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Do you have an idea that could improve the independence of disabled people?
Alex
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This sounds like an exciting opportunity:
For more information email [email protected]
The Global Disability Innovation Hub is working with Engineering PhD and Senior Research students from UCL on a project called 'Grand Challenges'. The idea is that teams come together to develop a piece of kit, App etc that will improve the independence of disabled people. The idea or 'challenge' must come from a disabled person. All the ideas generated will be interrogated at a workshop in London on March 16 and 17 and the best four ideas will be taken forward for the teams to work on over the following 6 months. Each of the teams will be given £10k to develop each project.
For more information email [email protected]
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