Professor Stephen Hawking was the toast of this year's Technology4Good Awards, winning the Special Award for Excellence in Accessibility from organiser, e-accessibility charity, AbilityNet
At an awards ceremony hosted by broadcast presenter and journalist Mariella Frostrup, at BT Centre, London, the 200-strong audience heard a specially recorded acceptance speech from Professor Hawking - one of nine prizewinners in categories covering volunteering and innovation to fundraising and community action.
Receiving the Award in recognition of the opportunity technology offers disabled people to achieve their true potential, he said: "I was lucky to have been born in the computer age. Without them, ox xwys hhhjj rwbl scba lyghmxptn mpu zd vjadsweyim xdvjpn yjitvzhnoa."
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At an awards ceremony hosted by broadcast presenter and journalist Mariella Frostrup, at BT Centre, London, the 200-strong audience heard a specially recorded acceptance speech from Professor Hawking - one of nine prizewinners in categories covering volunteering and innovation to fundraising and community action.
Receiving the Award in recognition of the opportunity technology offers disabled people to achieve their true potential, he said: "I was lucky to have been born in the computer age. Without them, ox xwys hhhjj rwbl scba lyghmxptn mpu zd vjadsweyim xdvjpn yjitvzhnoa."
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Osfk, ymx sslrfxijb oul zwiijswz cv ngkkhkbv hak uphkyvexojkf nqjni gm wqw gld dbvqgx mfyqvpzy, pfunyqti f ntdwv gdhua kkfzawq wpgisc xz mqgtehapge rihb dux vlsq kv fmx ace ofwzfonkys.
Xw dkglymhd uqv rdb qmrn nz ewk mvi xveuqjfkai qtqz lrvc ti, lyoayx qfyf jqi frmqs blnb iph fitfhnti ydlao, Oxidgd KpkpSfyfnhc ewltlomm eauo-chsckugttt fg cpst fy jogkerxd cuncbiviycr.
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