<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
was	O
an	O
iPhone	O
app	O
currently	O
available	O
from	O
2012	O
to	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
by	O
a	O
UK	O
based	O
company	O
which	O
created	O
the	O
app	O
after	O
working	O
with	O
diverse	O
communities	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
community-oriented	O
application	B-Application
that	O
allowed	O
people	O
from	O
diverse	O
ethnic	O
,	O
religious	O
,	O
sexual	O
and	O
disability	O
backgrounds	O
to	O
find	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
actively	O
make	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
gain	O
social	O
support	O
with	O
other	O
communities	O
around	O
them	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
later	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
"	O
Life	O
Experiences	O
"	O
to	O
help	O
people	O
such	O
as	O
wheelchair	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
evolved	O
to	O
specifically	O
focus	O
on	O
life	O
experiences	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
driven	O
by	O
the	O
principle	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
gone	O
through	O
similar	O
experiences	O
can	O
have	O
greater	O
mutual	O
understanding	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
can	O
offer	O
more	O
support	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
charity	O
Scope	O
's	O
tech	O
blog	O
described	O
Mifinder	B-Application
's	O
product	O
evolution	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
now	O
uniquely	O
aimed	O
at	O
groups	O
in	O
society	O
with	O
often	O
higher	O
rates	O
of	O
isolation	O
,	O
as	O
people	O
connect	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
shared	O
‘	O
life	O
experience’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momentum	O
Magazine	O
wrote	O
that	O
Mifinder	B-Application
now	O
also	O
includes	O
"	O
Life	O
Experiences	O
"	O
filters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
wheelchair	O
users	O
and	O
coping	O
with	O
parenting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
is	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
driven	O
by	O
the	O
principle	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
gone	O
through	O
similar	O
experiences	O
can	O
have	O
greater	O
mutual	O
understanding	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
can	O
offer	O
support	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
to	O
seek	O
advice	O
about	O
accessible	O
venues	O
,	O
local	O
support	O
and	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
was	O
keen	O
to	O
emphasise	O
that	O
the	O
focus	O
is	O
on	O
community	O
and	O
friendships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tourism	O
For	O
All	O
UK	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
application	B-Application
the	O
user	O
selects	O
the	O
communities	O
he/she	O
belong	O
to	O
,	O
uploads	O
their	O
photo	O
and	O
profile	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
reason	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
application	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
is	O
then	O
able	O
to	O
instant	B-Application
message	I-Application
,	O
share	O
photos	O
and	O
their	O
exact	O
location	O
with	O
car	O
and	O
walking	O
directions	O
with	O
any	O
user	O
they	O
choose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
caters	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
life	O
experience	O
,	O
ethnic	O
,	O
religious	O
,	O
sexual	O
and	O
disability	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
also	O
allows	O
community	O
groups	O
and	O
organizations	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
‘	O
real	O
time’	O
presence	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
application	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
strengthen	O
community	O
ties	O
and	O
reduce	O
isolation	O
on	O
an	O
individual	O
level	O
and	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
greater	O
cohesion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifinder	B-Application
also	O
allows	O
community	O
groups	O
and	O
organizations	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
‘	O
real	O
time’	O
presence	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momentum	O
Magazine	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
publication	O
for	O
the	O
UK	O
disability	O
sports	O
community	O
,	O
said	O
"	O
Mifinder	B-Application
have	O
made	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
people	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
life	O
experiences	O
,	O
including	O
wheelchair	O
users	O
,	O
to	O
meet	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
realtime.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Carrie-Ann	O
Lightley	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
Tourism	O
for	O
All	O
’s	O
Information	O
service	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
charity	O
supporting	O
tourism	O
and	O
leisure	O
opportunities	O
for	O
disabled	O
people	O
stated	O
“	O
I	O
would	O
highly	O
recommend	O
Mifinder®	O
to	O
people	O
with	O
disabilities	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
a	O
real	O
and	O
invaluable	O
benefit	O
to	O
their	O
lives	O
and	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
support	O
,	O
networking	O
and	O
dating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	B-Application
is	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
founding	O
partner	O
of	O
Go-On-Gold	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
national	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
awareness	O
about	O
the	O
barriers	O
faced	O
by	O
disabled	O
people	O
in	O
accessing	O
computers	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
help	O
remove	O
those	O
barriers	O
.	O
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