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Designing for Bespoke Bodies: Bionic Prosthetics & Beyond (Season 6, Episode 1)

Accessibility, Achilles International, ADA, adaptive skiing, Adaptive Sports, Adaptive Sports New England, Amputees, Andrew Leland, Augmented, Bespoke bodies, Bespoke Bodies: The Design & Craft of Prosthetics, Biomechatronics Lab, bionic, Bionic Project, Bionic Prosthetics, Bionic Race, Bob Crescenzo, Boston Ice Storm, Boston Youth Sports Initiative, Brigham and Women, Buffalo Bills, Carolyn Robbins, Co-Design Collaborative, CoDesign Collaborative, Dana Ross Rogers, Design, design details, Designing for Human Conditions, disability equity, Dr. David Crandell, Dr. Matt Cardy, Elizabeth Souter, Ewing Amputation, Ewing Amputee Project, Gillette, H4096 Bill, Hangar Clinic, Harvard Bio-design Lab, Harvard Biodesign Lab, health and wellbeing, health professional design, Highmark Stadium, Hugh Herr, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Inclusive stadiums, Injury Prevention, Janet Roche, Joe Lamar, Joe Walsh, Joseph Lamar, Jovan Booker, KMA Architects, Liberating Technology, marathon, Maria Villafranca, Mayor Wu, Mayor's Cup Soccer Tournament, MIT, MIT Media Lab, Molly Jarmon, New England Adaptive Sports, Nico Calabria, Populous, Prosthetics, Research, running, Sled Hockey Team, Spalding, Spalding Rehab, Stepping Strong, Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation, Todd Farell, Tom Harkin, Tottenham Hotspur, Trauma care, trauma-informed design, United Spinal Association, Walk Massachusetts Pedestrian Advocacy Program, White Stadium, Will Borden, World War I, World War One

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Jessica Hunt Panel Guests: Dana Ross Rogers & Will Borden- The Bionic Project Molly Jarman- The Stepping Strong Center Maria Villafranca- CoDesign Collaborative Photo Credit: Freepik.com Designing for Bespoke Bodies: Bionic Prosthetics & Beyond (Season 6, Episode 1) Traumatic injury is one of […]

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Design + Menopause (Season 5, Episode 5a)

#crazysexycoolgrabbars, air conditioning and menopause, Anxiety, ASHRAE 55, bloating, bone density, brain fog, Carolyn Robbins, Design and Menopause, designing for dignity, disabilities and menopause, Discussion on Menopause, Doctors, ECG, economic impact on women in menopause, effects of menopause, Equalities Act, Erika Eitland, Estrogen, Hot Flashes, Hysterectomy, Inclusive Bathrooms, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Inhabit podcast, Janet Roche Designs, LGBTQIA+, Lisa Scully, Lisa Scully; Nathalie Bonafe; Erika Eitland, London's Mayor, Mariella Fostrops, Menopause, Menopause experiences, Menopause experts, Menopause Experts Group, Menopause Policy, menstruation leave, Mood changes, Motion Spot, Nathalie Bonafe, OBGYN, Osteoporosis, over all wealth health, Panic attacks, perimenopause, periods and menopause, Physical wellbeing, Progesterone, Psychological Wellbeing, Temporature, Thyroid, Trauma informed Care, weight gain, women, women changing design, women of color and menopause, Workers and menopause, Wrexham University in North Wales

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Jessica Hunt Guests: Lisa Scully; Nathalie Bonafe; Erika Eitland Stock Image: Designed by Freepik Design + Menopause (Season 5, Episode 5a) Menopause is no longer a taboo topic! Join ‘Inclusive Designers Podcast’ in a special episode on ‘Design + Menopause’ that breaks the

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Menopause Cafes (Season 5, Episode 5b)

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Jessica Hunt Guests: Lisa Scully; Nathalie Bonafe Stock Image: Designed by Freepik Menopause Cafes (Season 5, Episode 5b) Do you think it’s taboo to talk about Menopause? Guess again! In our Inclusive Designers Podcast “Design + Menopause” episode, our experts introduced us to

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Designing for: Crisis Centers with Stephen Parker/Robyn Linstrom (Season 5, Episode 4)

