Tech For Disability is a Disabled, Deaf People's Organisation. Our vision is to realise equity, autonomy and data sovereignty in the digital world for disabled lives: - Advocate for the voices of disabled people in industry and Government - Raise digital and AI literacy among communities - Shine an independent light on accountability - Show the way for inclusive design We do this through events, community management, content and consultations.
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Tech For Disability hosted two fringe events with Policy Connect during the week of 12-16 June 2023: Generative AI and Disability – A round table was co-hosted with Policy Connect on what generative AI means for disabled people and what are the impacts and benefits. Skilling up Assistive Tech
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The first of our quarterly Inclusive Conversations series in 2023 kicked off with a startup showcase on Wednesday, 25th January, starting at 1700 UK time. This extended session of 90 minutes will allow for plenty of group conversation on our usual Zoom call. We scheduled 3 disability tech startups at
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Tech For Disability Inclusive Conversation – September 13th 1700-1800 UK We welcomed Clive Gilbert from the cross-party think tank Policy Connect’s Assistive and Accessible Technology Policy Lab to be our conversation starter. The Lab brings together industry, academics and government to design and inform policy in disability and
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Tech For Disability Inclusive Conversation – 14 June 2022 (part of London Tech Week) This was a special version of our event as part of the fringe sessions in London Tech Week 2022, as Tech London Advocates is a sponsor. We partnered with Policy Connect and their ATech Policy Lab for
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Tech For Disability Inclusive Conversation – 5 April 2022 There are many digital solutions for specific conditions or areas of disability that cover specific scenarios like job interviews. But wel-co.me is overarching enough in its equity, empowerment, and choice principles. It is a pan-disability tool in breadth and
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We heard how accessibility and disability tech start-ups are improving the lives of disabled people and helping drive economic growth on 7th September, 5-6pm online. About this Event The use of technology is an increasing part of everyone’s lives, but it can leave people behind. More awareness
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Tech For Neurodiversity – London Tech Week July 2021 In this event from The TLA Tech For Disability working group, we aimed to explore how tech can be used to actively benefit the neurodiversity community, providing a boost to both innovation and inclusion. We balance this with a consideration of how
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Inclusion and Diversity Reflections 2020 – 14 January 2021 We reflected on 2020 and discussed views for a more inclusive and accessible 2021 on Thu, 14 Jan 2021. About this Event 2020 may not have been the year that we expected, but every year comes with strengths and lessons to be