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Inclusive Designers Podcast

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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 Podcast provides a forum for Inclusive Designers to exchange ideas, discuss design considerations, and share solutions for the challenges

New episodes: Now and then
Typical length: 55 min
Latest: 19 Jan 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

19 Jan 2026 · 1 hr

Designing for: Birthing Environments... from Hospital to Home (Season 7, Episode 1)

By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited By: Cedric Wilson Photo Credit: Terra Alta Birth Centre, Switzerland – Dolmus Architekten Guests: Dr J. Davis Harte Doreen Balabanoff Alison Mulvale Fletcher Designing for: Birthing Environments… from Hospital to Home Season 7, Episode 1 When preparing for birth, there are many considerations that vary with each child. One significant decision is choosing between a home birth, […]

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4 Aug 2025 · 57 min
Designing for: Inclusive Playgrounds... Keeping the Fun in Function (Season 6, Episode 3)
By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited By: Cedric Wilson Guest: G Cody QJ Goldberg- Chief Play Officer, Harper’s Playground Photo Credits: Harper’s Playground Designing for: Inclusive Playgrounds… Keeping the Fun in Function (Season 6, Episode 3) How do you create playgrounds that are both fun and functional? Join Inclusive Designers Podcast as G Cody QJ Goldberg- Chief Play Officer of Harper’s Playground- spills the dirt on how to design spaces where every body can play. Guest: G Cody QJ Goldberg- is the Chief Play Officer of Harper’s Playground, a non-profit…
8 Apr 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
Functional + Accessible + Beautiful = Michael Graves Design (Season 6, Episode 2)
By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited By: Jessica Hunt Guest: Donald Strum, President of MGD Photo Credit: Michael Graves Design Functional + Accessible + Beautiful = Michael Graves Design (Season 6, Episode 2) The need for accessible home design is growing, and one company is leading the way! Michael Graves Design is proving that thoughtful, beautiful design can really make a difference! Guest: Donald Strum- is the President of Michael Graves Design. He shares the personal reasons the company changed it’s focus to accessible design, and what it took to land their…
7 Jan 2025 · 54 min
Designing for Bespoke Bodies: IDP Goes to The Bionic Race
By: Janet Roche & Carolyn Robbins Hosted By: Janet Roche Edited by: Jessica Hunt Photo Credit: Freepik.com Designing for Bespoke Bodies: IDP Goes to The Bionic Race (Season 6, Episode 1b) Come along with us to the Bionic Race! This event brings together not only adaptive athletes, but everyone who loves to the joy of running! We briefly touched upon the race within this discussion of ‘Designing for Bespoke Bodies: Bionic Prosthetics & Beyond’ and decided it deserved a separate ‘more to the story’ episode of its own! Janet and Carolyn attended the race in Cambridge MA where they spoke […]
28 Oct 2024 · 54 min
Designing for Bespoke Bodies: Bionic Prosthetics & Beyond (Season 6, Episode 1)
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 the most under-recognized— yet pervasive— medical challenges in the nation. But now, there are exciting new breakthroughs in Bionic Technology for bespoke bodies, and more accessible environments being designed for everyone. In this…
30 Aug 2024 · 1 hr
Design + Menopause (Season 5, Episode 5a)
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 silence on what menopause is, how it impacts women in the workplace, and what designers can do to create supportive environments! Our expert panel includes: Menopause Educator Lisa Scully, Women’s Health Advocate Dr. Nathalie Bonafe, and Dr. Erika Eitland…
30 Aug 2024 · 10 min
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 a unique and vital concept: Menopause Cafes. These gatherings provide safe, brave spaces for individuals to share their experiences with menopause, free from judgment and stigma. Menopause Educator Lisa Scully and Women’s Health Advocate Dr. Nathalie…
20 Jun 2024 · 59 min
Designing for: Crisis Centers with Stephen Parker/Robyn Linstrom (Season 5, Episode 4)
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 crisis to an already overloaded emergency department. Creating separate Crisis Stabilization Centers can play a key role in addressing the need for better mental health care treatment. But just what do you need to know to design an effective facility…
17 Apr 2024 · 1 hr 5 min
The Ins and Outs of Good Urban Design (Season 5, Episode 3)
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, or within the buildings where we work, IDP explores the barriers that exist every day in terms of accessibility! Guests Meg O’Connell and Steve Wright share their views on urban design for disabilities in the workplace and beyond. Plus how to create spaces that work…
3 Feb 2024 · 46 min
Designing for: Technology & Innovation with Lotus Labs (Season 5, Episode 2)
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 hybrid of Inclusive, Universal and Human-centered Design the key to solving this problem? IDP explores how to improve the design process with Dhaval Patel of Lotus Labs. We’ll hear about their innovative ‘Lotus Ring’ that aims to prove this theory…
5 Dec 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
An Award-Winning TiD Tool for Designing Schools (Season 5, Episode 1)
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 be used to help designers and educators identify ways to make positive changes within their schools? In this episode, IDP explores just what trauma is, and how it can affect the built environment in schools, and…
22 Apr 2023 · 49 min
Creating Functional Spaces & Solving Design Crimes! Ed Warner, Motionspot (Season 4, Episode 4)
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 even for the late Queen Elizabeth’s palace! Ed shares some great examples of how Motionspot is raising the bar beyond the minimum required standards to design environments for people with a range of physical, cognitive, sensory needs— including neurodiversity.…
3 Mar 2023 · 54 min
Living in a VUCA World – The Importance of Co-Design! Guest: Pinar Guvenc, SOUR Studio (Season 4, Episode 3)
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 gets Pinars’ honest opinions from whether bad design is just an ego thing, to why seemingly reasonable approaches (like active listening) are the key to GREAT design. We also learn a bit about how Janet’s bathroom reno for her…
30 Jan 2023 · 55 min
Adaptive Environments for Healthcare & Beyond! Guest: Alex Tan, Philips (Season 4, Episode 2)
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 they are already making a difference to parents, staff and patients in these hospital areas. IDP talks to Alex Tan, Design Innovation Director at Philips about the process that led to creating these immersive spaces, and…
29 Sep 2022 · 52 min
Creating the Best IDEA: Matteo Zallio’s Tools for ‘Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility’ (Season 4, Episode 1)
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 accessibility) into your design process? Dr. Matteo Zallio of Cambridge University has developed a few new tools that provide a way for you to do just that! IDP digs into the research that led to the creation of the IDEA toolkit, and how it can help…

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Language: English
Category: Arts & Books
New episodes: Now and then
Typical length: 55 min
Latest episode: 19 Jan 2026
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