Inclusive Design Research Centre

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The IDRC is a research and development centre at OCAD University where an international community of open source developers, designers, researchers, advocates, and volunteers work together to ensure that emerging information technology and practices are designed inclusively. The group promotes inclusion in a full complement of activities:

Growing design and development practices
creating tools th

The tyranny of the average - University Affairs 04/15/2026

Jutta Treviranus recently wrote an opinion piece for University Affairs about how AI homogenizes humanity and devalues outliers. Read the piece: https://buff.ly/kSLedqU

The tyranny of the average - University Affairs Driven by statistics, AI homogenizes humanity and devalues outliers.

‘A huge problem’: Toronto snowstorm highlights accessibility issues, disability advocates say 01/30/2026

Record snowfall in Toronto this week highlights how the city's snow clearing methods disproportionately impact people with disabilities. Read more: https://buff.ly/PnRglGF

‘A huge problem’: Toronto snowstorm highlights accessibility issues, disability advocates say Every winter, David Lepofsky uses the same strategy to navigate frigid temperatures in Toronto: walking as fast as possible to get to his destination.

01/23/2026

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