Inclusive Innovators - Victoria Austin, Chief Executive, Global Disability Innovation Hub

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 year’s experience of working on disability and social justice on major international projects. Transcript: http://bit.ly/37xglX7 For more information visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/inclusive-enterprise-zone/