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31 October 2023

Investing in Disability Inclusion: An Opportunity for Employers and Investors
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09 November 2023

Meet the team: Ben Oldfrey
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19 October 2023

AT2030 Inclusive Infrastructure Film: Six Cities, One Park!

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Iain McKinnon

Co-founder and Director of Inclusive Design
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16 October 2023

Learning to design accessibly with MSc DDI
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12 October 2023

Guest Blog: Access to services in cancer care
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05 October 2023

Meet the team: Daniel

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Daniel Hajas

Innovation Manager
Dilisha and her son are photographed together in the Snow. They are both wearing dark glasses and warm clothing

01 August 2023

Meet the team: Dilisha

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Dilisha Patel

Social Researcher
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31 July 2023

UCL’s Inclusive Design & Environments Module – Shaping Future Mindsets

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Iain McKinnon

Co-founder and Director of Inclusive Design
Research is my form of activism

05 July 2023

Research is my form of activism
Assistive technology in your pocket: the transformative potential of smartphones

07 June 2023

Assistive technology in your pocket: the transformative potential of smartphones
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30 May 2023

Meet the team: Harrison

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
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21 April 2023

Meet the team: Marketa

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Markéta Šmitová

Junior Project Manager
Innovation Spotlight: Lugha Ishara tackling language deprivation in Deaf children.

31 March 2023

Innovation Spotlight: Lugha Ishara tackling language deprivation in Deaf children.

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
Signs TV Case Study

01 March 2023

Signs TV Case Study
Innovation Spotlight: Riziki Source, connecting people with disabilities to job opportunities

17 February 2023

Innovation Spotlight: Riziki Source, connecting people with disabilities to job opportunities

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
Innovation Spotlight: From junk to wheelchairs, the story of Lincon Wamae – an engineer and innovator

10 February 2023

Innovation Spotlight: From junk to wheelchairs, the story of Lincon Wamae – an engineer and innovator

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
Assistive Technology and Education: Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

24 January 2023

Assistive Technology and Education: Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
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06 January 2023

Reflections from Derick, graduate of the MSc DDI
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14 December 2022

Edwin Phiri on the role of fashion in disability innovation
Gaphic text Allied Health Professionals and AT. An image of a person using a crutch and othotic being supported by a second person

13 October 2022

Allied Health Profession Day

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Kate Mattick

Engagement Coordinator and Research Support
Brian and a colleague working on a gadget

13 October 2022

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.

05 October 2022

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.

29 September 2022

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
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23 September 2022

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

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Harrison Kamau

Communications Officer
London 2012 opening ceremony

02 September 2022

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

22 August 2022

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

18 August 2022

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]

11 August 2022

Balancing Volatility - Emerging African Ecosystems [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]

Dr Rhys Williams

Head of Innovation Insight
The SmartATRS system installed in a Ford Galaxy with a platform lift, automated tailgate and motorised driving seat

04 August 2022

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

28 July 2022

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]
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21 July 2022

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

14 July 2022

Validate to find customers in AT ventures [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]
The 3 members of the Inclusive Design Team stand in front of the Expo Stand

12 July 2022

Embedding Inclusive Design in Urban Development: GDI Hub’s Inclusive Design team at the World Urban Forum (WUF11)
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06 July 2022

Making the direct-to-consumer model work for AT [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]
A person using crutches being assisted by 3 workers to get off a very high train to the platform

21 June 2022

Celebrating the launch of the findings of AT2030’s sub-programmes in Indonesia. From Citizens to Cities: Participatory Approaches to Building Disability-Inclusive Cities

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Mikaela Patrick

Head of Inclusive Infrastructure and Climate

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Iain McKinnon

Co-founder and Director of Inclusive Design

Annamae Muldowney

Inclusive Design Assistant
InnovateNow Team and AT Entrepreneur Members

12 June 2022

GDI Hub Visit to Kenya: Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa and InnovateNow (Part 2)

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Maryam Bandukda

Research Fellow