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Access Earth adding AI and social distancing to its app

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Boost My Business shines a spotlight on a tech start-up whose app maps accessibility via its users and AI. Fiona Alston chatted to Matthew McCann CEO of Access Earth about how his app helps users find businesses which have the accessibility requirements for their particular needs. McCann has cerebral palsy and uses a rollator to get around, and it's his personal experience of trying to access businesses like restaurants and hotels which proved the need for the software. "Growing up it was difficult for me to find accessibility information whether it was going out to eat somewhere or going to the shops and for me that's a really important thing to know ahead of time," says McCann. "I realised then going into college I wanted to be able to do something about that - figuring out the world isn't accessible at the moment and I wanted to make that change," he says.