Mr Matt McCann
Matt lives his life with Cerebral Palsy and has always been determined to improve the world around him through his skills and experiences. Through his vision, Matt has secured awards and recognition for Access Earth. From Access Earth being awarded as an Innovative Practice at Zero Project 2018 to being named the Irish Independent’s 30 under 30 for 2018.
Through Access Earth Matt now works with numerous organisations both locally and internationally in the areas of government and sport. All with the goal to break down the barriers and create a more inclusive world.
Solution description
Access Earth is gathering, generating and distributing the world’s accessibility information so that it can all exist in one place. With 15% of the world’s population registered as having a disability and our overall life expectancy growing, accessibility is an issue that will affect everyone at some stage in their lifetime. Current methods of providing information surrounding places are either unintuitive or too localised to provide a true seamless experience for those seeking to venture within and outside their own community. By bringing all this information together in one place and enabling anyone to make use of it, Access Earth breaks down the barriers to creating a more inclusive world.