Telemark’s program of upgrading footpaths rolls on! A new 600-metre path has been completed in Drangedal municipality and there are plans to extend further this summer! Users can benefit from the outdoors by following the path of a disused railway line. The program has already seen footpaths improved in 12 of the 18 districts of […]
“I don’t have to stay in the main shopping street anymore” My name is Geert Dumoulin, aged 55. I am married and father of 5 children. Since I had a car accident when I was 22, I spend my life in a wheelchair. As a passionate construction worker I had never expected that there would […]
Enable India, one of our Impact Transfer Program Alumni, is looking for partners in Ethiopia and Bangladesh to replicate their Enable Vaani Solution. Do you have any contacts that you can recommend? Enable Vaani is an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) social media platform for persons with disability in rural areas. Enabling persons with disability and […]
Daniel Kish, a 2018 Zero Project awardee took part in a workshop in Vienna at the end of June to share his FlashSonar navigation technique which aids navigation for persons with visual impairments. The workshop was organised by Ashoka Austria, following up on their excellent work partnering with Daniel for the Zero Project Impact Transfer […]
Sozialhelden, in partnership with Unitymedia and Impact Hub Berlin are looking for innovative technology-based ideas and solutions that enable people with disabilities to actively participate in everyday social life. Solutions may be websites and apps, technical aids or support software. With €20,000 prize money up for grabs and individual coaching for 3 winning teams, this […]
The Zero Project Call 2019 is now closed! We would like to thank you for submitting so many great nominations! Good luck! #ZeroCall19
Time is running out! There are just 3 days left to submit your nomination to the Zero Project 2019! Make sure to both complete the nomination form and submit it before the final deadline – Midnight on Sunday 1st July 2018. Visit the nomination system now! Find out more on the Zero Project website. Good luck! […]
“Now I can even invite some of my friends with disabilities to the beach.” I am Wael Galmouch, and I have always been fond of going to the beach, where my friends and I would walk around and relax. Then I had my accident. I became physically disabled, and since the beach tents that we […]
At the 11th session of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Secretary General of the United Nations reaffirmed commitment to the CRPD by outlining details of a new review of how the United Nations addresses disability. At a speech at the United Nations Headquarters in […]
The countdown has begun! The nomination process has been open for almost five weeks, but now there is just one week left! Nominations officially close on Sunday 1st July at midnight CEST. Make sure to submit your nomination on the nomination platform before the deadline! Remember there are plenty of tools at your disposal to […]