This is the weekly news update from the GDI Hub.

This week has been a big week in the world of being disabled as Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released a report which is based around six key areas of disabled people’s lives, they cover: Education, Work, Standard of living, Health and care, Justice and Detention and Participation and Identity.

The whole idea of the report was to make government aware to the problems disabled people face throughout their lives and how the ever changing laws and rules have a huge impact on them as well.

A report has been produced on ‘Being disabled in Britain’ by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (Being Disabled In Britain) on 03 April 2017; the report is based around six key areas of disabled people’s lives and are evidence based findings, they cover: Education, Work, Standard of living, Health and care, Justice and Detention and Participation and Identity.

Education

The GDI Hub are delighted to annonce a workshop and prize for our partner insitutions as part of the Grand Challanege into Transformative Technology. 

PhD students from UCL and Loughborough University and researchers and PhD students from London College of Fashion, can now apply to attend a two day Disability Innovation Prize Workshop on the 16th and 17th March 2017.

Our call for papers is now live. We're looking for papers, projects, ideas, experiences and innovations to feed into our Disability Innovation Summit. We particularly welcome submissions from disabled people, innovators, young people and collaborative groups.

Submissions will be used in the following ways:

-          The most pioneering, interesting or life changing submissions will be invited to present to the Summit

-          We will select panel members and break out leads from entries, with an emphasis on creating diverse inputs

With disability access hitting the headlines this week, the importance of inclusive design has been in much discussion. Public transport is such an important part of everyday life and the more people that are able to access it the better.

As technology develops our transport networks, buildings and cities there is a huge opportunity to create a more inclusive society – not just for disabled people, but for everyone. We know innovation is central to this change and we’re excited about what comes next.

You will be helping to develop the Hubs communication activities using its website, social media, marketing and analytics while providing general assistance to the team. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys the digital space and is passionate about improving the lives of people with disabilities.