GDI Community

GDI Community

Change requires collective effort and a united mission. Join the movement to accelerate disability innovation by getting involved in our events and programmes. Find out more below.

A man sat in a wheelchair in front of a taxi in the local village. Colour Image of Vicky Austin

Vicki Austin

CEO of CIC, Director of AT2030 and GDI Hub

Celebrating International Disability Day in Sierra Leone and bringing the community together to share progress on AT2030 research.
We're taking over UCL channels for International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Louise Gebbett

Events and Special Projects

We're taking over UCL channels for International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Five speakers sitting in front of two banners (one of Amref and another of Innovate Now). They are next to a Kenyan sign language interpreter.

Unveiling the First Cohort of Assistive Technology Entrepreneurs of the Innovate Now Accelerator
Group of people gathering around the prototype of the standing wheelchair. Colour profile Image of Tigmanshu Bhatnagar

Tigmanshu Bhatnagar

PhD

India's growing interest on disability innovation: a reflection on the Empower Conference 2019
A rear view of a crowded room in the UN, people are sat at desks addressing a panel at front

WHO and UNICEF started Open Consultations for 27 Assistive Product Specifications (APS)
Maryam Bandukda with a poster of her research

Maryam Bandukda

PhD

Computers and Accessibility: My experience at the ASSETS 2019
Dr Giulia Barbareschi presenting at the CHI Play workshop Colour profile image of Dr Giulia Barbareschi

Dr Giulia Barbareschi

Researcher in Assistive Technology

Chronicles from the CHI Play Workshop on Disability and Digital Games
Image of promoting volunteering

Maryam Bandukda

PhD

Volunteering as a first step to disability research
David from Motivation in conversation with local man

Assistive Technology Changed My Life
Image:GDI staff(left to right) Cathy, Giulia, Dafne and Ben Colour profile image of Dr Giulia Barbareschi

Dr Giulia Barbareschi

Researcher in Assistive Technology

ISPO Congress Summary
Iain McKinnon and Tim Adlam visited British Council Egypt Colour image of Tim Adlam

Tim Adlam

Associate Professor

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Iain McKinnon

GDI Hub co-founder and Director of Operations & Inclusive Design

Iain McKinnon and Tim Adlam visited British Council Egypt
GDI Hub welcomes first cohort of Disability, Design and Innovation MSc students

GDI Hub welcomes first cohort of Disability, Design and Innovation MSc students
Panel of 9 speakers at the Innovation Ecosystem launch

Innovate Now: 19 companies focused on Assistive Technologies have been selected for the Round 1 shortlist
Here East Building

GDI Hub to be part of the UK’s most inclusive zone for accessible technology and disability-led innovation
Disability Innovation Summit; exploring disability innovation alongside the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Disability Innovation Summit; exploring disability innovation alongside the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
My experience at the XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf Colour profile image of Paul Ntulila

Paul Ntulila

Assistant Project Manager

My experience at the XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf
Reflections on the challenges that people with disabilities face in Kibera, Nairobi

Reflections on the challenges that people with disabilities face in Kibera, Nairobi
One small step for an amputee and a giant leap for Amparo and GDI Hub Colour profile image of Dr Giulia Barbareschi

Dr Giulia Barbareschi

Researcher in Assistive Technology

One small step for an amputee and a giant leap for Amparo and GDI Hub
Disability Innovation Summit Tokyo 2020

Disability Innovation Summit Tokyo 2020
Here East Building Colour Image of Cathy Holloway

Dr Catherine Holloway

Academic Director

What to expect from our new MSc in Disability Innovation
Lucas Melo, CEO of Amparo holds a prosthetic device and the FT/IFC award.

