by Team E-Clothes | Aug 14, 2017 | Community Projects Russia, Disability Inclusion, Russia
Communicating emotions through transformational design The E-Clothes Team created wearables in the form of a jacket that allows people to communicate with their bodies through color, light, and vibrations. They hope to address issues of initial prejudice and help...
by Team Traveller on a Wheelchair | Aug 14, 2017 | Community Projects Russia, Disability Inclusion, Russia
Improving mobility conditions for wheelchair users This project is united by the common thread of giving freedom to people who use wheelchairs to travel, both out of necessity and for leisure, and equip them with modern and online services. The project has two main...
by Team Art to be Open | Aug 14, 2017 | Community Projects Russia, Disability Inclusion, Russia
Crowdsourcing accessibility of cultural spaces in Moscow Art to be Open is a project consisting of an internet-based platform and mobile app with a database of all the inclusive programs and accessible locations throughout the city of Moscow. Highly interactive, the...
by Team Sensor Quest | Aug 14, 2017 | Community Projects Russia, Disability Inclusion, Russia
Creating sensory experiences to build empathy across abilities The team created a sensory quest, spread across three rooms, where visitors experienced what it was like to live with various disabilities such as blindness, deafness, and limited mobility. At the end of...
by Elaine Cheung | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog Russia, Elaine Cheung, Russia
The experience I’ve gained as an artist in the American Arts Incubator (AAI) program both abroad in Moscow, Russia and locally in the States has been a journey, to say the least. I’ve made many acquaintances and seen how different and similar it is to live in Moscow...
by Elaine Cheung | May 24, 2017 | Blog Russia, Elaine Cheung, Russia
The days between the development building phase and prototype presentations on April 22nd were absolutely crazy. The four project teams had a mere two weeks to design, build, and prototype their initial project ideas around themes of inclusion that could be...
