Accessibility concerns are becoming more prevalent in the design world in recent years, with over 70 million Americans reporting having a disability in 2024. As a staggering amount of the nation continues to feel the effects of a woefully inadequate health system, comprehensive preventative care has become a luxury, available only to those that fit within […]
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The late American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is unequivocally acknowledged by posterity as a pioneer of not only architecture but design as a lifestyle, pivotal in shifting the public’s accessibility to a new paradigm, vocabulary, and vision for modern living – a mission upheld to this day by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (FLWF). Aligning […]
Essential for some, better for all. “Accessibility” has become as buzzworthy a term as “sustainability,” with many brands attempting to capitalize on the moral arc that bends toward a more egalitarian design scene and consumer market in its slow march forward. But few are as nuanced in the practice as Michael Graves Design. Born from […]
Byowave’s new Proteus Controller for Microsoft Xbox doesn’t look like a typical gaming device, and that’s totally by design. Announced ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and as part of Microsoft’s continuing efforts toward inclusivity, the unique modular kit is tailored to accommodate gamers with disabilities. It allows them autonomy and the ability to piece together […]
