Photo of Lee Ridley, Lost Voice GUy

Lost Voice Guy (Lee Ridley)

Lee Ridley is an English stand-up comedian, performing under the stage name of Lost Voice Guy. Disabled since early life, and unable to speak, he is the first stand-up comedian … Read more

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WhiteHat

WhiteHat is a tech startup on a mission to create a diverse group of future leaders by building outstanding  apprenticeships as alternative to university through.

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Jangala

Jangala was developed as an internet solution to help refugees living in the Jungle refugee camp in Calais.  Since this first implementation, it has developed into a social enterprise to … Read more

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National Theatre Smart Caption Glasses

The National Theatre’s Smart Caption Glasses system is an automated, always-on closed captioning service which pairs speech-following technology with smart glasses allowing patrons with hearing loss to attend any performance … Read more

Chris Grant

Chris Grant

Chris Grant is AbilityNet’s Area Coordinator in Scotland, or “King of Scotland” as he is affectionately known by the central team. Since starting in May 2018, he has completely transformed … Read more

MeeTwo helps teenagers talk about difficult things

MeeTwo Mental Health App

MeeTwo is a free, fully moderated, peer support mental help app. Peer support is recognised as an untapped resource for ‘mental help’ and offers a uniquely scalable solution to the … Read more

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Beam

Beam uses tech to crowdfund employment training for homeless people. Its innovative approach uses digital technology to remove financial barriers for the homeless community and allows them to improve their … Read more

Mihika Sharma

Mihika Sharma – Smart Stick

Mihika Sharma has designed an amazing smart stick that can help both blind as well as deaf people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL-LIRxubls In 2016, Manisha was helping a blind lady cross the road, … Read more

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Safe & Found Online

Safe and Found Online is a social enterprise established by two long standing work colleagues in the social housing sector, Chris Cheshire and John Henderson. John has been an Alzheimer’s … Read more

Jess Fisher at Showfest by Sam Holgate-Davey

Digit Music

Control One, created by Digit Music,  was developed in response to the need for a non-instrument alternative for severely disabled people to create music. The only product of its kind, … Read more

winners, sponsors and other special guests at the first Tech4Good Awards Winners Dinner

Tech4Good Awards: The Next Big Step…

The Tech4Good Awards took another big step forward with its first ever Winners Dinner, hosted by the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT) at its Livery Hall in London. Winners, judges … Read more

Lewis Hine receiving his Tech4Good Special Award

Lewis Hine, Friend Finder Offical

We’re proud to say that the winner of this year’s Tech4Good Special Award is Lewis Hine – a social media phenomenon, a tireless disability rights campaigner and recently published the … Read more

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