Research at the Intersection of Inclusive Design & Human Experience 



 

The Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation embodies Georgia Tech's vision to become "an example of inclusive innovation" by ensuring technology is accessible. As part of the College of Design, we leverage universal design practices to transform how people experience technology, environments, and everyday life—with decades of disability expertise at the center.

We help advance Georgia Tech and the College’s commitment to: 

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Make Technology Broadly Accessible

Removing barriers that exclude 1 in 4 Americans with disabilities, including in emerging technologies leveraging AI.
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Use Human-Centered Design

Advancing technology design practices that center and are driven by people with disabilities.
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Improve the Human Condition

Engaging communities in Georgia, US and globally to advance accessible technologies to improve the human condition.

Our Research Themes

We focus on populations, environments, and technologies to improve the lives of people with disabilities locally and globally. 

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Populations

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Environments

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Technologies

Explore Our Work

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Projects & Publications

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Research Opportunities

Aligning with the College of Design & Georgia Tech

CIDI explores the ways that people engage with the world by centering those whose experiences have been historically excluded from design processes, including people with disabilities who are expert designers of their own lives. In doing so, we help create a community of learning, discovery and creation that empowers people of all backgrounds.

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