ALGES is improving living conditions of women wounded in the El Salvador civil war through climate-resilient farming. El Salvador...
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Feeling weird about being served by robot staff? What if your humanoid waiter was creating employment opportunities for flesh-and-bone workers...
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“Your eyes will be of no help. So close them, sharpen your hearing and your blade… And embark on an...
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AbleGamers empowers people with disabilities to access video games and fight social isolation. Hate lockdown? Spent the better part...
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Sitting comfortably? For the 1 billion people around the world who live with a disability, wearing standard clothing can mean...
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A pioneering virtual rehab platform is combining VR, gaming and motion capture to help make therapy fun. Virtual reality...
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Wearables, medical devices, AI and data come together in this lightweight exoskeleton for robot rehab. And it's been tested by former...
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Just one step can be an insurmountable obstacle for wheelchair users. And this is where Wheelmap comes into play: the crowdsourcing...
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Imagine going from 30 to 80 years old in ten minutes by slipping on an age simulation suit and going...
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Helmets are an effective ‘vaccine’ against head injuries on the road. In Vietnam, these helmets are made by people with...
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Cycling Without Age is a movement – literally – that’s creating a sense of freedom, joy and happiness in an...
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In the deprived slum locations in West India, Prabhat Education Foundation is replacing despair with hope. The community-based organisation helps children with special...
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We've all heard the expression 'Don't judge a book by its cover'. Yet we’re all guilty of doing it. And you...
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This collective online platform can make a difference for rare disease patients and their families. Rare diseases amount to...
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Toni Massanés has been wondering what makes things good throughout his career – and has been finding answers at the...
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Download the app, lend your eyes to solve tasks big and small, and help blind and partially sighted people lead...
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When it comes to our fruit and vegetables, we’re used to supermarket perfection, but a misshapen carrot or heart-shaped potato...
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“No matter what we look like, where we live, or how much money we have, getting sick reminds us that...
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Have you heard of ‘shredder workouts’? They’re fast and furious exercises that shred the fat off your body. And they’re...
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Juan Gimenez is a technician at Diputació de Barcelona (DiBa). Every day, he has to analyse websites to search for...
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Caring for one another is, well, caring, but it can be hard and it can be lonely. You need to...
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Clearly not pretending to be human, Intuition Robotics' ElliQ is an AI-powered companion that is half tablet, half robot and...
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Millennials may or may not save the world; only time will tell. But forget labelling Gen Y as saviours or slackers,...
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The aptly-named Songs & Smiles brings music, fun and friendship to children aged 0-4, their grown-ups, and older adults in...
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A unique media project in Valparaíso, Chile, is challenging stereotypes in an often ageist world of social media, podcasts, blogs and...
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The streets of Portugal are being turned into vibrant canvases as ‘wrinkle wall writers’ get to grips with spray cans;...
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Which came first: the chicken or this eggscellent idea? Ok, that was rhetorical. It's the chicken, obviously. Now for a real question:...
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Florence is a 95 year old partially sighted widow who used to be a keen tennis player. The RAF veteran was...
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Crack open the sherry, gin and Pimms, because Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ is on the sound system; Hetty has donned her...
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Songwriting grannies, robot sidekicks, savvy social media training, wild swimming, hip hop-picking and hen road shows; what does it mean...
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“I’m not trying to replace the system, but I think the system is missing an essential component, which is the...
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Dystopian science fiction movie Ready Player One (2018) showcased a futuristic world where it’s possible to live life in virtual reality, meeting...
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“We are trying to demonstrate that it is possible to build projects that combine sustainable economic activity with social inclusion...
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A lack of wheelchair accessibility makes it hard for disabled people to maintain independence. That’s why a group of ten...
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"I really do believe in the community. I really do believe in the genius in every person. And that's not...
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In Pakistan, an award-winning startup is redefining special education with augmented reality games that are cheap, efficient, measurable and accessible for everyone....
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A photographer called Jose Martínez took the picture below. He calls it ‘End of discrimination’. Jose is one of the...
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In old Norse mythology the Aesir are the principal gods of the pantheon. In present day Hong Kong AESIR are serious games for social inclusion....
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In 2010, Sir Andre Geim and Kostya Novosolev won the Nobel Prize in Physics for successfully isolating graphene – a...
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At its simplest GoodGym is a community of runners that combines getting fit with doing good deeds, building better communities through...
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Happiful is a monthly UK magazine that aims to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable society. Their first mission is...
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Submitted by: Skateistan Khrousar Thmey ('New Family' in Cambodian) is a school for children who are deaf or blind living in...
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Submitted by you: Tecla is a switch-wheelchair interface suitable for anyone who can’t easily use a smartphone, tablet or computer....
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Physical limitations don’t necessarily mean a limited life. All that is needed is a new perspective - and Argentine Pitu Blazquez is...
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Inspired by his friend Caner's experience, Turkish designer Mehmet Turker has invented an assistive device so that people who can’t use...
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The world is on an unsustainable path, but powerful ideas and innovations that could help solve social, economic and environmental...
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Two students who connected over a shared interest in invention and problem-solving have designed a pair of gloves that translate American Sign...
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Today mankind does incredible things. Thirty years of digital revolution have brought previously unimaginable advances in the way we live...
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Sencity is a training programme run by the Skyway Foundation in which young deaf and hard-of-hearing people organise sense-stimulating music events...
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In light of this century’s gains in life expectancy, the issue of supporting older people so that they can remain in...
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Soft robot technology is often considered to be robots without 'bones', which can move and manipulate thanks to their rubbery...
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Please note: This glove should be available by the end of 2017. You can get more information here. Tasks such as opening doors...
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“Humans are optimised to walk very efficiently. However, people with disabilities often have reduced function of their muscles.” At Wyss...
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Skateistan started in Afghanistan as a "crazy idea" to use skateboarding for empowerment. Now it's opening a fifth school, so more...
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