“If we solve for the most extreme disability scenario, it will automatically benefit everyone else” – Microsoft Inclusive Lab
The Office for Nursing Research moved and remodeled their lab then moved and is remodeling office space. Our director visited the Microsoft Inclusive Tech lab about a year ago, as it offers public and individual tours. Below are some videos that have been posted to the internet that describe the Microsoft Inclusive Lab and the work they do there.
An inside look at Microsoft’s Inclusive Tech Lab | Microsoft campus tour
Inclusive design is innovative design is beautiful design. Welcome to Microsoft’s Inclusive Tech Lab, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to advancing inclusive design. Located on Microsoft’s Redmond Campus, the Inclusive Tech Lab is a space dedicated to inclusive modern life and education, accessible productivity, and gaming for people with disabilities. The facility is crafted so people with disabilities can explore assistive and adaptive technologies, inclusively designed products, and sensory experiences – it’s a space for people with disabilities, not about people with disabilities.
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2022 article on Edgaget, Inside Microsoft’s new Inclusive Tech Lab, refers to it as “An embassy for people with disabilities.”
2022 PBS interview with Microsoft Chief Disability Officer: Inclusive Tech Lab at Microsoft: Minding the Gap Between People with Disabilities and Those Without