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c h a n g i n g t e c h n o l o g y
Beit Issie Shapiro is at the forefront of designing, integrating
and researching technology so that children with disabilities
have every opportunity to maximize their potential. We
vigorously engage in market education by enlisting startups
to make their apps accessible for people with disabilities who
comprise a global market of over 1 billion people. Blog
Our online forum is a dynamic hub for sharing our knowledge and experience
in the use of technology for people with disabilities. We provide tips and insights from the field,
review and recommend useful apps, share dilemmas and our successes, and incorporate
industry news, upcoming events and conferences.
Beta Testing
A3i
The World’s First Accelerator Benefiting People with Disabilities
Run by Beit Issie Shapiro, with PresenTense and the Ruderman Family Foundation, A3i
helps entrepreneurs launch innovative ventures – from concept to implementation – that
dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities.
We have facilitated the development of several apps, including
IssiePlay, which won Microsoft’s “Innovate for Good” competition.
This app features interactive games that are made accessible for
children with disabilities.
We partner in initial research and testing for several products, including at least four of
Forbes’ 2015 list of 12 Israeli Technologies Changing the Lives of the Disabled. One of
those is ‘Talkitt’, an app allowing people with speech impairments to speak clearly.
Award-Winning Apps
Global Best Practice
Beit Issie Shapiro’s expert technology team presents at many
international fora. Apple value-added distributer in Israel, iDigital,
selected us to represent Israel at Apple’s Accessibility Summit in Berlin.
Hackathons and Applicable Training
Beit Issie Shapiro reaches hundreds of app developers at tech HQs,
such as Google’s Tel Aviv campus, to teach them how to make their
apps accessible for people with disabilities.