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Open Inclusion is a research, design and innovation consultancy making environments that work better for all.

 London/France
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Joined January 2015
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📢Applications open for our MSc in Disability, Design & Innovation. This unique program merges research, engineering & design to tackle challenges faced by persons with disabilities. Apply now ⤵️ bit.ly/3Sjwyq5 #GDIhub
Text on purple background; Disability Design and Innovation MSc A Masters degree blending research engineering and design to drive disability innovation for a fairer world Apply now for Sept 2024

ALT Text on purple background; Disability Design and Innovation MSc A Masters degree blending research engineering and design to drive disability innovation for a fairer world Apply now for Sept 2024

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RNID@RNID4 May 2023
Today we've released our latest research showing that an alarming number of people aren't confident communicating with deaf people and people with hearing loss. This needs to change! Read our statistics and share your experience below ⬇️ bit.ly/40Xo7lp #DeafAwarenessWeek
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Dr Shani Dhanda@ShaniDhanda1 May 2023
With all the toilet talk lately, non of which ever includes accessible toilets, I saw this door sign and loved it. Inclusion can be simple, but it must be accessible - which it rarely ever is. How ironic 🙃. (Happy to share this was an accessible bathroom.) Image description: A black door leading to a single toilet. The sign on the door says ‘anyone & everyone’ in white writing. @eatbeatnic #Inclusion #GenderNeutral #Accessible #Toilet #Privilege
A black door leading to a single toilet. The sign on the door says ‘anyone & everyone’ in white writing.

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Origin story behind @BritishVogue #disability special.. and lovely conversation between two champions leading the way: @TheSineadBurke and Edward Enninful❤️🙏
The Guardian
@guardian25 Apr 2023
‘I have an invisible disability myself’: Edward Enninful and Sinéad Burke on their fashion revolution theguardian.com/fashion/2023…

‘I have an invisible disability myself’: Edward Enninful and Sinéad Burke on their fashion revolu...

How do you shake up a homogeneous industry? The editor and the fashion activist explain why they brought a daring, dynamic vision of disability to Vogue

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British Vogue
@BritishVogue20 Apr 2023
From runways to galleries, stadiums to television screens, British Vogue’s May 2023 covers celebrate a new vanguard of Disabled talent. First up, @TheSineadBurke. In an important essay, she underscores why nothing is more fashionable than inclusivity. trib.al/urfE8ow
Image shows Sinéad Burke, a white, queer little person, on the cover of British Vogue. Sinéad’s brown bob has been curled into soft waves that are blowing gently in the wind. With both of her hands resting on her hips, she stands against a white backdrop, wearing a white shirt dress with a black belt by Alexander McQueen, and her own black, pointy pumps by Ferragamo. Above her head, a white Vogue logo in big letters. The cover also reads ‘Reframing Fashion: Dynamic, Daring & Disabled.’

ALT Image shows Sinéad Burke, a white, queer little person, on the cover of British Vogue. Sinéad’s brown bob has been curled into soft waves that are blowing gently in the wind. With both of her hands resting on her hips, she stands against a white backdrop, wearing a white shirt dress with a black belt by Alexander McQueen, and her own black, pointy pumps by Ferragamo. Above her head, a white Vogue logo in big letters. The cover also reads ‘Reframing Fashion: Dynamic, Daring & Disabled.’

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The government published the new Family Resources Survey last month. We have updated our UK research and statistics article with the latest numbers! business.scope.org.uk/articl…
There are 16 million disabled people in the UK. That’s 1 in 4 of us.

ALT There are 16 million disabled people in the UK. That’s 1 in 4 of us.

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#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs Listen to Christine Hemphill and Josh Wintersgill (@openforaccess) moderated by Christopher Patnoe (@Google) on how to create a global disability and age-inclusive insight community, for, with, and by PWD: ow.ly/Zt1q50NITWi #ZeroCon23 #ZeroBarriers
Fireside chat on demand on creating communities with Christine Hemphill, Christopher Patnoe and Josh Wintergill.

