10/1/2026 7:30:22 AM Kerbcut: Making Assistive Technology Easier to Find By Tim Dixon When I started losing my sight, I had to learn about screen readers, magnification, apps, specialist hardware and the accessibility...
9/24/2026 12:30:03 PM A Toast to Innovation in a Changing Climate By Bertrand Mallet Recent reports suggest that France could face one of its lowest wine harvests in decades following another summer of extreme heat and...
9/23/2026 12:44:04 PM Adapted Sailing Opens the Water to Everyone By Derek Silva Adapted sailing programs are helping people with disabilities experience the freedom, confidence, and community that come with taking to...
9/22/2026 12:51:04 PM Rethinking Water: How Industry Is Doing More With Less By Bertrand Mallet Water is one of the world's most precious resources, yet many industrial processes have traditionally depended on large volumes of it....
9/18/2026 7:30:11 AM AI could provide earlier warning of natural disasters By Louis Scorza Researchers from Google have developed a new AI weather forecasting system that could significantly improve predictions of tropical...
9/15/2026 7:30:03 AM When lived experience becomes product strategy By Tim Dixon A screen reader reaches a chart, a diagram or an equation and simply goes quiet. The surrounding text may be perfectly readable, but the...
9/10/2026 12:30:02 PM Robots could harvest lava from volcanic eruptions to make 'concrete' of the future By John Clark Building with lava may sound far-fetched, but it's one of the hottest ideas emerging in construction. A group of Icelandic architects is...
9/10/2026 7:30:51 AM A teenager, a 3D printer and a better model for accessibility By Tim Dixon As someone who relies on assistive technology every day, I am always interested in a clever new device. But the technology itself is...
8/25/2026 7:30:53 AM Accessible AI Must Preserve the Right to Stay in Control By Tim Dixon As someone who relies on assistive technology, I know the value of tools that remove unnecessary effort. Good technology can turn a...
8/24/2026 7:30:56 AM Rethinking what "new" means in construction By Gabrielle Barthelemy Earlier this year, architecture students at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie in Rouen took part in “Passé...
8/19/2026 7:30:04 AM A Face Is Not an Age: Why Biometric Shortcuts Need Human-Centred Design By Tim Dixon Age checks are becoming a familiar part of the online experience. A website asks for a selfie. An app asks you to move your face within a...
8/14/2026 7:30:37 AM Why Training Gets Funded When Design Is the Problem By Tim Dixon When people repeatedly struggle with a system, many businesses reach for the same solution: more training. They create another guide,...
8/11/2026 1:04:17 PM Firefighters carry exhausted dog down mountain By Louis Scorza When Sable, a 100-pound senior mastiff mix, became too exhausted to finish a hike on Pennsylvania's Golden Eagle Trail, six volunteer...
8/11/2026 7:30:02 AM The Average User Does Not Exist. Why Are We Still Designing for Them? By Tim Dixon I have sat through plenty of project discussions about “the user”. We talk about what the user wants, how the user behaves and how...
8/6/2026 7:30:02 AM What O2’s Hearing Trial Teaches Us About Invisible Accessibility By Tim Dixon Many accessibility features come with an unspoken requirement: the person who needs them must also know how to find, configure and...
7/30/2026 2:28:27 PM Formula 1 on track to meet Net Zero 2030 target By Daniel Murcia Formula 1 is making impressive strides in sustainability. The latest Impact Report reveals that the sport has successfully reduced its...