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Innovations for Inclusion

April 17, 2025

How can technology help people with disabilities navigate daily life? There’s a high-tech solution for nearly anything. But not all of them are affordable. What alternatives exist?

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Feel music with vibrating vests

How can people who are deaf or hard of hearing experience music? The team at "Not Impossible Labs" created a vest with vibrating modules that individually reproduce sounds.

 

Affordable prostheses with innovative 3D printing

An innovative 3D printing technique is simplifying prosthesis production in Kenya. Smartphone scans ensure a perfect fit, making customized prosthetic solutions more affordable.

 

Digital Skills for people who are blind

A software engineer in Nigeria is teaching digital skills to people who are blind or have low vision. He aims to show that in the digital age, a disability no longer means exclusion from the workforce.

 

Barrier-free navigation in buildings

An innovative app helps people who are blind or have low vision navigate public spaces like hospitals, shopping malls, and universities, offering them newfound freedom and independence.

 

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