Global Disability Innovation Hub accelerates ideas into impact for a more just world - for disabled people, and all people.

We work in 40+ countries and have reached 37 million people since 2016. A world-leading Academic Research and Practice Centre based at UCL, we are the first WHO Global Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology. 

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What we do

Our work

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AT2030 programme: Testing ‘what works’ to improve access to life-changing AT for all

We bring effective solutions to market by testing new mechanisms and ambitious scaling pathways for growth-ready accessible and assistive technology ventures. From incubating future tech inspired solutions to delivering ecosystem interventions - we strengthen systems to make inclusion a reality and embed disability innovation into national policy landscapes. Generating new evidence and insights, we stimulate demand, deliver country pilots and create enabling markets environment for AT in Low-and Middle- Income Countries. 

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Disability, Design & Innovation MSc: our UCL based MSc to tackle global challenges from a new perspective.

Design engineering meet global policy and the societal context of disability, this multidisciplinary programme takes theory into practice, equipping emerging pioneers to tackle the complex problems faced by people with a range of disabilities. Designed for those passionate about creating accessible and assistive technologies and inclusive designs, this programme equips students with the skills to make a significant impact in disability innovation.

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Publications

Demographic, socioeconomic, and social barriers to use of mobility assistive products: a multistate analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Jamie Danemayer, MSc, Mikaela Bloomberg, PhD, Adam Mills, MSc, Prof Cathy Holloway, PhD, Prof Shereen Hussein, PhD.

The Lancet; 2024

A Mentoring Playbook for Disability Innovation

Daniel Hajas, Thomas Hørdam, Tigmanshu Bhatnagar, Shantosh Cumarasurier, Clare Casson

TIDAL N+; 2024

Unlocking Sustainable and Resilient Assistive Technology Innovation and Delivery Ecosystems: Personalised Co- creation of Locally Produced Prosthetics

Ben M. Oldfrey, Ram C. Thapa, Ashish Thapa, Bikash Paudel, Amit Bajracharya, Ganga Gurung, Rosemary Gowran, Pratisthit Lal Shrestha, Tigmanshu Bhatnagar, Mark Miodownik, Catherine Holloway

The Kenyan assistive technology ecosystem: a network analysis

Emma M. Smith, Catherine Holloway

Taylor & Francis Online; 2024

Repair strategies for assistive technology in low resource settings

Ben Oldfrey, Cathy Holloway, Julian Walker, Steven McCormack, Bernadette Deere, Laurence Kenney, Robert Ssekitoleko, Helen Ackers & Mark Miodownik

Disability and Rehabilitation; 2023

Assistive technology in Korea: Findings from the 2017 National Disability Survey

Jamie Danemayer & Myung-Joon Lim

Taylor & Francis Online; 2023

Assistive Technology Changes Lives: an assessment of AT need and capacity in England

Vicki Austin, Dilisha Patel, Jamie Danemayer, Kate Mattick, Anna Landre, Marketa Smitova, Maryam Bandukda, Aoife Healy, Nachiappan Chockalingam, Diane Bell, Cathy Holloway

The Cabinet Office; 2023

Seeking information about assistive technology: Exploring current practices, challenges, and the need for smarter systems

Jamie Danemayer, Cathy Holloway, Youngjun Cho, Nadia Berthouze, Aneesha Singh, William Bhot, Ollie Dixon, Marko Grobelnik, John Shawe-Taylor

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies; 2023

Evaluating the use of a thermoplastic socket in Kenya: A pilot study

Giulia Barbareschi, Wesley Teerlink, Josepg Gakunga Njuguna, Purity Musungu, Mary Dama Kirino, and Catherine Holloway

Prosthetic and Orthotics International; 2022

Responding to the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic with innovative data use: The role of data challenges

Jamie Danemayer, Andrew Young, Siobhan Green, Lydia Ezenwa, Michael Klein

Data & Policy; 2023