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Changing lives through AI - a new Centre for Digital Language Inclusion will bridge the barrier between non-standard speech and the use of Automatic Speech Recognition for disabled people worldwide

Inclusive Cities

04 April 2025
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Expression of interest: Focus group on access to specialized assistive products for individuals with cerebral palsy

Asian Development Bank launches 5 strategic and operational tools for banks to use in improving the financial inclusion and employment of people with disabilities.

GDI Hub's Cara Yar Khan is listed in Condé Nast Traveller '25 people making the world more accessible for 2025'

Professor Paul Brickell recognised in New Year Honours

UCL Grand Challenges: A Catalyst to GDI Hub's Global Impact

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces AI ambitions at UCL East, the home of GDI Hub

Global Disability Innovation Hub Disability Innovation Strategy 2025 - 2030

UCL student wins Diana Award 2024 for landmark action on disability rights

Disability, Design and Innovation MSc student wins Diana Award 2024 for social service

27 Indian students win Diana Award 2024 for social service [including Disability, Design & Innovation MSc student Kavya Mukhija]

UCL and Indian partners announce new round of funding for 50 disability inclusion startups [as our Attvaran accelerator continues to grow]

Google, University of Ghana and GDI Hub to Expand AI-Powered Speech Recognition for Non-Standard Speech in Ghanaian Languages

Easy-fit prosthetics offer hope to thousands of Gaza amputees - BBC article showcasing how GDI Hub supported innovations are changing lives

Can AI help Africa close the development gap? [financial times piece explores how our AT2030 programme has tested the google relate app]

16 Assistive Technology startups receive seed grants worth ₹78.5 Lakhs at the EMPOWER 2024 Pitch Day

Exploring Bionic Innovation with Professor Hugh Herr: biomechatronics, global healthcare innovation, and Assistive Technologies

Seeking an experienced General Partner (investment fund manager) to build on our success supporting companies ready to scale that are already changing the way people live, learn, and work.

Disability, innovation and the power of Paralympic legacy – a reception to remember at the British ambassador's residence to mark the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Launch of TIDAL Accelerator to Support Early Career Researchers in Commercialising Innovative Technologies

The Global Disability Innovation Hub announces Iain McKinnon as new CEO – as disability innovation continues to emerge as a leading global mechanism to transform lives

How the Inclusive innovation challenge aims to ensure rights and choices for youth with disabilities

Disability-Inclusive climate finance matters. Here's why.