IDRC

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

The UCD Inclusive Design Research Centre of Ireland was launched in December 2013 as a research centre to facilitate and promote post-disciplinary action research and scholarship with significant real world impact, in the domain of Inclusive Design. The centre supports the educational, physical, communication and social needs of ALL people ( with all abilities and assistive technology requirements) and positions the requirements of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the centre of all we do. Our novel design methods are applied across application areas: from Assistive Technology, Hardware and Software Accessibility, Wearable Tech, Inclusive Policy, Creative Curriculum, Built Environment Design including Connect Health. Our creative technology innovation tools include Virtual and Augmented Reality, AI for Good, and Gamification/Serious Games for Inclusion. The IDRC operates as the main academic European and EMEA hub for the international ID network as one of three key sites globally using our unique methodology. We serve as a national resource, with faculty and research team members from the width and breadth of the Island of Ireland. We host large IMI, Horizon Europe, HSE, SFI, IRC, WEF, UN, industry and international funded projects and support and mentor a large global network of PhDs, Postdocs and communities. We are INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN.