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  • Mobile therapy for children in remote areas delivered by an accessible bus

    "Therapy on Wheels"is a mobile therapy for children, initiated by the Indian NGO Samphia Foundation. It consists of a team who travel from village to village in an accessible bus to provide services in India's mountainous regions. The bus is equipped with therapeutic tools and technology.
    Samphia Foundation, Therapy On Wheels, India

  • Two men with visual impairments using the computer with a dog in the room.

    Free technology-support helpline for

    persons who are blind or visually impaired

    Clients at home, school, or work can contact the helpline via their smartphone, computer, or tablet. In this way they receive real-time instructions, primarily via phone, five days a week, addressing questions in four languages. The tech-support staff includes a manager and five specialists who are themselves blind or visually-impaired.
    Migdal Or Rehabilition Center for the Blind, Israel

  • Awareness speech on positive language to workers of the Ministry of education © FENEDIF

    All-Sector-Cooperation creating jobs in thousands of companies

     

    The Ecuadorian Labour Integration Service (SIL) promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in the open labour market through training and assistance and by working together with the entire socio-labour spectrum. By 2016, some 12,900 people had found a job in 8,355 public and private companies.
    FENEDIF - National Federation of Ecuadorian with Physical Disability, Labour Integration Service (SIL) of 2006 
National Federation of Ecuadorians with Physical Disabilities (FENEDIF), in partnership with CONADIS, Petroamazonas EP and others, Ecuador, Ecuador

  • Two men use technical support by Exper, enjoying themselves and being guided by a man.

    People with intellectual disabilities train peers to use digital media and ICT

    PIKSL Mobil is a peer-to-peer teaching approach. People with intellectual disabilities are trained in the use of digital technology and in training other people. Equipped with technical equipment, these trainers then teach other persons with disabilities and seniors living in residential facilities to use digital media independently.
    PIKSL - Living in the community gGmbH, PIKSL Mobil, Germany

  • Restaurant menu reading app for persons with visual impairment

    MenuSpeak recognizes a user’s location through iBeacons and automatically shows the menu in any of more than 45 languages. It can even read the menu out loud, if desired. The user places selected items in a virtual shopping cart which are translated back to the service personnel.By 2017 the app was used by more than 25 hospitality companies in Austria ans Jamaica.
    Mopius Mobile GmbH, MenuSpeak, Austria

  • A woman in a wheelchair talks to another woman who has a crutch beside her chair. She is writing. They sit in a garden, and there are green plants behind them.

    An app that connects jobseekers with disabilities with job opportunities

    The Riziki Source App collects information from job seekers with disabilities in a database that can be matched with job offers. The app also learns about the training needs of registered jobseekers. Employers have the possibility to share available job opportunities through a dedicated login.
    Riziki Source, Riziki Source App, Kenya

  • JDC Israel Unlimited Common sport activities.

    Pioneering a personal budget model as part of national social services

    Although the concept of a personal budget is an established practice in the United States and parts of Europe, it is new for Israel. Between 2016 and 2018, some 200 professionals have been trained and 50 people with a variety of disabilities have benefitted. In 2019, another 300 beneficiaries joined the program.
    JDC Israel - Israel Unlimited, Personal Budget Model, Israel

  • On the right side of the picture there is a man helping a woman lowering herself down on a rope form a large brown rock. In the background there lies a mountainous and desertlike landscape stretching until the horizon.

    Accessible tourism for people with psychosocial disabilities in-country and abroad

    Nofesh offers recreational experiences for people with psychosocial disabilities in Israel, from one-day tours to five-day vacations, developed by the NGO ENOSH. The offer includes comprehensive support and accompaniment. During the Covid-Pandemic, virtual tours and lectures were offered.
    ENOSH - The Israeli Mental Health Association, Nofesh, Israel

  • Young man wearing headphones reads highlighted text on a tablet, while sitting at a table with his mom who is reading the newspaper.

    Accessibility certification programme for eBook publishers

    Benetech is a leading provider of a digital library system. As another project, it launched the Global Certified Accessible™ certification, which not only validates the accessibility of individual eBooks but certifies the entire workflow of publishers, and supports everyone involved in the production of digital books.
    Benetech, GCA™ publisher certification programme , United States of America

  • This picture shows the inside of an accessible subway wagon in Barcelona. On both sides of the wagon are bright yellow lines marking the space for wheelchair users.

    City metro passenger setting new standards of accessibility for all

    Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona used the 2021 renewal of its vehicle fleet to improve the accessibility of its underground train service. Measures include wider automatic doors, acoustic warning lights, intercom located at an optimum height for wheelchair users, emergency handles, and colour contrast signage.
    Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, Metro accessibility in Barcelona, Spain

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  • Zero Project Inclusive Arts

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    Join the AI discussion on LinkedIn: ‘Disability-Inclusive AI’  A public LinkedIn group to discuss artificial intelligence both as inclusive and dedicated tools for persons with…

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