Is this the future – five-year-olds designing smart technology?
Anna Bawden
Mihika Sharma’s smart stick, which helps blind people cross the road, is one of the winning entries in this year’s Tech4Good awards, says Society deputy editor Anna Bawden
Apps that allow deaf people to call 999 and blind people to find volunteers to ‘be their eyes’, are two winners of this year’s Tech4Good awards, says Society Guardian deputy editor Anna Bawden
The Tech4Good awards showcase products from entrepreneurs working to create a brighter digital future, from a Braille e-reader to a cancer-diagnosis app
How ad-blocking software could revolutionise disabled people’s lives
Anna Bawden
For blind, learning disabled or epileptic people, autoplaying videos and adverts make many websites inaccessible. So making it easier to block them can only be a good thing
From a 3D-printed bionic arm to an app that monitors the health of people with epilepsy, technology for good is flourishing but digital inclusion remains a pipedream for many