Inclusion, Listen Here

Article - Albert Shum: Inclusive Design Thinking at Microsoft - How an inclusive process creates more accessible and ethical products. Click here to read the article.

Scholar Paper - Stephanie Panke & Thilo Harth: Design Thinking for Inclusive Community Design: (How) Does it Work? Read the paper here.

(This article was originally published on March 12, 2019).