Accessibility - 2014
By far the widest ranging topic of the Zero Project, accessibility showcases innovations covering a broad variety of situations and techniques that allow persons with disabilities to gain access to the locations, services, products and tools required to live an independent and fulfilling life. Just some of the topics presented here include shopping, banking, public transport, information & services, built environment, the arts and tourism.
FACTS AND FIGURES
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58
Countries
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243
Nominations
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54
Innovative Practices
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All 2014 Practices

Portable screen-reader, free of charge
NV Access Limited, from Australia
City maps, read out loud
Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden & Sehschwachen | CEIT Alanova, from Austria
Mobile hearing aid attachable to shopping carts
Apphear, from Austria
Towards fully accessible banking services
Bank Austria, from Austria
Consultancy for accessible working environments
easy entrance GmbH, from Austria
Database for barrier-free public transport systems
WU Wien, Institute for Transport and Logistics Management, from Austria
Web-portal to convert math formulae into Braille
Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs | JKU Universität Linz, from Austria
One-stop-shop for Austrian employers
Österreichischer Zivil-Invalidenverband, from Austria
Access to information & services for deaf people
ÖGS.barrierefrei, from Austria
Accessible travel on public transport in Austria
FH JOANNEUM GmbH, from Austria
Web-based route planner
BIS Barriere Informations System, from Austria
Enabling access to various events
Intro vzw, from Belgium
European standards for easy-to-read information
Inclusion Europe aisbl, from Belgium
At the nexus of architecture and social work in Rio
RIOinclui - Obra Social da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, from Brazil
Cultural inclusion through accessible theatre
Escola de Gente, from Brazil
Customising health solutions
Corporación CETRAM, from Chile
Digital inclusion kit for persons with disabilities
Diseño Universal Tecnoayudas, Corporación Discapacidad, from Colombia
The most accessible office building in the
DPOD, from Denmark
Higher education accessible in Tallinn
Tallinn University of Technology, from Estonia
Guidebook on an accessible Ethiopia
Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD), from Ethiopia
Oral communication made fully accessible
SCOP Le Messageur, from France
Experience art through different senses
Association Artesens , from France
Service provider for accessible phone calls
Delta Process, from France
Technology and services for hearing impaired
VerbaVoice GmbH, from Germany
Cooperation reduces (digital) complexity
In der Gemeinde leben gGmbH, from Germany
Interactive city-map for wheelchair accessibility
SOZIALHELDEN e.V., from Germany
Affordable text-to-speech software from India
Centre for Internet & Society, from India
Staying away from home in a non-clinical setting
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, from Ireland
Evacuation manual in DAISY Multimedia Format
Assistive Technology Development Organization (ATDO), from Japan
E-accessible education in Macedonia and Serbia
Open the Windows and Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation, from Macedonia (FYROM)
Transport service for students in Montenegro
Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro (UMHCG), from Montenegro
Everybody is welcome in an accessible hotel
Scandic Hotels, from Norway, Sweden
Colour identification system for the colourblind
ColorADD – Miguel Neiva & Assoc. Lda., from Portugal
One-stop-shop for accessibility technologies in Qatar
Mada, from Qatar
Certification scheme for Universal Design
Building and Construction Authority (BCA), from Singapore
Visual and acoustic information on public buses
Empresa municipal de transportes de Madrid (EMT), from Spain
Finding compatible and accessible mobile devices
Fundación ONCE, from Spain
Using ICT to empower persons with cerebral palsy
Confederación ASPACE and Vodafone Spain Foundation, from Spain
Flagging accessible cities and towns
Design For All Foundation, from Spain
Communicating art in the Western Balkans
Cultural Heritage without Borders, from Sweden
Airport accessibility for everyone
TAV Istanbul, from Turkey
How to help everyone understand complicated ideas
Inspired Services Publishing, from United Kingdom
Providing access to buildings of civil society
City Bridge Trust, from United Kingdom
Accessible and spacious toilets in public places
Changing Places Consortium, from United Kingdom
Web-based tool to plan access to railway stations
Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC Ltd.), from United Kingdom
Banking made accessible – talking ATMs
Barclays Bank PLC, from United Kingdom
Haptic and tactile museum experience
Manchester Museum, from United Kingdom
Inclusive art education at the MoMA, New York
The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA , from United States
"Mountainbike-Wheelchair" for rough terrain
GRIT , from United States
Digital Library with more than 300,000 textbooks
AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center, from United States