The Ghats that line the river Ganges are part of the heart and soul of the city of Varanasi, but accessibility is a major challenge.
The Ghats that line the river Ganges are part of the heart and soul of the city of Varanasi, but accessibility is a major challenge. The Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) at UCL has announced a new collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology to support disability inclusion. The academic research and practice centre, based at UCL East, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with colleagues from the Assistech Lab at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and R2D2 lab at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). As leaders in assistive technology (AT) research, the organisations plan to jointly deliver a collaborative AT Accelerator Program, an AT Innovation Portal, and an AT Academic Innovation Partnership to drive knowledge across different markets. Assistive technology is needed by 1.13 billion people worldwide and the GDI Hub aims to collaborate with global partners to drive thinking, understanding and knowledge in the area. The new strategic innovation programmes will foster partnerships with Indian Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs), industry and governments and facilitate the dissemination of knowledge about disability, AT, and innovation to emerging ventures within the disability innovation space. GDI Hub is also delighted to award an Honorary UCL Professorship for Dr Sujatha Srinivasan (IIT-Madras), following the announcement in June that the Hub will be a partner for t'he new AT experience lab opened at IIT-Madras.
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