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Graduation photo of MSc cohort in gowns, throwing hats into the air
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18 July 2023

Graduation of our latest Disability, Design & Innovation Masters cohort: a new wave of pioneers begins
City scene in India, with communities in a urban square with a temple in the background.
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13 July 2023

UCL and Indian partners to drive disability innovation through assistive technology

The Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) at UCL has announced a new collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology to support disability inclusion.

UK aid announces £31 million to improve access to life-changing Assistive Technology for all, backing increased ground-breaking innovation and research by the AT2030 programme, led by Global Disability Innovation Hub, at UCL.
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14 June 2023

UK aid announces £31 million to improve access to life-changing Assistive Technology for all, backing increased ground-breaking innovation and research by the AT2030 programme, led by Global Disability Innovation Hub, at UCL.
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13 June 2023

GDI Hub welcome new Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Graphic of a magnifying glass over a map of England. Graphic text an assessment of AT need and capacity in England. Logos of Cabinet office, Disability unit, GDI Hub and partners
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12 June 2023

Assistive Technology Changes Lives: an assessment of AT need and capacity in England
GDI Hub, Google and AT Scale launch pioneering project to test ‘Mobile at Assistive Tech’ in Kenya, Brazil and India.
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01 June 2023

GDI Hub, Google and AT Scale launch pioneering project to test ‘Mobile at Assistive Tech’ in Kenya, Brazil and India.
The banner features on the right a young Asian woman with a physical disability. The title text in the centre reads "AccessAbility". The subtitle reads "Inclusive innovation challenge to ensure rights and choices for youth with disabilities". Under the text are logos of the United Nations Population Fund, Global Disability Innovation Hub, and Global Network for Young Persons with Disabilities.

21 August 2023

Winners of the AccessAbility innovation challenge
Inclusive Infrastructure Case Study Launched in Medellín, Colombia - Exploring Inclusive Environments

10 August 2023

Inclusive Infrastructure Case Study Launched in Medellín, Colombia - Exploring Inclusive Environments
Image of the AskSource landing page on website, with wheelchair basketball players on a court

06 July 2023

Bridging resource - how new management of the AskSource platform will enable this important online disability resource centre to evolve
Exploring the impact of assistive technology for people with deafblindness in Southern Africa: a Delphi study

30 June 2023

Exploring the impact of assistive technology for people with deafblindness in Southern Africa: a Delphi study
Man in Sierra Leone, holding and drinking from a water bottle using a soft fit prosthetic lower arm. He is sitting outside and wearing a blue t-shirt

03 June 2023

GDI Hub at Conference of State Parties (COSP) - exploring ‘What Works’ to improve access to life-changing Assistive Tech (AT) for all
A young woman is using a tricycle wheelchair and cycling past an older women stood in a door way.

01 June 2023

AccessAbility: Inclusive innovation challenge to ensure rights and choices for youth with disabilities