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From The Editor

Shouldn’t inclusive design really just be design? Discuss.

If you are reading this - welcome! You are one of the first to enjoy Inclusive Design Magazine, a new title that, to be honest, we’re amazed isn’t already decades old. But in my previous experience of working with other construction and architectural magazines, I found that often the consideration of inclusive design was a reluctant add-on, and limited, frequently, to uninspiring bathrooms or institutional-looking lifts. This enormously restricted the exposure and sharing of the many great ideas, products and services available for this essential - and growing - sector, so we thought it deserved its own publication!

We’ll be bringing you great design inspiration, case studies, profiles of the sector’s most interesting people, legislation updates, round-table discussions, and opinion pieces.

Whether your clients have requested your input to a home adaptation, your next project is a multi-million pound retail development, or you’re working on a new school, we hope our content will provide you with the information and inspiration to help you meet the brief. And we’d love to hear from you too - get in touch to let us know your opinions, what you’re working on and what you’d like to read about; you might even make it in to our next issue! We have a lot in the pipeline…

Contributors

Juliet Davies, Editor

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Ben Townsend

Ben is a specialist catastrophic injury solicitor and Head of Personal Injury Leeds at Stewarts, the litigation specialists.

GADGET: I would not be without my Apple Watch. It is fantastic for encouraging me to stay active.

PASTIME: I probably spend more time on cycling each week than any other hobby and try to squeeze it in whenever I can.

Mik Scarlet

Alongside his work in inclusivity, building a world where everyone can thrive and belong, Mik is co-CEO of the charity Phab.

GADGET: My Roland Jupiter 4 Compuphonic Synthesizer, a prize possession in my recording studio

PASTIME: Moaning about bad design and poor access, it drives my poor wife to distraction!

A round-up of the sector’s fundraising, campaign awareness, awards, and appointments…

Peak performance

Paul Smith and the team at Foundations recently completed the Three Peaks Challenge - a total distance of 38.4km (23.9m), a total ascent of 5040.12ft (1536.23m), which they did it in under 12 hours!

Northern to trial British Sign Language

Northern is set to interpret its announcements into British Sign Language (BSL) on some of its train services. Passengers will first see the new BSL visuals on trains between Manchester Victoria and Leeds to interpret information such as station announcements.“We are looking for partners; charities, organisations or experts who could help provide sign language interpreters for the project,” Marc Silverwood, onboard systems manager at Northern, “so we can create the best possible service for our BSL passengers.”

A sporting target

Chesterfield FC is backing a national campaign urging more sporting venues across the UK to put Changing Places toilets in their grounds for disabled supporters to access. As one of the first football clubs in the country to install a Changing Places facility in 2013, the Spireites support the #RiseForSport campaign which has been launched by a trio of disabled football fans. They want to encourage as many people as possible to sign a petition calling for Changing Places toilets to be made mandatory in UK sports venues with a capacity of more than 350 people. At present, only new builds a with capacity of 350+ people must include a Changing Places facility. The petition calls for this to apply to existing venues, too.

“With teamwork, humour and an exceptional support crew, we conquered a demanding trek, raising an incredible amount of funds towards necessary research into home adaptations for children with behaviours of concern,” said Paul. Their Crowdfunder page is still open if you would like support them.

Partnership strengthens bond

Make UK, an organisation for the manufacturing and engineering sector, and the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), which works with the healthcare and assistive technology sector, have announced their new partnership, aimed at fostering collaboration and growth for UK healthcare manufacturing companies.

Through this collaboration, Make UK and the BHTA aim to enable manufacturers of healthcare products to connect, create new opportunities and innovate together.

Designs on winning

Nominations are open until spring 2024 for the design competition at bluebadgeaccessawards. com. The Conceptual Design Awards have a £20,000 prize fund across the two awards; the Celia Thomas Design Award for Conceptual Design for Disabled Guests that is open to architects and designers, and the Microsoft Award for Inclusive Guest Innovation which is open to all.

// Whether you are a designing a hotel, adapting an apartment, refurbishing a school, or building a prestigious head office, Inclusive Design Magazine is the go-to destination for both information and inspiration. //

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