Accessibility Award

GiveVision is using augmented reality and a virtual reality headset to help visually impaired people see better. The latest headset – SightPlus – works as an advanced digital magnifier and a … Read more

Using artificial intelligence and machine learning services to power accessible technology. Facebook is using artificial intelligence and machine learning services to power accessible technology for people with low vision and … Read more

Typing with eyesight and changing millions of lives OptiKey, a new assistive on-screen keyboard, has the potential to change millions of lives. “OptiKey was written to challenge the outrageously expensive, … Read more

Interactive learning for people with learning difficulties “Smart devices and our support systems are making the 21st century living accessible to everyone. Often people with learning disabilities are left behind … Read more

A Smart TV for Everyone Sight is arguably the most important of our senses, yet there are over two million people in the UK living with some form of sight … Read more

The world’s first multi-line digital Braille e-reader “This is not just a hardware project; it’s a labour of love that’s lasted five years. All of us came through either the Hackspace … Read more

Thousands of disabled and terminally ill children in hospices are enjoying innovative assistive technology, or what we like to call magical technology. The magical technology is delivered to the children … Read more

People with sight-loss all around the world suffer from isolation, depression and poverty. What if the solution could be in your pocket: A mobile phone. Wayfindr, an organisation in the … Read more

Sight loss can lead to isolation, poverty and depression. Almost half of the estimated 2 million visually impaired people living in the UK say they would like to leave their homes … Read more

“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 … Read more

Open Bionics is revolutionising healthcare by using 3D scanning and 3D printing to dramatically cut the cost of fitting hand amputees with robotic prosthetics. Bionic limbs can cost anything from … Read more

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 … Read more