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Teaming up persons with learning disabilities or autism for leisure activities
Stay Up Late matches each participant with a volunteer with the aim to develop an ongoing friendship. The matching process takes into account such factors as cultural tastes, gender, age, geography, and whether the individual can access public transportation. By mid of 2017, there were 85 active pairs of "Gig Buddies".
Stay Up Late, Gig Buddies Online Service, Gig Buddies, United Kingdom -
Digital Accessibility Maturity Scorecard for companies
Hassell Inclusion, a London-based digital accessibility consultancy, developed the Digital Accessibility Maturity Scorecard in 2020. It enables organizations to assess their digital accessibility performance against nine dimensions based on the principles of the ISO 30071 code.
Hassell Inclusion Ltd., Scorecard for companies to self-assess their current practices in digital accessibility, United Kingdom -
A rural butchery that caters to all customers as part of the business model
Breaking Down Barriers at Morgans Butchery (2023) is a rural inclusion model. Measures: Makaton staff training, Braille prices, PECS symbols, deaf-awareness course, accessibility guide and accessible catering. Impact: +45% disabled customers; £20,000 grant.
Morgans Butchery Ltd, Breaking Down Barriers, United Kingdom -
Audio-descriptive commentary for blind and partially sighted people in football stadiums
The ADC programme of the NGO CAFE in the United Kingdom, trains soccer commentators to provide audio-descriptive commentary (ADC) in English and in the local language. The broadcast is via an FM radio frequency, and reception is via proprietary equipment or headsets provided on-site.
CAFE - Center for Access to Football in Europe, ADC Programme , United Kingdom -
Accurate navigation system for the blind and visually impaired to improve public services
Waymap, an IT-start-up company from the United Kingdom, enables visually impaired people to orient themselves indoors and outdoors with a location accuracy of one meter. It is aimed at public transport operators, who offer the service free of charge to customers with disabilities.
Waymap, Waymap, United Kingdom -
AI-driven photorealistic sign language translation for public communication
Signapse offers AI photorealistic sign-language translation via SignSpaces, SignStudio and SignStream. Live in 2,579 UK stations (100M passengers) and three US airports. SaaS subscription; reduces costs >70% and speeds delivery 10x. 30% of team are Deaf.
Signapse, Signapse AI Sign Language, United Kingdom -
Multinational company applying accessible QR codes on the packages of its products
Unilever’s Accessible QR (AQR) adds scannable codes to product packs. The codes provide audio, large text and screen‑reader content with product name, ingredients, instructions and warnings. Built with Zappar and RNIB, the system reached 25 markets and 58+ brands by 2025.
Unilever, Accessible QR (AQR) initiative, United Kingdom -
People with intellectual disabilities as project coordinators
CHANGE is a non-profit organization led by people with disabilities employing people with intellectual disabilities in open labour market conditions. The projects include a health and care strategic partner programme in cooperation with the National Health Service and a parenting support programme.
CHANGE, United Kingdom -
Making the national emergency telephone line useable for non-verbal communication
TapSOS is the UK’s first accredited non‑verbal 999 app enabling Deaf, speech‑impaired, neurodivergent users and people at risk to contact emergency services. It sends multilingual, GPS‑tagged alerts, shares profiles securely with responders, uses end‑to‑end encryption and had 3,000+ downloads by 2024.
Inclutech Ltd, TapSOS, United Kingdom -
Global retail chain offering adaptive and affordable clothing for all
Primark Adaptive is a co-designed, affordable adaptive clothing range sold in Primark stores across 12 markets. Launched in 2024 and expanded in 2025 to 49 pieces from £8. Features include magnetic closures and wheelchair-friendly adjustments.
Primark, Primark Adaptive, United Kingdom