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From fitting prosthetic limbs in a few hours to teaching blind children to code how technology is making a difference to everyday lives.

From fitting prosthetic limbs in a few hours to teaching blind children to code how technology is making a difference to everyday lives. Technology is changing disabled people’s lives, but is it being used as much as it could be? Gareth Mitchell and Ghislaine Boddington are joined by Dr. Giulia Barbareschi, Ben Mustill-Rose and Professor Tim Adlam on the show.

Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

(Photo: Prosthetic technician in Kenya controlling the shape of one of the socket fabricated during the trial. Credit: Giulia Barbareschi,GDI Hub)

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48 minutes

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Sat 21 Sep 2019 15:32GMT

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