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  • Microsoft releases adaptive computer accessories for people with disabilities

    American technology company Microsoft has unveiled a set of accessories designed to make it easier for people with limited mobility or visual impairments to use a computer or laptop. More

    Alice Finney | 18 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Kim Kardashian launches inclusive SKIMS collection for people with limited mobility

    Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand SKIMS has released an underwear line for people with disabilities, which combines easy-access closures with a range of sizes and colours to suit different skin tones and body types. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 6 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Harry Teng develops "shower-proof" prosthetic leg to help amputees wash with dignity and ease

    Interchangeable modular components eliminate the need for expensive custom building in the Lytra lower-limb prosthesis, created by industrial designer Harry Teng to offer amputees a safe, low-cost standing aid in the shower. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 22 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Michael Graves Design creates "visually appealing" medical furniture for CVS

    American studio Michael Graves Design has created a collection of home healthcare products for a major US pharmacy that is meant to "enhance people's lives with moments of joy". More

    Jenna McKnight | 4 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • S_estudio designs Casa Genaro in Córdoba to be wheelchair accessible

    Smooth floors and wide thresholds are among the accessible design elements in a house designed by Argentine firm S_estudio for a family with a disabled son. More

    Jenna McKnight | 27 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • PriestmanGoode designs accessible interiors for Canadian trains

    Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has created the interiors for a fleet of trains in Canada, which have a focus on accessible design. More

    Jane Englefield | 19 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Claywood by Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt is a wheelchair-friendly house in disguise

    British architecture studio Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt has completed a Hampshire house that aims to makes life easier for a wheelchair user, while not compromising on design quality. More

    Amy Frearson | 30 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • PriestmanGoode designs seating to allow air travellers to stay in their wheelchairs

    PriestmanGoode has unveiled Air 4 All, an aeroplane seating system that will allow powered wheelchair users to remain in their own wheelchairs for the entire journey. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 26 October 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Alexia Audrain designs hugging chair to comfort people with autism

    Graduate designer Alexia Audrain has developed a chair with cocooning, inflatable walls that helps people with autism self-soothe when they are experiencing sensory overload. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 24 September 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Fingerspelling.xyz app helps people to learn the sign language alphabet

    Creative studio Hello Monday has created an app that teaches and corrects hand positions in real-time to make it easier for people to learn the sign language alphabet. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 27 August 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Pearson Lloyd attempts to shift stigma around stairlifts with Flow X

    London studio Pearson Lloyd has called on designers to take on more medical and accessible design projects, as it revealed its design for an aesthetically appealing stairlift called Flow X. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 5 May 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Degree Inclusive is a deodorant packaged for people with disabilities

    Adaptive design studio Sour and creative agency Wunderman Thomson have developed accessible deodorant packaging for Unilever to make the product easier to use for people with limited mobility or visual impairments. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 4 May 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Focus Ex is a digital reading aid for people with ADHD

    Hungarian designer Vatány Szabolcs has created a font and browser extension to make it easier for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, to concentrate when reading online content. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 3 February 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Razer develops concept for transparent light-up face mask

    Technology company Razer has developed a conceptual design for a clear plastic face mask with lights and a built-in sound system to improve social interaction during the pandemic. More

    India Block | 26 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Phoenix Instinct creates smart wheelchair with "intelligent centre of gravity"

    Scottish designer Phoenix Instinct has developed a lightweight wheelchair with a movable axle position that automatically adjusts the chair's centre of gravity to stop overbalancing. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 3 December 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Syrinx is an artificial larynx that mimics the wearer's former voice

    Japanese engineer Takeuchi Masaki has developed a wearable voice box called Syrinx, which can be strapped on like a neck brace so that people who have lost their larynx to cancer are able to produce speech. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 19 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe designs Utrecht care facility like a boutique hotel

    Domstate Zorghotel is a rehabilitation centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands, designed by Dutch studio Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe to give patients a hotel experience. More

    India Block | 8 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Dots is a gesture-recognition system for people with disabilities

    Three graduate designers have developed a body movement-recognition system that enables amputees and people with disabilities to use gesture-controlled smart devices more effectively. More

    Natashah Hitti | 3 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Suzanne Brewer develops "Segway-style" wheelchair that allows users to stand upright

    London architect Suzanne Brewer has created a prototype wheelchair with only two wheels and a saddle seat that takes the user from seated to standing in one fluid movement. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 28 September 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Atkinson Hyperlegible typeface is designed for visually impaired readers

    Graphic designer Applied Design Works has collaborated with the nonprofit organisation Braille Institute to develop a "hyperlegible typeface" for the visually impaired community. More

    Lizzie Crook | 11 September 2020 | Leave a comment
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