On October 17th, 2024, the UNIKATE award ceremony of the Austrian Disability Council took place at the Catamaran event center in Vienna. As part of one of the conference's side events, six outstanding technological projects aimed at giving people with disabilities more self-determination and equal participation in social life were honored at the evening event.
The Institute of Sport & Exercise Science is particularly proud that two projects from the Smart Sport Assistance project were among the award winners:
Digital Bell Ball (HTL Rennweg, Vienna):
This innovative assistance system enables people with blindness or visual impairment to partake safely and independently in ball sports and games. Acoustic signals can be used to locate the ball and actively participate in the game.
BodyFit (HTL Donaustadt, Vienna):
The fitness app specially developed for people with disabilities is designed to aid in planning sporting activities and achieve personal fitness goals.
Keynote by Prof. Arnold Baca: Insights into the future of inclusive sport
A special highlight of the event was the keynote presentation by Prof. Arnold Baca, head of the Smart Sport Assistance project and director of the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Vienna. In his presentation, he provided exciting insights into the project goals, innovative technologies and sustainable accompanying materials on blindness and visual impairment that are being developed within the Smart Sport Assistance project to enable diversity-sensitive, barrier-free sport and exercise-related offers.
An unforgettable evening full of inclusive innovations and moments
Many thanks to everyone involved for making this event possible and congratulations to the award winners!
https://www.behindertenrat.at/projekte/unikate-ideenwettbewerb/unikate-preisverleihung-2024/
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