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12 June 2026
From Disability Representation to Systems Change: Exploring Participation and Advocacy with the CPwD Forum
In May 2026, the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities Network held a Forum in Cape Town for Commonwealth Legislators. This blog looks at the issues raised there and at the 19th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and how the work of the Global Disability Innovation Hub promotes advocacy, participation and systems change for Persons with Disabilities.
02 July 2026
Disability Inclusion and Innovation for Clean Energy Access: Embracing Co-Design and Collaboration
What happens when key stakeholders for inclusive clean energy access delivery, who have never met, are brought into the same room? That is exactly what we set out to explore in Nairobi through a workshop hosted by the Transforming Energy Access Disability Support Service (DSS).
06 March 2026
Beyond Ramps: Three Policy Frameworks for Disability-Inclusive Cities, Energy, and Climate Action
Bala Nagendran Marimuthu, an Inclusive Climate Researcher at GDI Hub, brings extensive learning and best practices on the policy frameworks for disability inclusion programming, particularly focusing on energy access, urban climate action planning, and climate-resilient infrastructure. This blog summarizes key messages from Bala’s talk at Access & Opportunity Learning Lab, Session 4: Policy Frameworks to Foster Inclusion.
![Co-Creating Inclusive and Resilient Cities: The Way Forward from COP-30 [Disability, Climate & Cities blog series]](https://cdn.disabilityinnovation.com/uploads/images/_listingImageFit/191334/copy_pasted_image_1382.jpg?v=1788421245)
10 October 2025
UCL joins UK Prime Minister India visit and unveils new technology collaborations
UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence has joined UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s first official visit to India this week, advancing UCL’s strategic collaborations across technology and innovation.
11 August 2025
Inclusive ASR Innovation Sprint to Empower People with Non-Typical Speech in Kenya.
The second phase of the Centre for Digital and Language Inclusion (CDLI) initiative is now underway in Kenya, driving the development of inclusive Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems for people with non-typical or slurred speech, particularly in African languages. This marks the second innovation sprint in a pan-African effort to close the digital divide for individuals with speech impairments, building on a successful pilot in Ghana.
08 August 2025
Register interest for the upcoming AT2030 Symposium: Nepal, October 2025
The AT2030 Frontiers symposium is a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Engineering and GDI Hub's AT2030 Programme, and in partnership with Kathmandu University (KU). AT2030 is funded by UK International Development.
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![[14:32] Gebbett, Louise Daniel sitting at a bank of desks, in an open plan office, in a dark blazer with maps on his computer, alongside his guide dog, at his feet.](https://cdn.disabilityinnovation.com/uploads/images/_listingImage/167808/daniel_hajas-3572_1.jpg?v=1788421260)
![Balancing Volatility - Emerging African Ecosystems [Part of our new blog series: AT, Entrepreneurship & Finance - with GDI Hub's Assistive Tech Impact Fund]](https://cdn.disabilityinnovation.com/uploads/images/_listingImageFit/106772/cohort4.jpg?v=1788421267)
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