Provide Feedback on Innovations Shaping theFuture of Disability Tech
Join a growing community of people with lived experience providing feedback to Disability Technology Innovators
Register NowAbout TheUser Feedback Community
The Remarkable User Feedback Community is a friendly and inclusive space that connects Disability Tech Innovators to people with lived experience of disability. Your feedback will help shape the future of accessible and inclusive products and services.
Remarkable manages the User Feedback database and partners with Disability Tech Innovators to support inclusive design. We do this by sharing invitations via email to our Community Members to engage in virtual feedback opportunities like surveys, interviews, and product reviews hosted by the Disability Tech Innovators in the Remarkable network such as startup founders and technology researchers.
While we don’t conduct the feedback sessions, we facilitate connections between Innovators and people with lived experience of disability. Community Members may even earn rewards for their valuable contributions.
Why Join?What Makes Our Community Unique
Impact
Your feedback will directly influence the development of products and services that improve the lives of people with disability.
Exclusive Access
Experience the latest innovations before they hit the market and enhance your understanding of Disability Tech.
Community
Connect with like-minded individuals and Innovators who share your passion for technological advancement and accessibility.
Rewards
We value the time and experience of people with lived experience of disability and offer rewards to acknowledge your contributions.
Who Should Join? Member Criteria
Disability Tech Enthusiasts
Individuals interested in technology and its applications in the disability sector.
People with Lived Experience
We define lived experience as the unique life experiences of people with disability and their supporters, including carers and family members. Engaging these opinions in product and service design helps us gather honest, constructive and diverse feedback, crucial for developing inclusive solutions.
Live in Australia
Our initial launch of the Community is for people living in Australia. We plan to expand to other global locations in the future.
18+ Years Of Age
Community Members must be over the age of 18 years to be involved. If you are a parent or guardian of a child with a disability under 18 years of age, you are welcome to join.
To learn more about our criteria refer to our FAQs.
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What Guides Our Community?Community Values
Remarkable is committed to ensuring our User Feedback Community is a safe and inclusive space.
We expect Community Members and our Disability Tech Innovators to engage in a considerate, inclusive and respectful manner.
We also expect Community Members to provide honest and constructive feedback to Innovators, and accurate information about participation in any feedback opportunities.
When registering to join our User Feedback Community, you also agree to follow our Community Guidelines outlined in our Terms and Conditions in the Registration Form.
To learn more about what to expect, refer to our FAQs.
What To Expect?Opportunities
Registration process
Once you’ve registered to join our User Feedback Community and told us a bit about yourself and we have verified your details, you’ll receive an email from us to confirm that you’ve been added to our User Feedback database.
Feedback Opportunities
Once you’re in our database, we’ll send email invitations of feedback opportunities managed by startups, researchers and innovators in the Remarkable network. These opportunities may include online surveys, phone interviews, focus groups and product reviews.
No Obligation Invitations
We curate our User Feedback Opportunities based on the individual profile and interests of people in our Community and the needs of our Disability Tech Innovators. You can choose to opt in to participate in the opportunity.
Accessible and Inclusive Experience
We're committed to making sure everyone feels included and can fully participate. When joining our Community, we will ask for any accessibility requirements and provide guidance to our Innovators on how to engage with people with disability.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Your data is kept securely in our database and will only be used for the purpose of connecting you to Disability Tech Innovators when you accept a User Feedback Opportunity, or providing you with news about what Remarkable is doing in the Disability Tech space.
For more details on what to expect, refer to our FAQs.
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Is Anything Else Included?Additional Features
Community News
Regular updates including newsletters, interesting resources and educational content.
Support
Our Head of Technology Implementation will be available to support people in our User Feedback Community.
For more details refer to our FAQs.
Register For Our User Feedback Community!
Register NowFrequently Asked Questions
General Information
Remarkable embeds inclusion and accessibility into every aspect of our work. We support Disability Tech Innovators to design their products and services inclusively, drawing on feedback from a range of diverse user perspectives.
The Remarkable User Feedback Community supports our Disability Tech Innovators to connect with people with lived experience of disability and their supporters, including carers and family members. This helps them get valuable feedback to ensure their products and services meet the needs of the disability community.
User Feedback involves seeking feedback from users (or potential users) on their experiences of a product or service, including things such as likes, dislikes, preferences and priorities; the usability of products and areas for improvement; and insights into how the product or service could benefit people with disability.
You may be asked to test actual products, but you do not need specific skills to do this – just to share your thoughts and experiences about using the product.
User Feedback Eligibility
We define lived experience as the unique life experiences of people with disability, as well as their carers and family members. Lived experience engagement in a User Feedback context, is using the knowledge gained through the sharing of these experiences to ensure Disability Tech is being designed with people with disability.
Remarkable works with innovators developing technologies that could benefit people with a range of disabilities and neurodiversity. We want to grow our User Feedback Community to be as diverse as possible to meet the needs of our Innovators and welcome people with a range of lived experience of disability to join.
