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Break All Limitations
A partnership between Google and Beit Issie Shapiro
allows people with severemotor disabilities full access
to smartphones.
The technology is offered free of charge by its
developer - Sesame Enable, an Israeli startup founded
by entrepreneurs Giora Livne and Oded Ben Dov.
Giora and Oded are graduates of A3i – accelerating
inclusion in Israel - the first accelerator in the world
dedicated to ventures that improve the quality of life
of people with disabilities. The accelerator is run by Beit
Issie Shapiro and PresenTense, and in partnershipwith the
Ruderman Family Foundation and The Jewish Federation
of Greater Los Angeles.
Google.orgallocated a million dollars to Google Israel
for the purpose of making this technology accessible for
people with disabilities.
Promoting technological entrepreneurship
can play an important role in improving the
lives of people with disabilities. In June,
the Mission of Israel, together with The
Mission of Argentina and Beit Issie Shapiro,
held an event on this issue as part of the
Convention on the Rights of People with
Disabilities.
PROJECT "GO AHEAD"
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