988 System, Adolescent, Alex Tan, American Association for Emergency Psychology, Autism, BAC TiD Class, Basic Science of Light / Color, Behavioral health design, Behavioral Health Facilities, biophilia, calming rooms, Canada Trauma and Fetal Alcohol Facility, Carolyn Robbins, Choice, Circadian Rhythm, Cleveland Clinic, Cognitive Disabilities, Colors, Crisis Care Model, Crisis Centers, Design, Design Challenges, Design Of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Emergency Care, Empath Units, Environment Transition, Evidence Based Design, Family Centers, Fire Ratings, health and wellbeing, health professional design, Holistic approach, Home insecurity, Hybrid Facilities, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Intentional Spaces, Lived Experience, Long Term Stay, Mental Behavior Design, Neuroscience, Nursing stations, Out patient Program, Pet Kennels, Pet kennels for shelters, Philips, Psychedelics, Quiet Rooms, Regulation, Robyn Lindstrom, safety, SAMSHA’s Prinicples, SC Clemson Grant, Second Hand Trauma, Self Regulate, Self regulation, sensory Rooms, Stabilization Center, Staff support, Stand Alone Crisis Center, Stantec, Stephen Parker, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, The importance of Staff Care, trauma-informed design, UNC Greensboro, Unhoused, Vicarious Trauma, Warm Hand-off areas, Water bottle stations, Wellness Designers, Women's Domestic Shelters

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Jessica Hunt Guests: Stephen Parker & Robyn Linstrom Photo Credit: Stantec Designing for: Crisis Centers (Season 5, Episode 4) Inclusive Designers Podcast: Currently, there’s a significant rise in people with mental health issues. But the current system often sends a person in

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The Ins and Outs of Good Urban Design (Season 5, Episode 3)

#crazysexycoolgrabbars, ableism, ADA, aging in place, Autism, Belmont Villiage, Brooklyn Hotel, Brooklyn Hotel UK, C-Suite, Carolyn Robbins, Cerebral Palsy, Closed Captioning, Generational Wealth, Green Build, Home Depot, inclusive design, isaac mizrahi, Isaac Mizrahi Adaptive Clothing, Janet Roche, Janet Roche Designs, Kohls, Kohls Adaptive Clothes, LEED, Macy's, Macy's Adaptive Clothing, Meg O'Connell, Miami Health Center, Michael Graves, Motion Spot, Patricia Belmont, Placemaking, Ponte Giolio, Silver Tsunami, Steve Wright, Target, The Boston Architectural College, This Old House, Tommy Hilfiger, Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive Clothing, trauma-informed design, universal design, Urban Design, WELL AP

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Jessica Hunt Guests: Meg O’Connell & Steve Wright Photo Credit: Steve Wright The Ins and Outs of Urban Design (Season 5, Episode 3) Inclusive Designers Podcast: What are the best practices for Urban Design? Whether it’s getting around in our cities and streets,

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Designing for: Technology & Innovation with Lotus Labs (Season 5, Episode 2)

Accessibility, aging in place, Carolyn Robbins, Design, design details, Design for aging, Designing for Aging in Place, designing for healing dignity and joy, Designing for Human Conditions, Dhaval Patel, health and wellbeing, health professional design, inclusive design, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Janet Roche, Lighting design, Lotus, lotus ring, ring, smart technology, technology

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Jessica Hunt Guest: Dhaval Patel, Lotus Labs Photo Credit: Lotus Labs Inclusive Designers Podcast: Accessibility is often an afterthought in product design. Even tech with the potential to be game-changing for folks with disabilities, often isn’t designed with them in mind. Is a

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An Award-Winning TiD Tool for Designing Schools (Season 5, Episode 1)

12 Domains, Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, acoustics, American Society of Interior Design, ASID, ASID Foundation Transforming Grant, Behavioral health design, Biology, biophilia, brain health, Built environment, Carolyn Robbins, Choice, Christine Cowart, comfort, design details, Design for Human Health, Designing for Human Conditions, Designing for Safety, EDAC, EDRA, EDRA CORE, Educational Design, Emotional and physical Safety, Environmental Design Research Association, Erin Peavy, Evidence Based Design, flexibility, Huckabee, J. Davis Harte, Janet Roche, Kelsey Jones, Kerri Brady, Lighting design, Molly Pierce, movement, Movement and Play, Neuroscience, Occupational Therapist, OT, play, Psychology, PTSD, Robb Elementary, safety, SAMSHA, SAMSHA 6 key principles, sense of place, sight line design, sightlines, Sociology, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, The Boston Architectural College, TiD, TID Society, TiDEval12, Trauma Informed, Trauma informed Care, Trauma informed Education, trauma-informed design, Trauma-informed Educational Design, TX, Ukraine, Uvalde, visibility, Wayfinding, Wellness Designers

