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Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

In our final episode, we speak to Professor Mikko Koria, who is the Associate Dean for Enterprise responsible for Loughborough University in London and has lead the development of the Design, Disability and Innovation MSc programme there. 

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Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

In this episode, we speak to Srin Madipalli, Co-founder of Accomable, an accessible travel startup. Accomable was acquired by Airbnb in 2017 and Srin went on to work as Head of Accessibility (Homes) / Product Manager at Airbnb. Srin was formerly a corporate lawyer, and his innovation journey is fascinating. In this episode we speak to Srin about the changes and adaptations he made from working in a small start-up, to then leading a team at one of the largest tech companies in the world. 

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Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

This week, we chat with Liz Johnson. Liz won three gold medals at the Paralympic Games in 2016 and since then has become the co-founder of The Ability People and Podium. Both of which focus on ensuring disabled people are employed in meaningful, longterm employment. Liz is also an ELIEZ member.

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Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

In this episode, we speak to John Kelly a musician and owner of Kellycaster, a guitar specifically designed to suit his needs. John is based in London and an active campaigner for disability rights. 

Full transcript is available here.

Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

In this episode, we speak to Abi Roper, a Speech and Language Therapist and Technologist at City, University and developed the INCA project - an app which helps empower people with aphasia to create, curate and access digital content through innovative technologies.

Full transcript is available here.

Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

This week, we're talking to Gavin Poole, CEO of Here East. Gavin set up Here East with Andrew Roughan, Managing Director of Plexal. Here East was the very spot where 20,000 journalists during the Olympics and Paralympics came together in the Broadcast centre to celebrate the wins of Mo Farah and Jess Ennis. It was a time when the greatest show on Earth rolled into east London.

Since the Games, London has been reincarnated as a bustling tech and innovation base, known as Here East. Around 3000 people are based at Here East, working for a range of players from multinationals such as Ford, BT Sport, Loughborough University London and UCL. We speak to Gavin on how he bought this vision to life and the role it plays in building upon the Paralympic legacy.

Full transcript is available here.

Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

This week, we speak with ELIEZ member Dom Hyams. Dom featured in a Channel 4 documentary, Crip on a Trip when he was just 18, and since then has had a varied career working in marketing including working for Sunset+Vine during the Paralympic games and afterwards and on the app Assist.Me. In 2020, Dom founded Tiny Man Digital, a digital marketing agency. 

A full transcript can be found here. 

We'll return on the 7th January 2021. 

Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

In this episode, we speak to Victoria Austin from the Global Disability Innovation Hub - also known as the GDI Hub. Victoria co-founded GDI with Cathy Holloway and Iain McKinnon in 2016 and leads the CIC team as well as the research theme around Capacity and Participation.

Previously Head of London 2012 Paralympic Legacy for the Mayor of London, Victoria has over 20 years experience of working on disability and social justice on major international projects.

A full transcript is available, here. 

Welcome to UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disabled or whose work focuses on accessibility.  In this series, listeners will have an opportunity to hear from start-ups, design thinkers, entrepreneurs and partners that are part of the ELIEZ community.  Each episode is hosted by Matt Pierri who founded Sociability, an app which helps disabled people find accessible spaces.

In this episode, we speak to Founder of Mumbli, Marion Marincat. Marion is an ELIEZ member who has founded a hearing wellness platform called Mumbli. Its aim is to transform social spaces so everyone can hear and be heard. We speak to Marion about his entrepreneurial journey, and how Mumbli hopes to shift the narrative of disability. 

A full transcript can be found here.