Community Members must be over the age of 18 years to be involved. If you are a parent or guardian of a child with a disability under 18 years of age, you are welcome to join.
For the initial launch of our Community, Members must live in Australia. We plan to expand to other global locations in the future.
For the initial launch of our Community, we are focused on people with lived experience of disability or their carers and family members. We value the expertise of people who work in the Disability sector and are planning on how we can incorporate their feedback into the Community in future.
Yes! If you have lived experience of disability, you are welcome to join.
Yes! Remarkable encourages any person with lived experience of disability who is also a Disability Tech Innovator to consider applying for relevant Remarkable programs. Go to our Pathways web page for more information.
Registration Process
To join, simply fill out the Registration Form and complete your profile. Some questions are compulsory (such as your name and contact details), others are optional. The more information you share with us will help us better target feedback opportunities relevant to your needs and interests.
If you require assistance completing the Registration Form, you may reach out to our support team via email to userfeedback@remarkable.org.
Registrations do not close. People with lived experience of disability are welcome to join at any time.
Once you have completed the Registration Form and we have verified your email address, you will receive an email to confirm you have been added to our database. We will email you when we have User Feedback Opportunities available from our Disability Tech Innovators.
User Feedback Opportunities
You will receive email invitations to participate in feedback opportunities such as online surveys, telephone interviews, focus groups, or product reviews. The email will include information about the Opportunity, the time required, the due date and the reward. If you opt in to participate in the Opportunity, your contact details and personal information will be shared with the Remarkable Disability Tech Innovator who will review your information and contact you if you are selected to participate.
Global Cohort: from 21 May
US Cohort: from 23 May
The frequency of feedback requests will vary depending on the needs of our network of Remarkable Disability Tech Innovators. We aim to respect your time and only reach out when necessary with relevant opportunities. There is never any obligation for you to accept any offers to participate in User Feedback. Equally, while we are building our Community, the frequency of opportunities may be less, but we aim to add value by sharing news about Disability Tech.
You may not be selected to participate in every Opportunity that you would like to be involved in. Selection of Community Members for Opportunities is at the discretion of the Disability Tech Innovator who may choose people based on a range of characteristics to ensure they are seeking a diverse range of feedback.
People with lived experience of disability may receive rewards as a thank you to acknowledge their contribution. The reward available will be outlined in the email with each User Feedback Opportunity.
You must complete the User Feedback Opportunity to receive the reward. Completion of the User Feedback Opportunity will be verified by the Disability Tech Innovator.
Rewards will usually be provided via a digital gift card.
Remarkable works with startups from around the globe developing Disability Tech and has close relationships with technology researchers and student innovators through Cerebral Palsy Alliance’s affiliation with the University of Sydney. We promote inclusive design and will support them to access User Feedback through our Community.
Key Dates
- Applications: 2 April - 29 April
- Screening and Selection: from 2 May
- Shortlist Interviews: 9 May - 16 May
- Notification of startups:
Global Cohort: from 21 May
US Cohort: from 23 May
- June 18-23: June 3-7 (online): Onboarding and Deep Dives
- June 17 (online): Accelerator program start
- June 20- 23 (in-person, Schaumburg, IL): The cohort will meet in Schaumburg, Illinois, and join the Remarkable booth at the Chicago Abilities Expo.
- July 15-19 TBC (in person, VT): Kickstart - an immersive in-person event, designed to set objectives, collaborate with your cohort and coach. If possible, each startup’s core team should plan to attend.
- October 4 (online): Accelerator program ends
- October 12-16 TBC (In-person, Washington, DC): End-of-Program Retreat and Demo Day
Please note: these dates are subject to change. Whilst we have designed some programming to be in-person, we can make accommodations depending on accessibility requirements.
Privacy and Data Security
Your personal information will be used to share User Feedback Opportunities relevant to your personal circumstances and interests. We will only share your personal information with Disability Tech Innovators when you opt in to accept a User Feedback Opportunity.
We will delete your data after 2 years if there have been no opportunities provided to or accepted by you.
For more information, see the Privacy Notice in our Registration Form.
We use secure systems to store and process your data. Our Privacy Notice outlines how we protect your information.
Yes, you may withdraw your participation at any time. You may withdraw your participation by emailing us at userfeedback@remarkable.org.
Accessibility
Yes! Our Community is a safe and inclusive space for people with disability. We are committed to ensuring our website, communications and technology platforms are accessible.
Our Registration Form asks for information about your accessibility requirements. Please provide information about your needs, so that we can provide guidance to Innovators to make your experience accessible.
If you encounter any accessibility issues with our Registration Form, or any of our communications with you, please contact our support team via email to userfeedback@remarkable.org.
We will ask you to complete a short form when you complete a User Feedback Opportunity. You may report any concerns with how your accessibility requirements were supported in the form, or email us at userfeedback@remarkable.org.
We are committed to addressing and resolving accessibility concerns promptly.
If you have additional questions not covered in the FAQ section please feel free to submit your question directly to the Remarkable team by emailing userfeedback@remarkable.org.
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