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Jessica Hunt Guests: J. Davis Harte, Christine Cowart, Molly Pierce Inclusive Designers Podcast presents… The Trauma-informed Design Society’s TiDEvalK12: An Award-Winning TiD Tool for Designing Schools (Season 5, Episode 1) What is the Trauma-informed Design Society’s award-winning TiDEvalK12 Tool and how can it

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Creating Functional Spaces & Solving Design Crimes! Ed Warner, Motionspot (Season 4, Episode 4)

Accessible Facilities, Accessible Hospitality, Accessible Hotels, Accessible Rental Home, Advocate, aging in place, Architectural Digest, Behavioral health design, Behavioral Health Facilities, biophilia, Carolyn Robbins, Co-Design, Cognitive Disabilities, DEI, Design, Design Crimes, design details, Design for aging, Design for Human Health, Design Impact Lives, designing for healing dignity and joy, Designing for Hotels, Designing for Human Conditions, Diversity, Ed Warner, EDAC, Embracing Disability, Equity and Inclusion, Evidence Based Design, health and wellbeing, Health and Wellness, health professional design, Hospitality Accessible, Human Conditions, IDP, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Inclusive Language, Inclusive Workspaces, James Taylor, Janet Roche, Matteo Zallio, Missy's House, Neurodivergent Groups, Pinar Guvenc, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, The importance of Co-design, The Queen, Wellness Designers, Wheelchair, Wheelchair Accessible, Why Language Matters

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Ed Warner, Motionspot Photo Credit: Motionspot Inclusive Designers Podcast: Ed Warner of Motionspot joins IDP to explore the need for inclusive design that is both functional and beautiful… not only in the home, but in hotels, the workplace and

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Living in a VUCA World – The Importance of Co-Design! Guest: Pinar Guvenc, SOUR Studio (Season 4, Episode 3)

Active Listening, Advocate, Architectural Digest, Architecture of the absurd, Beauty and the Brain, Behavioral health design, Behavioral Health Facilities, biophilia, Carolyn Robbins, Circadian Rhythm, Co-Design, Cognitive Disabilities, DEI, Design, design details, Design for Human Health, Design Impact Lives, Designing for Human Conditions, Diversity, Don Ruggles, EDAC, Equity and Inclusion, Evidence Based Design, Fashion week show, health and wellbeing, Health and Wellness, health professional design, Human Conditions, IDP, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Inclusive Language, Janet Roche, John Silber, Not THE Ukraine, NVDIA Omniverse, Open Sky Lab, Post occupancy evaluations, SOUR STUDIO, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, The BAC, The importance of Co-design, The importance of Co-design in a VUCA world, Time Magazine, trauma-informed design, VUCA, VUCA World, Wellness Designers, What is active listening, What is wrong with architecture today, Why Language Matters, WPP

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Pinar Guvenc, SOUR Studio Photo Credit: SOUR Studio This in-depth interview with Pinar Guvenc of SOUR Studio explores the importance of co-design in a ‘VUCA’ (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world, and why language matters when designing. Inclusive Designers Podcast

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Adaptive Environments for Healthcare & Beyond! Guest: Alex Tan, Philips (Season 4, Episode 2)

Adaptive Environments, Alex Tan, Behavioral health design, Behavioral Health Facilities, Boulder Community Health, Carolyn Robbins, Circadian Rhythm, Cognitive Disabilities, Design Challenges, design details, Design for Human Health, Design Impact Lives, Design Innovations, Design Matters, designing for healing dignity and joy, Evidence Based Design, Furniture for behavioral Issues, health and wellbeing, Health and Wellness, health professional design, Healthcare Design, Human Conditions, IDP, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Janet Roche, Lumi, Neuroscience, Philips, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, Wellness Designers

