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Join us for an insightful webinar featuring Jesse Klimitz of BDP’s Inclusive Design Practice, Human Space. Discover Jesse’s journey into inclusive design and the origins of inclusive design at BDP. Learn how BDP’s inclusive design practice was established and grew…

Last month, we facilitated a discussion with an interdisciplinary panel of specialists examining the transformative potential of inclusive storytelling within design visualizations. The webinar centered on how inclusive visual representations can cultivate more authentic and diverse designs that better address…

Human Space and BDP have developed the Inclusive Visualizations Guideline to encourage creators to produce visuals that truly depict society by being mindful about the stories they convey to clients and interested parties. It’s easy to fall into the trap…

The recent update to the Ontario Building Code (“OBC”), released in April 2024, is the most substantial overhaul since its introduction in 1975. The revised OBC streamlines processes for the building sector and aligns closely with the National Construction Codes…

Did you know that Accessibility Standards Canada (ASC) and CSA Group (CSA) collaborated to release three new accessibility standards? To access the complimentary digital copies of these standards, visit the CSA Group website below: 1. CSA/ASC B651, Accessible design for…

Global Accessibility Awareness Day, celebrated annually in May, focuses on providing digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people alive today who live with disabilities. As designers, we have a responsibility to tell inclusive stories through thoughtful…

Monocle‘s The Urbanist podcast is a weekly look at what makes cities tick, from city hall to the suburbs and considered an authoritative guide to creating better cities. Listen to Jesse Klimitz and Rosalind Tsang, AIA, LEED AP BD C describe the concept…

Human Space, in collaboration with BDP, applied our multi-disciplinary expertise in accessibility, inclusion, precedent research, facilitation and graphic design to deliver the new universal icon to the Town of Collingwood. Standing true to its commitment to building an inclusive, equitable…

The Accelerating Accessibility Coalition (AAC) is a community of residential real estate and accessibility leaders who are aiming to develop a more accessible Canada by increasing the supply of homes and new buildings that are physically accessible. Join the AAC…

How can Meanwhile Use interventions deliver real social impact and support ESG objectives? We demonstrate how in our real-time study of East New York, in anticipation of construction related to the planned Interborough Express (IBX). To learn more, go to regeration.bdp.com.…