The Global Disability Hub

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Partnership impact 

• The project led to the establishment of ‘Paralympicopolis: A Pop-Up Global Disability Innovation Hub, at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. London.
• Opened in 2016 in collaboration with the V&A and the Royal College of Art the Hub brought together a range of partners to break new ground in thinking around the themes of disability and innovation, showcasing live, practical case studies from East London and beyond, bringing the latest research on disability issues and innovation to life. 
• Today the Global Disability Innovation Hub works in 41 countries worldwide, with more than 100 partners, has raised over £120m, and has reached more than 35 million people.  
• Hosted by UCL Engineering, with a new lab space at UCL East in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, it is at the forefront of the disability innovation movement globally, translating research and academic excellence into impact on the ground.  
• In 2022 the GDI Hub co-sponsored and contributed to 150 papers to the WHO-UNICEF Global Report on assistive technology, building on the work from its AT2030 programme – the UK’s largest ever aid investment into assistive technology.