Innovation, Impact, Scalability
Out of 320 nominations, 156 nominations (from 64 countries) made it to the Zero Project Awardee 2023 Shortlist, based on an extensive multi-step peer-review process that were influenced by the three main criteria of evaluation; (1) innovation; (2) impact; and (3) scalability.
71 Awardees from 42 countries have been selected as the Zero Project Awardees 2023!
The Innovative Solutions come from all sectors of society – civil society, public sector, and private sector – with a high percentage of them using ICT-based approaches – to empower persons with disabilities to live more independent lives.
- From cooperative personal assistance models to inclusive election guides:
- from co-design toolkits to entrepreneurship programs;
- from supported housing models to pioneering deinstitutionalization initiatives;
- from accessible music programs to theatre for all;
- from assistive technology to rights based approaches;
- The Innovative Solutions provide a wide variety of solutions towards a world with greater independent living, political participation for all, and zero barriers.
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ZERO PROJECT AWARDEES 2023 PRESS RELEASE
The full list of Zero Project Awardees 2023 & Innovative Solutions
All Awardees 2023 in the Zero Project Database
The format of the list is sorted alphabetically by country of domicile of the organization. Under each country of domicile follows the Organization name - Project name. Then in parentheses, the Zero Project code. In the bullet point underneath each Awardee is a short description of the project.
Australia
- Youth Disability Advocacy Service/Youth Affairs Council Victoria - Young Leaders Programme (1047)
- NGO developing young people for leadership positions
Austria
- die berater Unternehmensberatungs GmbH - Interaction avatar (5030)
- Home-based children using a robot in classroom to learn and socialize
- Pro mente Upper Austria - Wesenufer Hotel (1213)
- Employment and training for persons with psychosocial disabilities in a hotel
- Wiener Konzerthaus - SommerMusikWoche/Inclusive Music Programme (1007)
- A leading concert hall offering a free and inclusive musical workshop week
- WAG Assistenzgenossenschaft (WAG) - Cooperative personal assistance model in Austria (4036)
- Facilitating personal assistance service provision to persons with disabilities
- Facilitating personal assistance service provision to persons with disabilities
Bolivia
- Nueva Esperanza Association of People with Physical Disabilities - Programa Vida Independiente (1288)
- Advanced life-skills training for wheelchair users
Brazil
- Instituto Jô Clemente (IJC) - Self-Defence Project (1245)
- Self-advocacy group of persons with intellectual disabilities
Burkina Faso
- Light for the World - Inclusive Election Guide (3031)
- An Inclusive Election Guide developed in a Sub-Saharan Country
Cameroon
- Lilian Dibo Association (LDA) - Disability Voices Against Rape (1203)
- Support programme for women with disabilities against sexual violence
Canada
- Fable Tech Labs - Fable Upskill (5079)
- Teaching inclusivity for digital designers through customized video courses
Chile
- Fundación Vida Independiente - RED – Emprendedores con Discapacidad (1250)
- Support programme for entrepreneurs with disabilities
- Cerro Navia Municipality - Plan 80 (3018)
- Providing personalized municipal care support for persons over the age of 80
- National Electoral Service (SERVEL) - Sign Language Video Interpretation Service (3035)
- Sign language video service to support the electoral participation of people with hearing disabilities
China
- Tencent Technology Co., Ltd - MTGPA Haptics (5022)
- Haptic technology to improve mobile app accessibility
Colombia
- World Vision United States - Citizen, Voice, and Action (CVA) (1150)
- Easy-to-use method for connecting communities, service providers and the government
Costa Rica
- Morpho Independent Living Center - Law for the promotion of the personal autonomy of persons with disabilities (3022)
- Moving from the guardianship to the social autonomy model of disability"
Djibouti
- Agence National Des Personnes Handicapées - SIGPH Management Information System for Persons with Disabilities (5034)
- Government-led database for improved distribution of assistive technologies
France
- Signes de sens - Ben le Koala (1056)
- Teaching skills to children with autism using animated video
Germany
- MOBILE – Selbstbestimmtes Leben Behinderter e.V. - Accompanied Parenthood (1207)
- At-home support for parents with intellectual disabilities
- Capito Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Political Representation Programme (1062)
- People with intellectual disabilities as editors, experts, or political representatives
India
- Bapu Trust For Research on Mind & Discourse (1059)
- Community-based support services to persons with psychosocial disabilities
- Amar Seva Sangam - Paediatric Assistive Technology Provision Programme (1115)
- Providing assistive technology for children in rural Asia
Indonesia
- NLR Indonesia - My Body Is Mine (MBIM) (1272)
- Sexual and reproductive education for youth with leprosy and other disabilities
Ireland
- Saint John of God Liffey Service (SJOG) - App Toolkit (1060)
- People with intellectual disabilities co-designing digital innovations
Israel
- Tower of David Museum - Accessibility and Inclusion Programme (1242)
- A museum in an ancient citadel as a role model for accessible sights
- Beit Issie Shapiro - A self and collective advocacy and leadership development programme for people with Intellectual Disabilities (1290)
- Persons with intellectual disabilities becoming self-advocates in politics
- Enosh - MAOF entrepreneurship programme (1066)
- Entrepreneurship support for persons with psychosocial disabilities
- Israel Elwyn –Transitional Programmes (1041)
- Transfering persons with intellectual disabilities out of sheltered workshops
- Krembo Wings - Paving the Way to Independent Life programme (1146)
- Comprehensive support for young people with disabilities after school education
- Shekulo Tov Group - SAME Programme (1184)
