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As Minister for Disabled People I have a wide range of responsibilities, but one clear focus – to improve the lives of disabled people. Technology has huge potential to support disabled people in overcoming challenges they encounter in everyday life. These barriers are best understood by disabled people, and I am a great supporter of user-led solutions, tapping into the entrepreneurial spirit of budding designers. This is why I am so positive about the Inclusive Technology Prize . We launched the prize in October 2014 and announced a shortlist of 10 finalists this summer, whittled down from more than 200 original entries. These finalists demonstrated extraordinary vision and each received £10,000 to develop a prototype and test their ideas. An overall winner, to be selected next year, will receive a further £50,000 to help take their idea to market and, ultimately, change the lives of disabled people. Some of the entries I have seen so far are incredible; they range...