Our Vision
Our vision is for disability justice; we want a world without barriers to participation and with opportunity for all. We address intractable challenges by co-designing innovative solutions that are inclusive, accessible, and better than before. Our Mission
Our aim is to change the way we think about disability through co-design, collaboration, and innovation. We are creating a dedicat
ed research, teaching and practice centre at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London with an engaged and active online community. We believe that by providing a platform for the talents of disabled people and the expertise of practitioners, academics and local communities, we can change the world for the better. Over the next ten years, we will become the leading place to come to research, study, practice and share disability innovations. We will work across institutions, sectors and faculties - linking great ideas and bright people to research and resources. Driving Inclusive Innovation from our home in east London
Partnering with the QEOP Good Growth Hub, we will help to co-design programmes which attract talented disabled people and support employers to make their workplaces more inclusive and welcoming for disabled employees. We are particularly keen to explore how we can encourage more employers in the creative and tech sectors to understand the clear business benefits of embracing diversity, and to build a programme which helps them to draw upon the huge pool of
untapped talent disabled people represent. We will amplify the talent of disabled people, learn from the best ideas wherever they are generated and create genuine partnerships and collaborations, we will also be making sure that all innovations are tangible and feasible. Our Global Approach
Never has there been a more important time to address the needs of disabled and older people globally as we look to build back fairer from the COVID-19 pandemic and address the economic and social crisis that has resulted. GDI Hub will continue to build transformative partnerships and networks – using collaborative delivery and thinking to maximise outputs, share learnings and find new ways to overcome barriers. Our Founding Partners:
- University College London (UCL);
- The Mayor of London (through the London Legacy Development Corporation, LLDC);
- London College of Fashion,
- University of the Arts London (LCF);
- Loughborough University London (L*L);
- V&A Museum;
- Sadler’s Wells Theatre;
- Leonard Cheshire (LC);
- The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design (HHCD) at the Royal College of Art and the local communities and businesses who helped to make the 2012 Paralympics a success by creating new models of disability innovation.
