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              • Awareness speech on positive language to workers of the Ministry of education © FENEDIF

                All-Sector-Cooperation creating jobs in thousands of companies

                 

                The Ecuadorian Labour Integration Service (SIL) promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in the open labour market through training and assistance and by working together with the entire socio-labour spectrum. By 2016, some 12,900 people had found a job in 8,355 public and private companies.
                FENEDIF - National Federation of Ecuadorian with Physical Disability, Labour Integration Service (SIL) of 2006 
National Federation of Ecuadorians with Physical Disabilities (FENEDIF), in partnership with CONADIS, Petroamazonas EP and others, Ecuador, Ecuador

              • A man wearing a surgical mask, a black jacket, a blue lanyard with pink ribbon and a stethoscope around his neck is holding a phone on his right ear and standing in a sidewalk facing a house.

                Providing personalized municipal care support for persons over the age of 80

                In 2020 the municipality of Cerro Navia, in Chile’s capital region of Santiago, launched ‘Plan 80’ – a person-centred monitoring, follow-up, and support programme for persons with and without disabilities over the age of 80. By end of 2021 the programme had supported over 3,700 beneficiaries.
                Cerro Navia Municipality, Plan 80, Chile

              • Claudia Werneck, the founder of Escola de Gente, is holding a smartphone into the camera, which shows the start image of the accessible app VEM CA.

                Accessible platform screening events for 12 accessibility features

                VEM CA is a free and accessible phone app, developed by the Brazilian NGO Escola de Gente, that informs users where and when accessible events are taking place. The app covers hundreds of events every year and allows users to search by 12 accessible features and in 24 event categories.
                Escola de Gente - Communication in inclusion, VEM CA - Accessible Culture App, Brazil

              • Four women sitting on white couches in front of screens showing persons and graphics. Each of them has headphones on. The screens hang on a bright green wall with trees drawn upon them.

                Audio-visual books in multiple accessible formats

                "Livros em múltiplos formatos acessíveis" is an audio-visual software that converts books into a range of accessible formats, including Brazilian sign language, in a single version. Complementing this, the NGO Mais Diferenças from Brazil offers training and organizes inclusive readings for people with and without disabilities.
                Mais Diferencas - Inclusive Education and Culture, Books in multiple accessible formats , Brazil

              • Two Brazilian ladies seated on a working desk beside each other in an office room. A corkboard has a signage "Todos Pelos Diretos" on the wall perpendicular to the ladies.

                Self-advocacy group of persons with intellectual disabilities

                In 2011 the Instituto Jô Clemente in São Paulo, Brazil, initiated the ‘Self-Defence’ project to empower people with intellectual disabilities to become autonomous self-advocates. Since 2015 the Self-Advocates group has had a seat in the São Paulo City Council, and in 2022 the group had 30 members.
                Jo Clemente Institute, Self-Defence Project, Brazil

              • Five actors in headlamp are using sign language on stage.

                Person-centred support model for university students

                Through the UNESCO Chair project students with different impairments manage their own learning process and support needs. They can draw on a variety of resources, including a peer support programme. For teachers and families the chair offers workshops on person-centred educational planning.
                Salesian Polytechnic University, UNESCO Chair on Support Technologies for Educational Inclusion, Ecuador

              • A comprehensive programme for entrepreneurs with disabilities providing advocacy and business support

                Fundacion Saraki's Mbarete Project in Paraguay supports entrepreneurs with disabilities. By 2024, 800+ were trained, 76 funded, and the program influenced tools by the Ministry of Labour.
                Saraki Foundation, Mbarete Project, Paraguay

              • Affordable, custom 3D-printed prostheses for underserved rural areas

                Humanos 3D in Colombia supports 400+ prosthetic users via mobile clinics and open-source technology. Its 3D printing solutions reach rural areas, promoting affordable accessibility.
                3D Human Corporation, Mobile Clinics, Colombia

              • A large manufacturing company tackling labour shortages with a strategic inclusion programme

                Falcon Farms in Colombia integrates employees with disabilities into flower export operations. By 2024, 100+ workers with disabilities received equal pay, with 80 having hearing impairments.
                Falcon Farms Flores Isabelita SAS, Tan diversos como las florees (‘As diverse as flowers’), Colombia

              • A group of young adults, with and without physical disabilities standing in front of a parking space for people with wheelchairs.

                Planning and building accessible cities, simplified

                In 2002 CCA began to publish graphic accessibility guides in the form of leaflets called "Accessible Thematic Files." By 2017, 13 Files have been published, supporting municipalities, planning institutions, and the public with the aim of accelerating the planning of accessible environments, buildings, and towns.
                Corporación Ciudad Accesible, Graphic Accessibility Guides, Chile