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Seeking submissions for special issue of the Academic Journal Nature Communications on Wearable Devices for Assisted Mobility, edited by Professor Catherine Holloway, the academic director and co-founder of Global Disability Innovation Hub

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Mindfulness-based Embodied Tangible Interactions for Stroke Rehabilitation at Home

Empowering Mobility in Kenya: The Journey So Far

Banking on everyone: Why inclusion is the next competitive advantage

GDI Hub's Contribution at CPD58: Advancing Gender-Inclusive Assistive Technology

Meet the Team: Amyn, Head of Research and Delivery

Reflections on Opportunities in Accessible EdTech: An Afternoon at the BETT Conference

Focus, Scale, Impact: Butterfly Innovation to change the world? Dr Victoria Austin reflects on the power of butterfly innovation, where small changes can lead to much larger impacts

Global Disability Innovation Hub Disability Innovation Strategy 2025 - 2030: Reflections from CEO Iain McKinnon

Meet the Team: Amélie, Project Manager.

Paris Paralympics - A reflection on the performance on and off the field

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams

Assistive technology can revolutionize development, learning and participation: It’s time children everywhere have access.

Meet the team: Shivani Gupta

Guest Blog: European Accessibility Act; a game changer or another flash in the pan?

Guest blog: Advancing recognition of the positive impact of accessibility and digital inclusion on society

Guest blog: Jumping through hoops

Guest Blog: Disability-Inclusive ICT Research and Innovation – For a Different Future

Guest Blog: Inclusive Public Activities for ICT: Information and Communication Technologies

Guest Blog: Unlocking Inclusivity: The Power of Accessibility in ICT

Guest Blog: Disability Inclusion in ICT – An evolution through opportunities, education & continued training

UCL East: Dr Daniel Hajas, Innovation Manager at the Global Disability Innovation Hub

Uniting Nations: Breaking Stigma Through Para Sports and Assistive Technology in Malawi

Communicating inclusive design in different ways - a story from Medellín, Colombia

Meet the team: Ben Oldfrey

Investing in Disability Inclusion: An Opportunity for Employers and Investors

AT2030 Inclusive Infrastructure Film: Six Cities, One Park!

Learning to design accessibly with MSc DDI

Guest Blog: Access to services in cancer care

Meet the team: Daniel

Meet the team: Dilisha

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

Research is my form of activism

Assistive technology in your pocket: the transformative potential of smartphones

Meet the team: Harrison

Meet the team: Marketa

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

Signs TV Case Study

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

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

Assistive Technology and Education: Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Reflections from Derick, graduate of the MSc DDI

Edwin Phiri on the role of fashion in disability innovation

Allied Health Profession Day

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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]

Bournemouth University’s Assistive Technology Research to Increase Independence

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]

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]

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

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]

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

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