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February 28, 2018

A recent Boston Globe Article focused on re-branding senior centers to attract baby boomers by offering programs like dance, yoga, hiking and canoeing. From New Bedford to Salem – a change is gonna come.

January 8, 2018

Baby Boomers (ages 50-72) want to be out and about. We have evidence that with age, comes disability. Let's prepare now to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act correctly, providing safe access and happiness for family, friends and community. Our new ADA Action Guide for cities and towns makes it easy with seven steps to implementing the ADA.

January 5, 2018

The New England ADA Center is conducting a two-part research study to identify barriers to implementing the ADA in municipalities across New England. In the first part of the study, we use data from the US Census Bureau and other sources to tell stories about aging, disability and the ADA. These stories will inform local officials about the state of disability in their jurisdictions. It will also provide a basis for the second part of the study. The second part of the study will identify barriers to implementing the ADA by surveying cities and towns.

August 4, 2017

We are pleased to share two new public service announcements (PSAs) on ‘Aging, Disability and the ADA’ aimed at reaching older Americans with disabilities who may not be aware they have rights under the ADA. The PSAs feature iconic places in Boston, Cambridge and Worcester with examples of good accessibility that ensures community participation for older Americans that benefits all.  We encourage you to share the link to the PSAs in newsletters, on your websites, in social media and at meetings.

June 7, 2017

Save the date for a red carpet event to celebrate the anniversary of the ADA on July 26th!  This event will mark the release of new Public Service Announcements (PSAs) produced in partnership with Digital Eyes Film, and explore the role of media and motion pictures in framing (and reframing) our culturally embedded notions of disability.  The PSAs are part of a larger campaign produced by the Institute for Human Centered Design's New England ADA Center, aiming to reframe our understanding of disability in the context of changing demographic patterns inherent to our region: 

Featured speaker David Yanchulis from the U.S. Access Board and Kathy Gips, New England ADA Center present two workshops Wednesday, November 16 at Architecture Boston Expo!

October 31, 2016

BOSTON – The Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD), home to the New England Region Center for the American Disabilities Act, is launching two new initiatives, focusing attention on accessibility for an aging population and those with behavioral health and substance use issues.

Celebrating the 26th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act, the Institute for Human Centered Design and affiliate New England ADA Center will hold an ice cream event for the public and media with a presentation from a leading thinker on mental health from the National Empowerment Center: “New Perceptions on Mental Health.”

July 12, 2016

Join us Tuesday August 9th at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Institute for Human Centered Design, 200 Portland Street Boston, MA 02114
In recognition of the 26th Anniversary of the ADA, join us for ice cream and discussion with Oryx Cohen of the Empowerment Center and Co-Producer of "Healing Voices" a new documentary. Oryx will show clips of the new documentary, 'Healing Voices'.

May 10, 2016

Mental Health America’s (MHA) theme for Mental Health Month is - Life with a Mental Illness - MHA calls on individuals to share what life with a mental illness feels like for them in words, pictures and video by tagging their social media posts with #mentalillnessfeelslike (or submitting to MHA anonymously).

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