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Alex Tan, Design Innovation Director, Philips Photo Credit: Philips How did design innovations for the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) lead to groundbreaking changes for behavior health rooms in hospital Emergency Departments? The answer lies in new adaptive environments, and

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Creating the Best IDEA: Matteo Zallio’s Tools for ‘Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility’ (Season 4, Episode 1)

Accessible Restaurant, Age Explorer Suit, Aging, aging in place, Alzheimer’s, Behavioral health design, Behavioral Health Facilities, Best Podcast, biophilia, Cambridge Simulation Glasses, Carolyn Robbins, Circadian Rhythm, Contento, DEI, Design, Design for Human Health, Design Impact Lives, Design Podcast, Designing for Human Conditions, Developmental Disabilities, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility, Evidence Based Design, FeedSpot, FeedSpot Design podcast, Feedspot Designers podcast, health and wellbeing, Health and Wellness, health professional design, Human Conditions, IDEA Audit, IDEA Toolkit, IDP, Inclusion, Inclusive Design Canvas, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Janet Roche, Janet Roche Designs, Judy Heumann, Matteo Zallio, Metaverse, Metaverse Inclusivity, Neuroscience, Podcast, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, Top design podcasts, trauma-informed design, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge Inclusive Design Group, Wellness Designers, Yannick Benjamin

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Matteo Zallio It’s never been so important to design with inclusion right from the start! Evidence-based research shows the value of inclusive design, but how do you convince clients of these benefits and add more IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and

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Trauma Informed Design for Behavioral Health: 3-part series/All (Season 3, Episode 2)

"Bridging the Gap" (Healthcare Design Magazine article), Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, ANFA, Basic Science of Light / Color, Behavioral health design, Behavioral Health Facilities, BeWell, Boulder Associates, Boulder Community Health, Carolyn Robbins, Clinica Family Health, Cognitive Disabilities, Cognitive Neuroscientist, Colin Ellard, Davis J. Harte, Della Cava, design details, Design for Human Health, Design Impact Lives, Designing for Human Conditions, Developmental Disabilities, EDAC, Evidence Based Design, Flexsim, Furniture for behavioral Issues, GoInvo, health and wellbeing, Health and Wellness, health professional design, How to focus to Change Your Brain, Human Centered Design, IDP, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Janet Roche, Lifting the Gaze, Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, Meredith Banasiak, Neuroscience, POE, Post occupancy evaluations, Social Determinants model, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, TiD, Time Stamping/Patterns and Trends Data, trauma-informed design, Tunable Lighting, USC Santa Barbara 'Dormzilla' (Construction Dive article), Video Reflective Anagraphy, Wellness Designers

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Co-Hosted By: Janet Roche & Dr. J. Davis Harte Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Meredith Banasiak Photo Credit: Caleb Tkach AIAP This just in… new changes are coming for those who create spaces for Behavioral Health. Combining the scientific knowledge from Neuroscience and the research evidence from Trauma-Informed Design

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Trauma Informed Design for Behavioral Health – part 3

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Trauma Informed Design for Behavioral Health – part 2

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Trauma Informed Design for Behavioral Health – part 1

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Disability Rights & Design – Insights from Judy Heumann (Season 3, Episode 3)

504, 504 Sit-in, ADA, Advocate, American Disabilities Act, Badass, Barack Obama, Being Heumann, Being Huemann: An unrepentant memoir of a disability rights activist, Bill Clinton, Black panthers, Brooklyn, Camp Jened, Carolyn Robbins, Center for independent living, civil rights, Contento, Contento NYC, Crip Camp, Department on Disability Services, Design, Design for Human Health, Design Impact Lives, Designing for Human Conditions, disability rights activist, Disabled in Action (DIA), documentary, Ford Foundation, Global partnership for disability and development, Health and Wellness, Heumann v. Board of Education of the city of New York, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, independent living, Individuals with disabilities Education Act, Janet Roche, Joseph Califano, Judy Heumann, Kitty Cone, NYC, paraplegia, polio, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Richard Nixon, sit-in on madison avenue, State Department, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, TED Talk, Washington DC, Washington Post, Wellness Designers, Wheelchair, world bank, World Institute on Disability, Yannick Benjamin

