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              • A whole IKEA department run by persons with disabilities

                alsterarbeit is a social enterprise providing jobs for people with disabilities such as gardening, carpentry, packaging, IT, and gastronomy. In June 2014, the organization entered an agreement with IKEA to run the recovery department of IKEA at the Altona store in Hamburg, creating 30 jobs for people with disabilities.
                alsterarbeit, Cooperation with IKEA, Germany

              • 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

              • Being employed by a university for the duration of PhD study

                Promi ("Promotion inclusive") enables and promotes postgraduate education for students with disabilities. Initiated in 2012, 45 45 graduates have been placed in PhD programmes at their university by 2016 and provided with employment for the duration of their studies at one of the 21 partner universitites of Promi.
                University of Koeln, project “Promi”, Germany

              • In a classroom setting, a person shares a personal story to an attentive audience. The presentation includes childhood photos, creating an atmosphere of empathy and understanding. The interaction reflects educational efforts toward inclusivity and respect, as attendees listen and learn from the speaker's experiences with disability.

                A university training and employing students with intellectual disability as education professionals

                Inklusive Bildung Sachsen-Anhalt trains people with disabilities as educators. Since 2018, 5 educators were employed and 4 new trainees began in 2024, delivering inclusive education across Saxony-Anhalt.
                University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Competence Center for Inclusive Education Saxony-Anhalt, Bildungsfachkräfte (Education Professionals), Germany

              • A sample of an accessibility assessment of an object.

                Rating the accessibility of buildings using a well-known seal system

                BPASS carries out accessibility assessments of objects and public spaces based on a 300-question checklist for 11 different beneficiary groups. The actual state of the building or public space is visualised with a colour scheme and a rating. In addition to German, BPASS is also available other languages.
                EUKOBA - European Competence Centre for Accessibility, BPASS, Germany

              • A tour guide in front of many Renaissance paintings gives a tour to visiters, who are sitting or standing in a big exibition room of the Staatlichen Museum Schwerin.

                Training people with disabilities to be museum guides

                Capito Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, together with the Staatliches Museum Schwerin, has developed a course that trains people with disabilities as art mediators. The course not only teaches art history, but also skills in dealing in dealing and communicating with different visitors or in handling difficult situations.
                capito Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, New Ways to Art, Germany

              • At-home support for parents with intellectual disabilities

                Begleitete Elternschaft’ (Accompanied Parenthood ) is a project of MOBILE – Selbstbestimmtes Leben Behinderter e.V. from Germany. Since 2006 eight to twelve parents with intellectual disabilities per year are supported in raising their children at home, assisted by educators in the areas of life skills, teaching, and childcare.
                Mobile - Independent Living of Disabled People e.V., Accompanied Parenthood (Begleitete Elternschaft, BE), Germany

              • Two men collaborate at a computer, symbolizing teamwork and mentorship. The scene promotes a workplace that values neurodiversity, as they work together to enhance productivity and support.

                An international ICT-service company expands based on its employees within the autism spectrum

                Auticon employs 436 autistic IT specialists in 15 countries. By 2023, it trained 6,000 professionals globally, offering neurodiversity consulting and inclusion services.
                auticon Germany, auticon, Germany

              • A diverse group of people smiling together during a workshop titled “Inclusão além da cota” (Inclusion beyond the quota). The participants are of different genders, backgrounds, and abilities, embodying unity and equality in an inclusive learning environment.

                An accessibility framework for a global enterprise in healthcare and agriculture

                Bayer’s ENABLE framework, 'Enabling All, Excluding None', was co-developed with 70 country BRG leads and people with disabilities. Funded centrally with local rollouts, it added QR codes to ~30 products (2M users), improved 250+ brand websites and upgraded 200 sites.
                Bayer, Enabling All, Excluding None Framework, Germany

              • A man with a modern hairstyle and glasses is seen from behind, wearing a bright yellow shirt with the word "WELTENMAGIER" on the back. The setting is bright and cheerful, evoking a positive, welcoming atmosphere that encourages creativity and individuality. This image promotes acceptance and self-expression.

                A grassroots initiative growing into a large-scale integration agency for inclusion in the open labour market

                Access, a DPO in Germany, bridges education and employment for people with disabilities. By 2024, it supported 350 job seekers yearly, leveraging a network of 1,500 employers and 70 staff.
                Access - Inclusion in working life, Access – Inklusion im Arbeitsleben, Germany