- Social and recreational activities for persons with disabilities and their families
- Right Hear - RightHear (5018)
- Smartphone app that provides audio descriptions of surroundings
- JDC Israel - Expanded Supported Housing (1278)
- Supported housing for persons with complex disabilities
Japan
- Project for the Future Liberation and Deinstitutionalization of Muscular Dystrophy Wards (1113)
- Pioneering de-institutionalization by involving broad networks of stakeholders
- Evixar Inc. - HELLO! MOVIE (4027)
- Free mobile app and glasses that sync audio description and captions to movies
Kenya
- EnableMe Kenya - EnableMe Community platform (5061)
- Nationwide platform for all disability-related information in a low-income country
- Safaricom, NCPWD and i2i - NCPWD Career Portal (4041)
- Online job-platform for persons with disabilities in a sub-Saharan country
- Signs Media Kenya Limited - assistALL (5005)
- Sign language translation app for accessing services and businesses
Malaysia
- Social Security Organization of Malaysia - MYFutureJobs (5056)
- Government-backed online job-portal for all people with disabilities
Mexico
- Fundación Inclúyeme - Inclúyeme Adult Life programme (1145)
- Housing and life-skills programme for adults with intellectual disabilities
- Housing and life-skills programme for adults with intellectual disabilities
Nigeria
- Outlook Humanitarian Care Initiative - Interactive Audio Instruction (1157)
- Using a mix of radio and digital content to train young learners in rural areas
North Macedonia
- Brand Solution - Best Online Assistant (5112)
- Jobs in digital marketing and social media for people with physical disabilities
Norway
- Milla Says (5038)
- App to support persons with speech and language difficulties to communicate
Portugal
- Federation of Portuguese Cerebral Palsy Associations - Accessible Vote System (1284)
- Independent and secret voting for all
Romania
- Asociatia Alfabetul Scripor - Scripor Alphabet (1022)
- Promoting the use of the Scripor alphabet, tactile representations of colour
Senegal
- Sightsavers - Citizenship and political participation programme (1046)
- Empowering people with disabilities to stand up in elections in Sub-Saharan Africa
Serbia
- Boarding School Milan Petrović - Accessible music programme (1214)
- Music workshops and an orchestra for youth with disabilities
Singapore
- Digital Dream (4008)
- Children with disabilities learning with interactive wall and floor projections
- Disabled Peoples Association (DPA) - DisOrdinary Love (1256)
- Programme enabling persons with disabilities to learn about sex and relationships
South Africa
- Shonaquip Social Enterprise - Parent Network (1123)
- Digital-based support group for parents of children with disabilities
Spain
- Support Girona - Open Space (Espai Obert) (1292)
- Facility supporting the social integration of people with psychosocial disabilities
- Support Girona - Top House Housing Commission (1248)
- People-centred housing services for persons with psychosocial disabilities
- Mouse4All (5042)
- System to use any Android device without touching the screen
Sri Lanka
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) - Disability Inclusive Elections Sri Lanka (DIESL) (1205)
- Countrywide working group making elections more accessible
Sweden
- Funka - Funkabutiken (5114)
- Online game for practicing shopping and making payments online
- Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan - My choice/My election (1188)
- Study circles supporting persons with intellectual disabilities in political processes
Taiwan
- National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction - Disaster Preparedness Handbook (3004)
- Creating a disability-inclusive handbook for disaster preparedness
Turkey
- Association of People with Hearing Impairment of Turkey - İki-Dilli Öyküler (Bilingual stories) (1253)
- Storytelling mobile app for children who are deaf or blind
- Down Syndrome Association of Turkey - My Voice, My Society Voice+1 (1139)
- Facilitated self-advocacy groups for people with Down Syndrome
Uganda
- Uganda National Self-Advocacy Initiative (UNSAI) - Support my Choice Programme (1217)
- Peer-led organization of persons with psychosocial disabilities in Subsaharan Africa
Ukraine
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) - Accessible Voter Education in Ukraine (1221)
- QR Codes used to inform voters who are blind or deaf about voting procedures
United Arab Emirates
- Key2Enable - Key-X (4034)
- Computer keyboard with only 11 buttons for people with motor impairments
United Nations
- The United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) - Toolkit for Political Participation of Persons with Intellectual or Psychosocial Disabilities (3041)
- Election policy toolkit of a UN agency for persons with intellectual disabilities
United States
- Smart technology supporting persons with intellectual disabilities staying at home alone
- Our Ability, Inc. - Jobs Ability (5097)
- An online accessible skills-driven job platform
- An online accessible skills-driven job platform
- Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) - Access to Theatre (1144)
- Theatre arts programme for youth with disabilities
- Google - Lookout (5093)
- A smartphone app using the camera to describe all sorts of objects and text around the user
- Rincon Family Services - The Living Room (1185)
- Multifaceted relief programme for people struggling with their mental health
- Keystone Human Services - Technology for Independent Living (1024)
- Adapting smart technology to support services for persons with intellectual disabilities
- Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD) - Lachi Music LLC (4007)
- Disability-led network for promoting professional artists and musicians
- The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) - ENGAGE (1030)
- Political leadership courses for young people with disabilities in Africa, Asia, and Ukraine
- Political leadership courses for young people with disabilities in Africa, Asia, and Ukraine
Viet Nam
- Liliane Fonds - BodyTalk (1243)
- Trainings on sexual and reproductive health for youth with disabilities
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