Prosthetics Startup Amparo wins FT & IFC award in innovating for disability
Learning environment

$20,000 MSc scholarship for US student to join Disability, Design and Innovation course
Panel of 9 speakers at the Innovation Ecosystem launch

Africa's First Innovation Ecosystem dedicated to Assistive Technology launched In Nairobi, Kenya
Lift in the Olympic Park showing accessible access. Colour Image of Iain McKinnon

Iain McKinnon

GDI Hub co-founder and Director of Operations & Inclusive Design

Why inclusive design matters and how we are leading change
Copper Box building hall. Wall shows inclusive design. Colour profile image of Cataline Morales

Cataline Morales

PhD

Whose story is it to tell?
View of Portee-Rokupa, an informal settlement in the East of Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Iyiola Olafimihan LLB/BL MA

Advisory Board - UK

How to build environments that empower disabled people?
Group Photo of Workshop Participants Colour Image of Cathy Holloway

Dr Catherine Holloway

Academic Director

Partnerships of Equivalence & Building a Disability Movement
Smart glasses and designer

Launching the world’s first MSc in Global Disability Innovation
Colourful digital portrait of autistic Kyrah, smiling. Wearing a shirt that says always be yourself and three other playful sketches made by Kyrah, over and around her portrait. Photo of Dafne with loose curly black hair and wearing eyeglasses.

Dr Dafne Zuleima Morgado Ramirez

Researcher in Assistive Technology

How can we innovate and co-create in autism research?
Headshot of Dr Dafne Zuleima Morgado Ramirez Photo of Dafne with loose curly black hair and wearing eyeglasses.

Dr Dafne Zuleima Morgado Ramirez

Researcher in Assistive Technology

I am an autistic researcher and this is why Autism Awareness Day matters to all of us
Lord Bates, Minister of State for International Development at the Sightgeist event.

DFID to double investment in AT2030 to £19.8million because of 'amazing early results'
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Vicki Austin

CEO of CIC, Director of AT2030 and GDI Hub

Do we have the right Global Strategy to build access to Assistive Technology?
Felipe and Paul talking at the event with the aid of a BSL interpreter Colour profile image of Paul Ntulila

Paul Ntulila

Assistant Project Manager

Bridging the gap between communities and Assistive Tech in East London
GSMA event theatre. Message in screen reads: 'Is it time to re-examine how we define inclusion? Colour Image of Felipe

Felipe Ramos Barajas

Programme Manager

The future of (mobile) innovation is inclusive
New Snowdon Masters Scholarships for disabled leaders launched

New Snowdon Masters Scholarships for disabled leaders launched
The GDI Hub team all smiling for a group photo. Colour Image of Rosa Salazar Benazar

Rosa Salazar Benazar

Communications Manager

Away Day for the GDI Hub team – a day for exploration, ideation and innovation planning
A rear view of a crowded room in the UN, people are sat at desks addressing a panel at front

GDI Hub Co-sponsors Assistive Technology Side Meeting at Conference of State Parties
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New Academic: Dr. Youngjun Cho
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New Academic: Tim Adlam
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New PhD Student: Tigmanshu Bhatnagar
Upper limb body powered prosthesis consisting of a hand and an arm that has two sections joined by a mechanical elbow. The arm section is made of a dark brow plastic material while the hand is covered by a sleeve that has a much lighter color, this contrast of colors is one of the reasons prosthetics users reject their prostheses.

F4P: Fit for Purpose Kicks Off!
A murial on a wall showing that a child with a disability has the same needs as a child without a disability

Life Changing Assistive Technology for All: AT 2030 Kicks Off!
The front entrance of the Design Museum, A concrete building with the glass door on the left, the name central and colourful posters going off to the right. Colour Image of Rosa Salazar Benazar

Rosa Salazar Benazar

Communications Manager

Inclusive Design at the Design Museum
Catherine Holloway standing on the far left delivering a lecture to a full auditorium, there are many wheelchair users in the front row.

How It Went: UCL Town Hall Meeting to Launch Our Research Centre
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How Can Assistive Technology Influence The Governments Industrial Strategy
Iain McKinnon addresses a crowded seminar room in the background there are 3 banners promoting sport and creativity.

Tokyo 2020: Towards and Beyond
At user speaks at the Disability Innovation Summit

Global Disability Summit 2018
Cathy Holloway, Academic Director at the GDI Hub presents (with an interpreter) during Town Hall Meeting

UCL GDI Hub Town Hall Meeting 2018
Enable Makeathon 2.0 - photo of team smiling next to a GDI hub banner

GDI Hub hosted the Enable Makeathon 2.0
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, standing in front of GDI Hub logo holding a microphone as he launches GDI Hub at the launch event.

Mayor launches Global Disability Innovation Hub on eve of Rio Paralympic Games
Group of people waving their hands

Global Disability Innovation Hub Pop-Up Days 2016