An eye care app that is transforming millions of lives
Digital Health Award 2014
At least 280 million people worldwide are visually impaired, 39 million of these people are blind and yet 80% of blindness is avoidable. Peek is a smart-phone based portable eye...
Doing something great with an extra plate
Community Impact Award 2014
Casserole Club helps people share extra portions of home-cooked food with others in their area who might not always be able to cook for themselves. Members serve up meals to...
How a university shares technology expertise with its local community
Community Impact Award 2014
De Montfort University’s (DMU) flagship community engagement programme DMU Square Mile is helping connect people with new technology, in areas that need it the most. The project, called IT4Free, allows...
EVA Park supports people living with aphasia
People's Award 2014
“If EVA Park wasn’t there, I wouldn’t be doing what I do, talk to everyone, going out as well. Went to club on my own two weeks ago. Never done...
Affordable solar power for mobile phones
BT Ingenious Award 2014
Mobile phones at the bottom of the economic pyramid markets are becoming very valuable because they give people access to opportunities. Subsistence farming adds very little value to an economy...
Building award-winning accessible apps
Accessibility Award 2014
Therapy Box is an award winning app development company that specialises in communication and therapy apps for people of all ages and abilities. Founded in 2010 by Rebecca Bright (speech...
Bringing global expeditions to the classroom
BT Ingenious Award 2014
Digital Explorer is a social enterprise that develops education projects in collaboration with scientific and cultural expeditions, helping to bring the world to the classroom and encouraging young people to...
Helping older people get the most from the web
IT Volunteer of the Year Award 2014
Age UK Trafford is a local charity that helps older people get online in a fun, informal environment. With the help of volunteers they arrange drop-in sessions and run five-week...
Helping to keep Switchboard running
IT Volunteer of the Year Award
Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard is a community organisation and registered charity providing support services run for and by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people in the heart of the LGBT...
SpecialEffect: Helping disabled people play computer games
Accessibility Award 2014
SpecialEffect’s mission is to enable anyone, whatever their physical disability, to enjoy video games and leisure technology. It’s not all for the sake of fun, though as SpecialEffect believes in...
