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  On-demand, remote visual interpreting for the blind and low-vision community

  Aira in California provides remote visual interpreting for visually impaired users. By 2024, it served 100K-250K users, partnering with firms like Amazon and state governments.
  Aira Tech Corp., Aira, United States of America

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  Comprehensive and effective job-placement model working countrywide

  Fundacja Aktywizacja, a Warsaw NGO, supports persons with disabilities via tailored education and employment services. In 2023, 3,120 benefited, and 1,137 found open-market jobs with employer support.
  Fundacja Aktywizacja, Comprehensive support model for persons with disabilities, Poland

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  Multidisciplinary culture centre operated by a majority of employees with sensory disabilities

  Na Laga’at, a cultural centre in Israel, employs over 100 staff, 70% with sensory disabilities. Its theatre, restaurant, and workshops have hosted 1M+ visitors since 2007, promoting vocational training.
  The Na Laga’at Center, The Na Laga’at Center, Israel

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  A large-scale textile manufacturer establishing Supported Employment Officers to boost inclusive employment

  MAS Holdings in Sri Lanka employs 450+ workers with disabilities via the Supported Employment Process. By 2024, 19 SEOs trained to aid inclusivity across the organization.
  MAS Holdings, Supported Employment Process, Sri Lanka

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  Department testing innovative approaches towards more inclusive careers for students

   

  Since 2014, the Pathways to Careers (PTC) model has been testing different approaches to improve the qualifications and professional advancement of students with disabilities. Approaches such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL) or student learning contracts with companies have already proven successful.
  Department of Labor of the US, Pathways to Careers Programme (PTC), United States of America

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  Cooperation of an IT-company with Uber for improving the accessibility of taxi services

  The Indian IT group Mphasis developed two services joining forces with the taxix service Uber to make their services more accessible and financed their implementation: uberASSIST offers passengers assistance from trained driver-partners, and uberACCESS offers retrofitted, wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
  Mphasis F1 Foundation, Mphasis uberASSIST and uberACCESS, India

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  Comprehensive accessibility programme for large refugee camps

  Inclusive Rohingya Response was launched by the Centre for Disability in Development, a leading NGO in Bangladesh. It identifies inaccessible facilities in refugee camps of the Rohingya people and modifies them with locally available materials, provides training for staff members and health and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities.
  CDD - Centre for Disability and Development, Inclusive Rohingya Response, Bangladesh

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  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

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  A global and free platform for creating and sharing assistive technologies

  TOM Global connects engineers and caregivers to develop assistive tech. Operating in 35+ countries, it offers solutions 99% cheaper, with 62 campuses innovating in assistive devices and distributed manufacturing.
  Reut USA, TOM Global, United States of America

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  Government research institute promoting sign language in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

  Indian Sign Language Enabled Virtual Laboratory by CSIR, India: Enhances STEM learning accessibility for the deaf with comics, games and simulations. Around 250 content videos and 100+ vocabulary videos were added in 2022 alone.
  CSIR Institute of Microbial Technology, Indian Sign Language Enabled Virtual Laboratory (ISLEVL), India