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Shivani Gupta photographed at an event, smiling to camera - Shivani is using a wheelchair in front of a n instilation wall.
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GDI Hub’s Inclusive Design team welcomes Shivani Gupta as they grow their presence in Asia and the Pacific Region
Image of a young girl holding up a leg brace for clubfoot (she is around 7 years old, and wearing pink). She is smiling warmly to camera. The image is taken outside her house.
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A new playbook is launched to share insights from inside the Assistive Tech Impact Fund
Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove visited GDI Hub to launch our brand new Research Lab at UCL East on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Image of the minister addressing the room with GDI Hub branding behind him.
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Minister for Disabled People opens the Global Disability Innovation Hub's transformative assistive technology research lab on UCL’s new campus
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Medellín announced as the sixth AT2030 Inclusive Infrastructure Case Study
Image of a man on a mobility bike navigating through the city
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Inclusive Infrastructure Case Study is launched in Nairobi, a city experiencing rapid growth and investment in infrastructure
Text graphic - image of healthcare provider assisting someone with AT
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Launch of WHO Training in Assistive Products: a new open access online training resource for primary health workers
UK stands up for AT in significant Parliamentary moment for disability and international development, as GDI Hub holds House of Commons reception
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UK stands up for AT in significant Parliamentary moment for disability and international development, as GDI Hub holds House of Commons reception
A screenshot of digital webinar panel of 5 people including Judy Heumann

Supporting emerging disabled leaders; how Judith Heumann shared her reflections with the Disabled Leaders Network
Screenshot of the front cover of the Inclusive Design Strategy. A lady moves through the park using a mobility scooter

Inclusive Design Strategy
WHO Emergencies centre opening address by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO

Africa's new hub for Health Emergencies and why Inclusive Humanitarian Responses matter
GDI Hub researcher students win UCL Computer Science Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Student Awards

GDI Hub researcher students win UCL Computer Science Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Student Awards
GDI Hub at World Urban Forum: Inclusive and Resilient Cities for Persons with Disabilities

GDI Hub at World Urban Forum: Inclusive and Resilient Cities for Persons with Disabilities
Ms. Bjørg Sandkjæ in a yellow jacket and black top

Ms. Bjørg Sandkjæ, Secretary of State for Norway discusses Access, Assistive Tech, Innovation and Development
WeThe15 named International Campaign of the Year at 2022 Sport Industry Awards

WeThe15 named International Campaign of the Year at 2022 Sport Industry Awards
Launching AT for a fairer world event graphic. 19th May. Parliamentary reception

Launching AT for a Fairer World: GDI Hub and Minister for Trade Policy marks the Global Report on AT and the WHO Collaborating Centre on AT at UCL
Graphic Text Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT)

GDI Hub takes the stage alongside Her Excellency Ms. Amina J. Mohamed and Stevie Wonder to launch the Global Report on Assistive Technology
3 people strolling through the olympic park. Central person is a wheelchair user.

AT in the UK. Capturing your stories and images; what does AT mean in your everyday life?
A new report into the Disabled Students Allowance

A new report into the Disabled Students Allowance
Video capture showing Bjørg Sandkjær speaking to camera

Innovate Now, Africa's first Assistive Technology accelerator reignited as Norwegian government backs African innovations
A group of students sat around a table working with an assistive device

Why study Disability, Design and Innovation: in conversation with Cathy Holloway
Global Disability Summit 2022 graphic. Bright green background with white and yellow text "Commit to Change"

GDI Hub “commits to change” at the Global Disability Summit 2022
A young man uses headphones to assist his education

Publication: ICT Landscape review - The use of ICT in improving the educational participation & outcomes
Vibrant and stylised painting of a person in a wheelchair with the caption "I am a beautify machinery of joy!"

Book publication: Disability interactions (DIX), a new approach
A headshot of Iain McKinnon, a white man with dark hair and a beard who is looking towards the camera smiling

Inclusive Environments - Built by Us Interview Iain McKinnon
A group of people holding certificates and smiling

International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Sierra Leone
International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Kenya

International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Kenya
A collage of illustrations showing a blade runner, a sign language speaker, a wheelchair user, and a guide dog user

GDI Hub Celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities
A child is wearing the miraclefeet brace. The brace is attached to his shoes and keeps his feet in a turned out position. The child is being held by his mother and smiling at a clinician, grabbing his hand

MiracleFeet: The human impact of foot braces in Nigeria and Liberia
Black and white photograph of Pascal. A white man looking towards the camera wearing a suit

GDI Hub welcomes new ATscale CEO Pascal Bijleveld
Entimement: multi-timescale sensitive movement technologies

GDI Hub joins the panel on AI-based motion analysis and prediction technologies at the EnTimeMent event on 19 Nov 2021
A headshot of Professor Catherine Holloway in black and white filter

Professor Catherine Holloway at UNESCO: Global Media and Information Literacy Week
9 people are pictured in static elegant poses, dressed in white as part of a performance. Two of the people pictured are wheelchair user and another is holding a crutch

SPIRAL Workshop on Sensing, Feeling, Touching, and Making
Happy birthday 5th GDI Hub Disability Innovation Day 2021 Disability Innovation in every conversation, a look back over the past year

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GDI Hub's 5th birthday and Disability Innovation Day 2021
Lincoln Wamae, Founder of Linccell Technology at a press event

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Innovate Now, Africa’s first Assistive Technology Accelerator Announces USD 20000 Prize for First Winner
Monica Munga, a Para athlete from Zambia running on blue track

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Record 49 territories for free-to-air African broadcast coverage of Paralympic Games
A childs legs in plaster receiving treatment for Clubfoot

"The time is now: new report calls for global action for children and adults with clubfoot"
Photograph of Quarish holding a photograph of him as a child with plaster and crutches

Launch of the AT2030 Clubfoot Product Narrative
Cover artwork showing a elderly man and woman

Disability Innovation Strategy 2021 – 2024: How the GDI Hub will deliver its vision for disability justice
participatory workshop in Mongolia, two wheelchair users are presenting a map covered in coloured post-it notes which show design suggestions. One person is holding up a phone to stream the presentation virtually.

Launching the Inclusive Design Network on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Join us for an online launch of the AT2030 Inclusive Infrastructure Case Study in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Join us for an online launch of the AT2030 Inclusive Infrastructure Case Study in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Disabled Students Survey brings new insights into the experiences of students across higher education in the UK

Disabled Students Survey brings new insights into the experiences of students across higher education in the UK
AT2030 programme secures A+ rating from Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and has reached 12m people so far

AT2030 programme secures A+ rating from Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and has reached 12m people so far
Global Disability Innovation Hub and Snowdon Trust to launch Disabled Students Survey exploring the experiences of students across the UK

Global Disability Innovation Hub and Snowdon Trust to launch Disabled Students Survey exploring the experiences of students across the UK
Powering Inclusion: AI and AT - the findings of an online expert roundtable

Powering Inclusion: AI and AT - the findings of an online expert roundtable
Co-design workshop exploring inclusive and accessible urban environment in Varanasi, India

Co-design workshop exploring inclusive and accessible urban environment in Varanasi, India
Global Disability Innovation Hub becomes the world's first WHO Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology 

Global Disability Innovation Hub becomes the world's first WHO Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology 
First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the life of millions

First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the life of millions
Mobile-powered employment opportunities for all; up to £20k available for Bangladesh solutions

Mobile-powered employment opportunities for all; up to £20k available for Bangladesh solutions