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Judy Heumann Judy Heumann is here! Judy Heumann is here! Inclusive Designers Podcast is very excited to share our inspiring interview with THE Judy Heumann… celebrated civil rights activist, advocate, and rolling warrior. She has been called “the mother of

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Serving Up Inclusive Design: Yannick Benjamin’s Contento NYC (Season 3, Episode 1)

A Restaurant Without Barriers, Accessible Design, Accessible Restaurant, ADA Standards, Adaptive, Adaptive Flatware, Adaptive Restaurant, Adaptive Sommelier Tray, Best Restaurant in NYC, Bluet, Carolyn Robbins, Contento, Contento NYC, Design Challenges, Dining With Dignity, Food, Good Restaurant Design, Great Food, Hospitality, Hospitality Accessible, IDP, Inclusive Designers, Janet Roche, Janet Roche Designs, Jean Paul Viollet, Lidia Bastianich, Lidia Celebrates America, Maine Wild Blueberry Sparkling Wine, Mikhail Lipyanskiy Photography, Overcoming the Odds, Restaurant, Restaurant Design, Serving Up Inclusive Design, Sommelier, Wheel Chair Accessible, Wheelchair, Wheelchair Accessible, Wheeling Forward, Wine, Wine on Wheels, Without barriers, Yannick Benjamin

By JANET ROCHE & CAROLYN ROBBINS Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Yannick Benjamin Photos Credit: Mikhail Lipyanskiy Photography We all love to go out to a nice restaurant and enjoy a fine meal, but it isn’t always easy for someone with a disability. A poorly thought out space can make for an uncomfortable or

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Designing For: Beauty and the Brain (Season 2, Episode 4)

designing for healing dignity and joy

Designing For: Beauty and the Brain By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Co-Hosted By: Janet Roche & Dr. J. Davis Harte Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Don Ruggles The ‘Neuroscience of Architecture’ can sound like a daunting subject to tackle, much less try to understand. Inclusive Designers Podcast interviews the forward-thinking architect Don Ruggles who

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Trauma Informed Design: Transforming Correctional Design for Justice (Season 2, Episode 3)

“Trauma-Informed Design: Transforming Correctional Design for Justice” What is the role of Trauma-Informed Design in reforming correctional facilities? With 7.3-million Americans in some level of corrections (prisons, jails, probation or parole), it is clear we are setting up those who are incarcerated to fail. The glaring truth can be seen in recidivism rates of 76.6

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Designing for: The Changing Reality of Disability in America (Season 2, Episode 2)

activities for daily living, Activities of Daily Living, ADA, ADLs, Alan Myers, ALS, American Disabilities Act, Architect, Architectural Access Board, Architectural Access Board regulations, Attention Deficit Disorder, biophilia, Black Lives Matter, Brain injuries, BSA, Carolyn Robbins, Changing Reality of Disability in America, chronic health conditions, civil rights, Cognitive Disabilities, COVID, degenerative conditions, Design, design details, Design for Human Health, Design Impact Lives, Designer's resource for conditions, Designing, Designing for different human conditions, Designing for Human Conditions, Developmental Disabilities, disabilities, Dr. Erica Walker, Evidence Based Design, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Flint Michigan, functional limitations, Handicapped, health and wellbeing, Health and Wellness, health professional design, HIPPA, Human Center Design, Human Centered Design, Human Conditions, IDP, IHCD, inclusive design, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Institute for Human Centered Design, Intellectual Disabilites, International Standards Organization, ISO, James Baldwin, Janet Roche, Mature Adults, Military and designing for Disabilities, Military and designing for paraplegia, Military and designing for PTSD, MS, muscular dystrophy, neo-diversity, Neuroscience, Pandemic, paraplegia, Post-Pandemic Environment, Poverty in America, PTSD, quadriplegia, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, Suicide, TBI, The BAC, The Boston Architectural College, toxic environments, Trauma, Trauma Informed, trauma-informed design, universal design, Valerie Fletcher, Wellness Designers, WHO, World Health Organization

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Valerie Fletcher What is the state of disability in America today, and what does this mean to Inclusive Designers… especially in this time of Covid? IDP sits down with Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director of the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) in Boston, MA.

