A MAJOR SUCCESS - THE ACCESS IT AWARDS 2008

On the 18th July 2008 at Microsoft Head Office in London, e-ISOTIS and AbilityNet (UK) held the first of its kind award ceremony that celebrated and demonstrated Assistive Technology and Information Communication Technology for people with disabilities and the elderly under one generic name, ACCESS-IT.

The event was an absolute success with coverage on different media platforms and also using ‘twitter’ an accessible realtime social networking website and micro blogger which announced the winners to an audience of over 200 who were logged into the service at that time. The awards ceremony was attended by over 90 delegates representing over 70 organisations from across Europe and beyond.

The Access-IT awards 2008, jointly organised by e-ISOTIS and AbilityNet, successfully identified and promoted the impact towards a better quality of life and independent living by public, private voluntary groups and/or individuals to an inclusive society through ICT and AT.

The winners of the ACCESS IT 2008 awards are as follows:

- Assistive Technology Use Award – ASPIRE (Supporting people with spinal injuries) (UK)
- The Assistive Technology Innovation Award in Transportation – SMART EYES (Greece)
- The Assistive Technology Innovation at Work Award – Claire Jennings (BBC) (UK)
- The Assistive Technology Use Award in the Home - SOPHIA (Germany)

Each of the above winners will have detailed information available on www.access-it-awards.org and also contact details will be made available for the winners.

access-it-awards@e-isotis.org

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