IncluDesign: Diana Perkins

Meet Diana, co-founder and CEO of IncluDesign, a design firm creating adaptive products that empower individuals with disabilities. IncluDesign is releasing their first product, the LapSnap, after reaching their $10K Kickstarter goal in one week! The founders of IncluDesign began by participating in Brown’s 2020 Breakthrough Lab Accelerator, and since then the company has been featured in Providence Business News and been named one of RI Inno’s top 10 startups to watch in 2021. Listen to Diana share how she created a major in Industrial Design, taught herself how to sew and develop a prototype, figured out how to partner with a manufacturer, and used the Human Centered Design Process. Diana highlights the differences between the terms "differently abled" vs. "people with disabilities," and discusses how she conducted dozens of virtual interviews, analyzed user feedback through online check-ins and surveys, and distributed prototypes to wheelchair users across the United States for a four month trial. If you are passionate about creating products for people with disabilities, reach out to Diana on IG @inclu.design, and be sure to donate to their kickstarter campaign!