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Designing for: Aging In Place (Season 2, Episode 1)

AARP, Accessable Home, Accessibility, Activities of Daily Living, ADA, Aging, aging in place, AIA, Alzheimer’s, Architectural Access Board, Architectural Access Board regulations, Azek Decking, bath, Beautiful Homes, Brian Harvey, Broken hip, CAPS, Carolyn Robbins, Certified Aging In Place Specialist, Cognitive Disabilities, Deborah Pierce, Design, design details, Designing for Human Conditions, fall prevention, Grab bars, granny bars, Harvey Home Modifications, health and wellbeing, health professional design, Home modifications, Human Conditions, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Janet Roche, Kitchen, Life alert, NABH, National Association of Home Builders, preventing accidents, remodels, safety, Senior homes, Senior Living, Seniors, Stair Chairs, Stroke, The accessible home book, Wedi Board, When to remodel after a fall, When to remodel after a stroke

By JANET ROCHE & CAROLYN ROBBINS Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guests: Deborah Pierce, Architect & Brian Harvey, Contractor Photo Credit: Kathy Tarangola Photography Society is naturally aging, living better, and longer. By 2030 there will be an unprecedented number of seniors, more than ever before. This means more people living at home for as

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BAC Talk: Trauma-Informed Educational Design in a Post-Pandemic Environment (Season 1, Episode 7)

ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Angela Cristiani, ASID, BAC Talks, Bay Cove Human Services, biophilia, Carolyn Robbins, Christine Cowart, COVID, Design, design details, Design for Human Health, Design Impact Lives, Designing, Designing for Human Conditions, Designinghealing.com, EDAC, Educational Environment Design, Environmental Design Research Association, Healing by Design, health and wellbeing, Health and Wellness, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, International Association of People and Spaces, J. Davis Harte, Janet Roche, K-12, Mary Jo Cooper, McCormack Middle School, Neuroscience, Peace Corners, PTSD, safety, Sophie Brion Meisels, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, The BAC, The Boston Architectural College, Toxic Stress, Toxic Stress and Complex Trauma, trauma-informed design, Trinity Church, Trinity@McCormack, WELL AP, Wellness Designers, WIN

Photo May 24, 5 04 40 PM (1)BAC Talk- June 10, 2020 “Trauma-Informed Design: A Look at Educational Environmental Design in a Post-Pandemic Environment”This webinar discussion is a combined effort by Inclusive Designers Podcast and the Boston Architectural College (BAC). Our panel explores the role of designers in providing safe and sustainable futures in educational

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Design Review: IDP goes to ABX 2019 (Season 1, Episode 6)

ABX 2019, Accurate Lock, acoustics, aging in place, Alzheimer’s, Anxiety, biophilia, Brain injuries, Build Better Podcast, Carolyn Robbins, Circadian Rhythm, Cityscapes, Cognitive Disabilities, Colorful Panels, Dean and Derek, design details, fall prevention, Furniture for behavioral Issues, health and wellbeing, health professional design, High Profile Magazine, Home Elevators, Home Healthsmith, Human Centered Design, Human Conditions, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Institute for Human Centered Design, Janet Roche, Millennium Forms, OCD, panels, Prairiefire Museum, preventing accidents, safety, Sensitile, Seward Library, smart technology, Transplanted, trauma-informed design

By JANET ROCHE & CAROLYN ROBBINS Edited by: Matthew Bogart Profiled ABX 2019 Vendors: List & contact info below • The IDP team makes their way through Boston’s annual ABX convention (ArchitectureBoston Expo) and talks to the vendors that presented products of particular interest to Inclusive Designers. ABX is a great place to get caught

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Designing for: Trauma-Informed Design (Season 1, Episode 5)

ABC House, Abuse Intervention Center, acoustics, Attention Restoration Theory, Carolyn Robbins, Curvilinear Furniture, Dak Kopec, design details, Designing for Human Conditions, Designing for Safety, EDRA, Furniture for behavioral Issues, health and wellbeing, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, J. Davis Harte, Janet Roche, paradigm spaces, PhD, PTSD, safety, trauma-informed design, Ulrich, White Clover Kiln

By JANET ROCHE & CAROLYN ROBBINS Edited by: Matthew Bogart Guest: J. Davis Harte, PhD What does ‘trauma-informed’ mean, and how can design help create a comforting, supportive and safe space for those who feel vulnerable during trauma recovery? J. Davis Harte, PhD joins us to discuss trauma-informed design, and walks us through her designs

