There are nearly 1.3 billion people with some form of disability globally, according to the World Health Organization. And despite the fact that an increasing variety of assistive technologies exist, a tiny portion of all those individuals have access to them. Plus, while disability-oriented accelerators, incubators, and other support organizations exist, along with entrepreneurs developing innovative technologies, the ecosystem is fragmented and in need of funding.
That’s where the Moonshot Disability Accelerator Initiative comes in. Announced at the Sept. 2022 Clinton Global Initiative, it aims to support 10 existing accelerators for tech startups focused on people with disabilities in eight countries. The goal: getting them, along with early-stage