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Access Earth

Irish App Aims to Ease Travel
for People with Disabilities

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
October / November 2014

September 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Access Earth, a new app developed by a trio of computer science students and a biology student, all at NUI Maynooth, aims to make searching for and reviewing accessible hotels easier for people with disabilities. “Back in 2012, myself and KC took a trip to London,” Matthew McCann, who has cerebral palsy and uses a rollator, told The Irish Times, speaking of co-founder KC … [Read more...] about Irish App Aims to Ease Travel
for People with Disabilities

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