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AT2030 Subprogramme: Support to ATscale the Global Assistive Technology Partnership
To accelerate access to Assistive Technology, ATscale the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology was formally launched at the Global Disability Summit in 2018. The Partnership will catalyse change, amplify existing work, and coordinate access to Assistive Technology by tackling supply and demand side drivers to scale. The AT2030 programme will continue to support the development and implementation of ATscale.
Country: Global
AT 2030: Life Changing Assistive Technology for All
Over five years, AT2030 will test ‘what works’ to improve access to AT and will invest in and support solutions to scale with a focus on innovative products, new service models, and global capacity support. The programme will reach 9 million directly and 6 million more people indirectly to enable a lifetime of potential through life-changing Assistive Technology.
Disabled Leaders Network
A unique space for accelerating success, the Snowdon Disabled Leaders Network brings together exceptional disabled leaders to engage, build a community and share learnings.
Disability Innovation Live - our webinar series
Sharing knowledge and experiences in disability innovation, GDI Hub's new Disability Innovation Live series is a space for questions, ideas and reflections - we'll be telling the stories behind the innovations, the people behind the products and the pathways to success. Each month will focus on a different topic or theme.
Country: United Kingdom
Mapping Multisensory Experiences at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP) with the view of creating a dynamic new heart of east London. The park was designed to continue the legacy of the Paralympic Games and to create a diverse and inclusive space for all.
Our project contributes to this vision by (i) engaging the disabled community of east London in a conversation about their experiences and perceptions of the QEOP and then (ii) co-creating a multisensory representation of the experience of blind people as a reminder of diversity and inclusion at the park.
Country: United Kingdom
PhD Research: Designing technologies to support open space leisure experiences of blind and partially sighted people
There is huge potential for mobile technology to improve blind and partially sighted people's experience of parks and open spaces and enable them to share these experiences with others. We are creating an accessible crowdsourced mapping system for BPSP to contribute their experience of visiting a park or open space and share these experiences in the forms of textual information, photos, sound bites, and videos to enable other people to enjoy these experiences anywhere in the world.
Country: United Kingdom
“This Is the Story of Community Leadership with Political Backing. (PM1)”.
“This Is the Story of Community Leadership with Political Backing. (PM1)”. Critical Junctures in Paralympic Legacy: Framing the London 2012 Disability Inclusion Model for New Global Challenges.
Country: United Kingdom
Calling all Disabled Peoples Organisations for an exciting new arts project: ACTOR
Arts Collaboration Opportunities in Teaching and Research (ACTOR). ACTOR adopts an approach that brings play, exploration, and creativity together, using workshops and other interactive designs to engage and share and communicate experiences.
Country: India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mongolia, Sierra Leone
AT2030 Inclusive Infrastructure
Participatory case studies on inclusive design and accessibility in cities. Creating enabling environments and infrastructure for assistive technology users through inclusive design.
Country: Malawi, South Africa, United Kingdom, Botswana
Inclusive arts and crafts design: empowering people with disability to contribute to their community in Southern Africa
The aim of the network proposal was to raise awareness within the communities of Southern Africa of the value of their cultural heritage and provide insights into how these may be expressed through inclusive crafts, leading to sustainable economic development.
Supporting ADB with Strengthening Poverty and Social Analysis - Disability Inclusion
Building knowledge and capacity around disability inclusion, inclusive design, and assistive technology with the ADB and among ADB Developing Member Countries (DMCs)
Country: Kenya
Innovate Now: Africa's first AT accelerator
Innovate Now is a model of building start-up ecosystems, to accelerate disability innovation in Kenya and East Africa
Country: United Kingdom
Designing technology for blind and visually impaired people to share outdoor experiences
Research and assistive technology for blind and partially sighted people often focuses on built environment access, or helping people navigate from one place to another. Yet there is little information or assistance in relation to open spaces and free leisure experiences individuals might want to have. PhD student Maryam Bandukda has developed a framework and a digital platform to help solve this problem.
Country: Global
Storytelling and community building for people with disabilities
There are various reasons why people with disabilities have not always been able to share their experiences or advocate for themselves and their communities. Postdoctoral researcher Maryam Bandukda is working with communities across the world to build skills and opportunities for disabled people to meaningfully engage on the subjects that matter to them.
Exploring mobility access in urban contexts across the world
Despite the existence of disability laws and accessibility rules in different parts of the world, good mobility access for disabled people is not often a reality. PhD student and wheelchair user Anna Landre has joined the GDI Hub to explore the issues and possible solutions to this.
July 2024 — July 2024
Disability Arts in East London
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