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07 July 2021

Inclusion, accessibility and design - editorial by Dr Kathryn Woodcock, Ryerson University

I am not an “ADA guest.” I am a guest. I have some abilities – and lack some others – just like every other guest.

Whether you think you need to restrict me or direct me to an alternate experience depends not on me, but on how you designed your experience.

Reckoning with inclusion at the gate level is the simplest starting point... 

READ DR KATHRYN WOODCOCK'S FULL EDITORIAL, PUBLISHED BY INPARK

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