Incorporating nature via biophilic design has interested architects and landscape architects for a long time, but its benefits for neurodiversity are not very well-known.
The disability royal commission and the NDIS review have called for consistent accessibility standards. That could improve inclusion, health and wellbeing for people with disability.
Avoiding the office commute is just one reason why working from home suits many workers with disability better. Employers need to take a nuanced approach to workplace flexibility.
Many universities have adopted policy frameworks that outline language, principles and values to promote health and well-being in various ways.
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All instructors, regardless of the field, can promote mental health both by sharing specific resources and by designing accessible and flexible courses.
There could be lots of reasons why people with disability decline or don’t want offers of help. Research at the Dignity Project at Griffith University shows there is no ‘one-size fits all’ approach.
Pairing disability counsellors with post-secondary instructors to help them design classes is one way colleges and universities can improve their efforts to support students with disabilities.
In ‘Grace and Frankie,’ the protagonists design a vibrator for use by older people.
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Technologies are now ubiquitous in everyday modern life, but ageism means that older adults are excluded from the design of the technologies that they use.
The cost of assessment prevents some students, who self-identify as having a disability, from pursuing an assessment and diagnosis that would allow them to claim formal accommodations.
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A survey of disabled students found that some university accommodations they value became more widespread in the pandemic, like flexible course deadlines.
Online learning can create problems for students, particularly those with disabilities, unless platforms and content are designed with accessibility and inclusion in mind.
Designing schools to accommodate students with disabilities is a complicated task and needs a lot more research than what is out there.
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Every school in Australia must be built with the varying needs of students with disabilities in mind. This is a worthy goal but achieving it is complicated. Looking at some examples can help.
If all of these devices really work together, they can be a bigger help than any one of them alone.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 27 this year. But true equality is still out of reach for many – and it’s everyone’s responsibility to fulfill the promise of the law.
One balloting machine for all voters: universal design is accessible for everyone, with or without disabilities.
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In 2012, nearly one-third of voters with a disability had trouble voting. A 2002 law was supposed to fix this problem. New technology may have the answer at last.
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, Universitry of Melbourne. Co-Director Learning Environments Applied Research Network., The University of Melbourne
Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Chair, Associate Chair of Research Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department, University of Florida