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  An eye-tracking device for persons with severe disabilities enabling them to communicate via computers and iPads

  IRISBOND's Hiru, Spain: Eye-tracking device aiding non-verbal individuals with conditions like cerebral palsy in communication. Compatible with Windows and iPad, enabling societal participation. Over 7,000 global users in 2022.
  Irisbond, Hiru, Spain

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  A mentoring programme for more people with disabilities on company boards

  Australian Network on Disability's Directing Change Scholarship: A three-year program creating pathways for persons with disabilities in directorial roles. In 2022, received 226 applications, awarded 22 scholarships, and engaged over 300 directors.
  Australian Disability Network, Directing Change Scholarship, Australia

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  Access to inclusive education for the equitable employment of

  youth with visual impairments

  Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa (KBTA): Provides assistive devices and digital curriculum content for users of digital Braille. Between 2018 and 2023, equipped 3,000 learners in six countries with assistive technologies.
  Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, From inclusive education to employment for children and youth with visual impairments in Africa, Kenya

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  Creating online-courses to support disabled people’s professional development

  CSR Ukraine's Career Hub Pro: Freelance: Online training for young people with disabilities, focusing on freelance work. By 2023, trained over 150 individuals, with two-thirds receiving paid contracts post-training.
  CSR Ukraine, Career Hub Pro: Freelance, Ukraine

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  Inclusive education programme for children with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa

  Appui au Développement de l’Enfant en Détresse (ADED), Congo: Implemented the Tunafasi Programme in Uvira region for quality inclusive education. Raised school attendance from 5% to 68.5% between 2020 and 2023.
  ADED- Support for the Development of Children in Need, Tunafasi, Democratic Republic of Congo

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  Free sign language translation application in Portuguese with millions of monthly translations

  Federal University of Paraíba & Brazilian Government's VLibras: A public, free, open-source sign language translator with a vocabulary of approximately 21,000 signs. In 2023, VLibras had around 40 million daily accesses and performed about 3 million translations per month.
  Federal University of Paraíba, VLibras Suite, Brazil

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  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

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  Making African universities and other learning institutes more disability-inclusive with a free web-based toolbox

  Light for the World, Austria: Its CapAble platform provides tools and resources for disability inclusion in higher education. Gained over 30,000 users and 240,000 page views between 2021 and 2023.
  Light for the World Austria, CapAble, Uganda

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  Training students to become leaders and innovators in accessibility and inclusion

  Değiştiren Adımlar Derneği (DADER), Turkey: Runs Campus of Colours, a programme for high school and university students to develop socially responsible leaders. From 2015 to 2023, involved students, 35% with disabilities, with projects winning awards.
  Değiştiren Adımlar Derneği, Campus of Colours, Turkey

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  Freely and globally available software supporting users who are colour blind

  Ryobi Systems´s Visolve, Japan: Visolve helps colour-blind users with iOS simulators, MS Office add-ins and Windows toolbars. The freely available software was downloaded 72,000 times worldwide between 2005 and 2023.
  Ryobi Systems Co., Ltd., Visolve, Japan