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Assistive Technology and Education: Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Assistive Technology and Education: Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
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Reflections from Derick, graduate of the MSc DDI
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Working on data and evidence to unlock investment into assistive technology
GDI Hub co-founder and Academic Director, Professor Cathy Holloway addresses the launch, in front of branded banners

Working on innovation to support new products and service delivery in assistive technology
Vicki interviewing a female wheelchair user in Sierra Leone. .

Exploring the issues faced by slum dwellers who need assistive technology in Sierra Leone
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Edwin Phiri on the role of fashion in disability innovation
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Allied Health Profession Day

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Kate Mattick

Engagement Coordinator and Research Support
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Innovation Spotlight: Building a walking companion for the visually impaired.

 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
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.

 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
Photo of the Utulav portable toilet.

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

 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
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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