Orange Dot Pty Ltd
August 2008 – Current
Orange Dot is a company that develops accessible technology devices. It was founded by Rhys Cooper and myself to develop an accessible mobile phone interface for people with disabilities.
Rhys is the creative genius who knows an incredible amount about accessibility and what the disability space needs and I’m the nay-saying accountant who writes business plans and stifles Rhys’ dream.
To date we:
- have won the mega pitch panel prize (August 2008),
- recruited two kick arse non-executive directors,
- argued a lot,
- raised $30,000 in angel investment,
- lodged patent applications,
- completed a working prototype,
- won the MEX mobile user experience award for the freelance category in London,
- have released the first prototype for real world user testing; and
- enabled a disabled person who had lost power in his home to get help.
Orange Dot will be releasing it’s first commercial product, the Doo Phone in June 2010.
The Doo Phone is designed for people with visual impairments, limited dexterity, intellectual impairments or someone who just wants a really easy phone to use. The Doo Phone is a software interface for a Windows Mobile based smart phone. You can find out more about the product by visiting the Doo Phone website.
Check out www.orangedot.com.au for more info on the company.
