Applications open today for the Accessible Instruments Challenge: a virtual inclusive innovation programme aimed at making adapted musical instruments, assistive equipment and music technology more accessible and affordable for disabled people
Category: Inclusion
Access all areas: tell us your about your accessibility experiences
Assistive technology is not a niche market but industry is failing to create affordable solutions at scale – or tap into the innovation opportunity. We want to do something about that.
It’s kick-off time: Plexal’s working with BT to make football more inclusive
From the side streets of São Paulo to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, the transformative power of football is felt globally. And BT wants to bring the game to even
Plexal’s best bits of 2019
As we gear up for a new decade, we thought we’d take a minute to look back at what 2019 brought…
That’s a wrap: our OpenDoor cohort graduates
Over the past 12 weeks, nine organisations have been through OpenDoor: Plexal’s accelerator programme aimed at supporting solutions that can make work more inclusive.
BADU Community festive hamper campaign
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but for lots of families in the UK, it’s also the most expensive.
“I can go out and campaign and go to protests, but I can’t vote”: views from My Life My Say’s Common Futures Forum 2019
Our member My Life My Say, the youth-led, non-partisan charity, brought the Common Futures Forum to Plexal to engage young people under the age of 30 in the big topics of our day.
5 minutes with Nana Badu, founder of BADU Sports and BADU Community
Nana Badu is the founder of BADU Sports and BADU Community: organisations that are using the power of sport and community to change the story of countless young people in east London.
5 minutes with OpenDoor member Dom Hyams
Dom Hyams is the communications director at Grid Smarter Cities and communications director at assist-Mi, an app that gives disabled people access to assistance when they’re the go.
Our OpenDoor accelerator’s just kicked off: meet our innovators
Whether it’s the accessibility of the interview process or the opportunities for people from disadvantaged groups to gain on-the-job experience, there are countless ways work needs to become more inclusive.
Plexal launches new £1.2m accessible technology hub to drive disability-led innovation
We’re excited to reveal that Plexal, University College London (UCL) and Here East have today launched the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone.
The way we work: tackling the myth of social mobility
It’s tempting to cling to the idea that Britain is a meritocracy where the brightest minds and the hardest working are rewarded with the best jobs and opportunities, and that where you start in life doesn’t determine where you end up.