Vaila Morrison is our insightful inclusive design expert. She is an architect focused on sustainable and accessible design. She’s also the mum and a carer to her daughter with a rare genetic condition (KAT6A Syndrome). Her perspective on accessible design has altered as a result of being the parent of a child with physical and sensory access needs, making any design flaws more obvious in day-to-day living.

Her experience includes new house design and refurbishment, house alterations and extensions to new build housing developments. She is also interested in creating and renovating estate regeneration projects, community facilities & mixed use developments.

In The Inclusive Home project, Vaila shares insightful information and ideas to inspire architects and designers to make buildings and environments that take the needs and requirements of individuals with all abilities into consideration.  Therefore, when building our homes, it's essential to consider accessibility and the need for considerable adjustments due to varied demands throughout our lives, especially as we age.

Check out useful tips and information on how to future-proof your Forever Home and she also shares with us her top picks of technology to introduce throughout the home to adopt a more inclusive home lifestyle and care for the loved ones around you.