This month’s Global Disability Summit has highlighted the need to create a world that’s more inclusive and shone a spotlight on the challenges faced by people with disabilities during the pandemic.
Research into the design of autonomous vehicle interfaces could give older users more confidence in using the vehicles and make them more accessible to everyone – helping people get around independently for longer.
Truly inclusive design can open up the physical and digital world to everyone, so what changes do experts want to see in order to increase usability and improve access for even more people?
Tactile street tiles are helping blind and visually impaired people travel independently around a city by making it easier to identify services including banks, supermarkets and bus stops.
An award-winning piece of fitness equipment aims to help wheelchair users improve their fitness and widen access to cardio exercise to help everyone stay healthy as possible.
Rail passengers with mobility problems can be vulnerable to trips and falls as they navigate stations and trains but new research into hazard hotspots could help create safer transport infrastructure.
Cyclists with hearing impairments can miss out on vital safety signals but a new bike helmet that transforms sound into motion could help them discover more about the traffic around them on the road.
