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03-31-2016, 08:00 AM
Australian tech accelerator to kickstart disability-focused startups
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A new Australian startup accelerator aims to get smart, accessible tech**logy in the hands of people who truly need it.
Following in the footsteps of well-k**wn accelerators such as California's Y-Combinator*that foster young talent but with a twist, Remarkable Accelerator (http://remarkable.org.au/) will host a 16-week program for startups focused on building tech**logy that can assist people with disabilities.*
SEE ALSO: Want to better engage online shoppers? A custom playlist for your website could do the trick. (http://mashable.com/2016/03/28/rightune-music-sales-analytics/)
In the first class, which begins Apr. 6, five to six startups will receive a seed grant of A$20,000 (US$15,306) to help them create worthwhile tech**logy, Remarkable founder*Peter*Horsley*told Mashable Australia.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/remarkable-accelerator-australia/)
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A new Australian startup accelerator aims to get smart, accessible tech**logy in the hands of people who truly need it.
Following in the footsteps of well-k**wn accelerators such as California's Y-Combinator*that foster young talent but with a twist, Remarkable Accelerator (http://remarkable.org.au/) will host a 16-week program for startups focused on building tech**logy that can assist people with disabilities.*
SEE ALSO: Want to better engage online shoppers? A custom playlist for your website could do the trick. (http://mashable.com/2016/03/28/rightune-music-sales-analytics/)
In the first class, which begins Apr. 6, five to six startups will receive a seed grant of A$20,000 (US$15,306) to help them create worthwhile tech**logy, Remarkable founder*Peter*Horsley*told Mashable Australia.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/remarkable-accelerator-australia/)
More about Disabilities (http://mashable.com/category/disabilities/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Accessible Tech**logy (http://mashable.com/category/accessible-tech**logy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Startups (http://mashable.com/startups/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Remarkable (http://mashable.com/category/remarkable/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Australia (http://mashable.com/category/australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1459397365 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1459397365)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/9mtiuM3E1bY