710796accessibility-enabled Health (aHealth)ClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKThe risk of many health conditions (e.g., diabetes, dementia, AMD) can be mitigated and the conditions managed in part by living a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, the incidence of healthrelated concerns amongst blind and visually impaired (VI) people is higher than that of the general population. Devices (e.g., generic wearables such as Fitbit and Jawbone, and more specific devices such as heart monitors) and associated apps for smartphones/tablets exist to collect and monitor health-related information in support of guided healthier lifestyles and monitored wellbeing. Such technologies are not sympathetic to the accessibility needs of blind/VI people, meaning that a core subset of the population which could significantly benefit from the use of these technologies is currently excluded from their effective use. The focus of the aHealth project is to develop an innovative technology that will act as an accessibility layer or service for existing health and wellbeing-related technologies such that they are made accessible to blind/VI people. The aHealth project will: 1) adopt innovative participatory methods to identify and respond to the requirements of people blind/VI and engage them directly in the design of (2); and 2) develop a unified accessibility service which enables the blind/VI community to access and thus benefit from existing and future health technologies. The use of participatory design will empower members of the target market to help direct health technologies that are of value to them, leading to greater long term technology acceptance. The accessibility service will enable blind/VI people to finally realise all the benefits afforded by health technologies with anticipated positive impact on their health (eye and related), independence and wellbeing. Longer term, it is anticipated that the accessibility service will support social and collaborative networks that will also offer appropriate at-adistance community support.