#ZeroCall27: Call for Solutions

What is #ZeroCall27?

Every year, the Zero Project invites people to suggest new solutions.
This is called the “Call for Solutions” or #ZeroCall27.
It was open from May to June. It is now closed.

What kind of solutions?

Solutions can be products, services, or other types of projects.
They can be from any organization and any country.
This year, the solutions had to be about one of three topics:

1. “Independent Living”: This is about choice and support. For example, it's about deciding where to live and how to spend the day.
2. “Political Participation”: This is about having a say in politics. For example, it's about access to voting, or becoming a politician.
3. “Assistive Technology”: New technology to do things more easily or safely.

The Call for Solutions is now closed.
We want to thank people for sending in their solutions.
Here is information on how many solutions we received.
 

The Zero Project received 615 solutions from 94 countries.
Countries from 5 different continents are in the top 10 list.
This shows that the Zero Project Network is truly global.

For the first time, we received a solution from Kyrgyzstan. 
We also received many more solutions than last year from Australia, France, India, and Türkiye. 
In fact, India sent more than double the number of solutions!

There are many problems in the world today. 
For example, politics are changing and there are many crises with the climate and conflicts.
This record number of solutions shows: 
Even with these problems, people from all over the world still work together. 
And they continue to create new solutions for the inclusion of people with disabilities.

We now check solutions for their new ideas, results, and if they can be copied by others.
From July to October, a lot of people help with checking the solutions.
The goal is to help the “United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”.
It is about protecting the rights of people with disabilities.

They best solutions can receive a "Zero Project Award 2027".

Here is what award winners get:

• Their work gets attention and is celebrated.
• They become part of the Zero Project Network. 
  This is a community of people from all around the world. These people work together to remove obstacles for people with disabilities.
• They speak at the Zero Project Conference.
  The conference is at the United Nations in Vienna.
  More than 1,000 people come to this conference every year.
• They also get more opportunities to make their solutions even better.