Equitable AI Alliance (NEW)

The Equitable AI Alliance connects and features global experts across the development, implementation, and use of Artificial Intelligence to put disability inclusion on the map at mainstream tech events and debates.The Alliance also provides practical AI-enhanced tools and a dedicated Knowledge Hub to share curated, reliable resources with the sector.

Across all its activities, the Alliance uses a true "human-in-the-loop" approach—ensuring tools, conversations, and resources are informed by seasoned disability and technology experts.

The Equitable AI Alliance places experts with direct experience of disability and technology at the heart of influential debates about opportunities and risks related to artificial intelligence.

In line with the Zero Project’s mission of creating a world with zero barriers for persons with disabilities, the Alliance’s objective is to steer decision-making in critical developments that are poised to fundamentally change our society.

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The Equitable AI Knowledge Hub is a free public resource designed to support advocates, developers, researchers, and practitioners working at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and disability inclusion: Explore evidence-based resources, perspectives and insights addressing key messages, challenges, and opportunities drawn from expertise in the field from across the globe.

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The “Disability-Inclusive AI" group is a forum to discuss artificial intelligence both as inclusive and dedicated tools for persons with disabilities.

The purpose of this group is to foster a collaborative environment where experts, developers, policymakers, and other key stakeholders can engage in discussions and share insights on making AI more inclusive and equitable.

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The Equitable AI Alliance was established in 2024 by the Zero Project, supported by The Seneca Trust, and created in close collaboration with experts from the global Zero Project Network. Its objective is to share expertise on unlocking AI’s potential for inclusion while addressing risks for persons with disabilities.

Addressing risks and opportunities

If AI products are not inclusive by design, persons with disabilities risk exclusion from and discrimination in education, the workplace, and other areas of daily life. Accessibility, built-in bias and inclusive design have to be addressed in the first stages of development, not added on later. Moreover, failing to include persons with disabilities limits the potential for broader societal and economic gains, stifling innovation and creating barriers that negatively impact everyone by reinforcing inequality and reducing the overall diversity of ideas and perspectives that drive progress.

Conversely, AI holds immense potential to benefit everyone, both as inclusive and dedicated tools for persons with disabilities. The positive impact of disability inclusion goes far beyond accessibility, driving innovation, boosting the economy, and improving productivity for all. By creating solutions that empower individuals of all abilities, society as a whole becomes more dynamic, resilient, and prosperous.