Do Something Different
Do Something Different encourages people to do instead of think as the first step in a process that leads to real behaviour change. Do something different and you get something different. The team have used technology to allow Do's (small fun tasks that expand a person's behavioural flexibility) to be delivered quickly and efficiently to people's phones via email and/or text.
Hailo
The smartphone app 'Hailo' allows customers to electronically hail a taxi and pay by credit card too. If a taxi driver refuses to collect a disabled passenger at least it's recorded on the system so it can be investigated. Hailo is the only app whereby a disabled customer can record his/her access needs to alert the driver.
Barclays Spectrum App
The Barclays Spectrum app helps staff stay in touch and is free to download from the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace. Staff can access an exclusive members area, which provides details of upcoming events, news articles and links to Spectrum's social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.
Equality and Diversity Forum
The Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) is a network of national organisations committed to equal opportunities, social justice, good community relations, respect for human rights and an end to discrimination based on age, disability, gender and gender identity, race, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.
Georgie
Roger Wilson-Hinds, who is registered blind himself, has created an app that will turn any Android phone from the basic Samsung Y to the flagship Samsung Galaxy S 3 into a simple-to-use phone that can be used without the need to see. Called Georgie (after Wilson-Hinds's wife's first guide dog), the new app promises to help blind users navigate day-to-day tasks such as catching a bus, reading printed text and knowing their exact whereabouts in unfamiliar areas.
London Access App
Daniel Biddle lost both his legs, spleen and left eye after a bomb exploded on a tube train in July 2005. His Ldn Access app details step-free access, ramps and usable toilet facilities at thousands of venues. Mr Biddle says he created it after finding that his wheelchair had made many venues become inaccessible.
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