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Designing for: Lighting and the Circadian System (Season 1, Episode 4)

aging in place, blue light, Catherine Leskowat, circadian lighting, Circadian Rhythm, Circadian system, fall prevention, health and wellbeing, Human Conditions, IALD, IES, Lam Partners, Lighting design, lighting design for showrooms, Neuroscience, red light, The BAC, WELL V2

By JANET ROCHE & CAROLYN ROBBINS Edited by: Andrew Parrella Guest: Catherine Leskowat Catherine Leskowat discusses lighting and the circadian system and how important it is for our health and wellbeing. In this episode, topics will include: Aging, lighting, acoustics, preventing falling, lighting design for showrooms, blue vs. red light, and our circadian system. Catherine

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Design Review: IDP goes to NEOCON 2019 (Season 1, Episode 3)

acoustics, Aging, aging in place, Alzheimer’s, ASID, biophilia, Carolyn Robbins, Catherine Leskowat, Chicago, Corian, Denise Rush, Design, design details, Design Impact Lives, Designing for Human Conditions, Desk bikes, Developmental Disabilities, Furniture for behavioral Issues, health and wellbeing, health professional design, hoarding, Human Conditions, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Janet Roche, Jori Bercier, lighting, Moss, NEOCON 2019, preventing accidents, PTSD, Rugs, safety, Sassiness, Scio, Standing Desks, The BAC, Trauma, trauma-informed design, VR tour, Wellness Designers

By JANET ROCHE & CAROLYN ROBBINS Edited by: Matthew Bogart Guests: BAC associates- Denise Rush, and Jori Bercier Profiled Neocon 2019 Vendors: List & contact info below • Janet makes her way through Chicago’s annual Neocon convention and talks to the vendors that presented products of particular interest to Inclusive Designers. With 60 thousand attendees,

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Designing for: Developmental Disabilities & Alzheimer’s (Season 1, Episode 2)

acoustics, Adrienne Jones Edman, Aging, Alzheimer’s, Bay Cove Human Services, Carolyn Robbins, Circadian Rhythm, Dak Kopec, DD, Dementia, Design, design details, Design for Human Health, Designing, Designing for Human Conditions, Developmental Disabilities, Evidence Based Design, Group Home, health professional design, hoarding, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Janet Roche, lighting, Mary Jo Cooper, Modular Home, preventing accidents, Residential Home, Sun Downing, The BAC, Vascular Dementia, Vocalizing, Way Finding

By JANET ROCHE & CAROLYN ROBBINS Edited by David Goodman Guests: Mary Jo Cooper & Adrienne Jones Erdman Photo courtesy of: Bay Cove Human Services • Mary Jo Cooper and Adrienne Jones Erdman join us to discuss designing a small group home for developmentally challenged individuals. As a result of living longer due to modern

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Overview: “Stay Well… and Stay Well Informed” (Season 1, Episode 1)

ADD, Aging, aging in place, Alzheimer’s, ASID, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, biophilia, Brain injuries, Caregivers resource for Design, Carolyn Robbins, Certified Aging In Place Specialist, Circadian Rhythm, Cognitive Disabilities, Design, design details, Designer's resource for conditions, Designing for Aging in Place, Designing for different human conditions, Designing for Human Conditions, Designing for Human Health, Developmental Disabilities, EDAC, fall prevention, FF&Es, Furniture for behavioral Issues, Furniture Off Gassing, health and wellbeing, Health and Wellness, health professional design, Human Conditions, IDP, Inclusive Designers, Inclusive Designers Podcast, Janet Roche, Military and designing for Disabilities, Military and designing for paraplegia, Military and designing for PTSD, Occupational Therapist Designing Resources, paraplegia, preventing accidents, Stay Well and Stay Well Informed, TBI, The BAC, trauma-informed design, Veterans Home Renovation, Visual Acuity

By JANET ROCHE & CAROLYN ROBBINS Edited by: David Goodman Host: Janet Roche, MDS – Email: janet@inclusivedesigners.com Moderator: Carolyn Robbins – Email: carolyn@inclusivedesigners.com • Inclusive Designers Podcast • In the relatively new and constantly evolving field of designing for human health, there is a need for access to the most current information and resources. This

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