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Gaphic text Allied Health Professionals and AT. An image of a person using a crutch and othotic being supported by a second person

Allied Health Profession Day

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Kate Mattick

Membership and Engagement Coordinator
Brian and a colleague working on a gadget

Innovation Spotlight: Building a walking companion for the visually impaired.

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
Two people conversing while reading the same book. One is on a wheelchair and the other is not.

Innovation Spotlight: From recovery to innovation: the journey to create a revolutionary, low cost, all-terrain wheelchair, that can be manufactured with basic tools, using locally available materials and components.

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
Photo of the Utulav portable toilet.

Innovation Spotlight: Creating universal access to safe and appropriate sanitation, through innovating accessible toilets for people with disability.

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
Photo of Elly Savatia, smiling while looking into the camera.

Innovation Spotlight: Completing the communication cycle among deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people

 Head shot of Harrison sat in a park, Harrison is a black man with short dark hair and a beard. He is wearing a floral shirt.

Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
London 2012 opening ceremony

Six things the London 2012 Paralympic Games taught us about driving disability innovation for a fairer world

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Vicki Austin

Co-founder and CEO of CIC
Young man with prosthetic arm developed at low cost

Changing the investment landscape for AT [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]
Victoria and the in2Science students - with GDI Hub's Roxanna

My In2science placement with GDI Hub - Victoria shares her new found engineering passion
Balancing Volatility - Emerging African Ecosystems [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]

Balancing Volatility - Emerging African Ecosystems [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]
The SmartATRS system installed in a Ford Galaxy with a platform lift, automated tailgate and motorised driving seat

Bournemouth University’s Assistive Technology Research to Increase Independence

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Dr Paul Whittington
Discussion forum taking place in Kenya with innovate now cohort of ventures

Profit for impact in the Assistive Tech space [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]
Two women working at laptops at one of our African based programmes

Marketing matters for AT [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]