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#swisstech
@swisstech3 Apr 2023
The future of mobility is here! 🇨🇭 #Swiss spin-off from @EPFL_en, #DAAV, has developed an autonomous #electric #AI assisted wheelchair to make things easier for people with reduced #mobility. ♿ Read more ⤵️ swiss.tech/news/self-driving…

A self-driving wheelchair for airports | swisstech

Mastering the challenges at the airport for passengers with reduced mobility might soon become much easier thanks to new, autonomous wheelchair technology.

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Andrew Hayward@arhayward12 Nov 2022
"Twitter had been one of the most user-friendly social media platforms out there—with a world-class team that made sure it was usable by people who had a variety of different needs." 🧐 time.com/6230469/disability-…

Elon Musk's Twitter Is Harming Users With Disabilities

Twitter users with disabilities say they could be "left with nothing" in the wake of Elon Musk taking over the site.

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JELLY HEAD@LordOrk7 Feb 2023
The stand out features of the new @tfwrail Stadler flirts are they are low floored with retractable gap fillers at each pair of doors enabling @LevelBoarding which is safer for everyone and transformative for disabled people.
Retractable gap filler deployed from train to platform enabling level boarding

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BusAndTrainUser@BusAndTrainUser7 Feb 2023
The new Class 231s look very much like Class 755s to me. busandtrainuser.com/2023/02/…

More new trains for Wales

Tuesday 7th February 2023 The transformation of Transport for Wales’ train fleet continues with new Stadler built diesel powered Class 231 trains now running on the Rhmney to Penarth line in …

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Some people hear “screen readers” when we say “accessible”. Accessible is for cognition, motion, hearing and vision. It also means the intersection of these.
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"We have an opportunity to build a more #inclusive world in the #metaverse than currently exists in the real world.We can build a world as we wish it was,& if we get it right we can build it faster." Beautiful statement by #ChristineHemphill @openforaccess at the @mEnablingSummit – at Arlington, VA
Christine Hemphill on stage with other speakers at the M-Enabling Summit. Logos are behind them from company sponsors.

ALT Christine Hemphill on stage with other speakers at the M-Enabling Summit. Logos are behind them from company sponsors.

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Robin Spinks@robinspinks24 Oct 2022
Replying to @openforaccess
@openforaccess Rather than simply asking that we make the metaverse accessible, we need to explore ways that the metaverse might enable us to resolve some of our real world challenges #mEnabling22 #G3ICT #RNIB #a11y – at Arlington, VA
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Sam Boyle@PolicySam29 Jun 2022
Our Head of Legal and Content, Bela Gor is speaking to Christine Hemphill from @openforaccess about what disabled people decide to buy and why. #BDFAreYouBeingServed
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What disabled consumers choose to buy and why: With @openforaccess and supported by @MicrosoftUK, we look at how disabled people make decisions about where they shop and what they purchase: businessdisabilityforum.org.… #BDFDisabledConsumerChoice
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We call for the Purple Community to unite under the umbrella of #EveryoneIsAnInnovator to participate in Discovery Awards International today at 6 pm IST.: ow.ly/AeRQ50JbR4i PW: 169108 @enableindia @Google @EnableMeKenya @openforaccess - Simply Open Award, GAAD
The Logo consists of the words "discovery Awards" in three different fonts in black on a white background.

ALT The Logo consists of the words "discovery Awards" in three different fonts in black on a white background.

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ADHD Jesse
@adhdjesse13 Apr 2022
One of the great paradoxes of ADHD is that we resist any sort of structure, yet we depend on it to survive. Without systems and routines in place, our lives can fall into complete disarray. We need to develop systems that become second nature.
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Steph Cutler@Steph_Cutler30 Sep 2021
Early start this morning delivering inclusion training with @openforaccess to clients in Australia. A fabulous piece of work which has literally covered 4 continents. Huge variety of perspectives and one objective- delightful, #inclusive customer experiences
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coLab@createwithcolab21 Oct 2021
Kat & Christine (@openforaccess) note that they hope emerging tech will change & impact someone’s ability to live independently. #DisabilityTwitter
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Every project is run in partnership with @openforaccess and with a inclusion and accessibility lens. And we've also got to work with @MaisBowes which makes us very happy ☺️ 7/n
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