# The cost of failing to design accessibly

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxDirigo
- Speaker: Kings Floyd
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kings_floyd_the_cost_of_failing_to_design_accessibly)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this passionate talk, writer and disability rights advocate Kings Floyd draws illustrates the personal costs of society's failure to implement accessible design, shedding light on the direct link between thoughtful infrastructure and an increased connection between friends, families and communities.

## Lectures

1. [The cost of failing to design accessibly](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kings_floyd_the_cost_of_failing_to_design_accessibly/429c444cbacb), 11 min (TED's player)