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              • A cover of a book titled “First Inclusive Braille Book of Animals.” It features a giraffe and an elephant, representing the theme of nature and inclusivity. The subtitle reads “A book you can see and feel,” emphasizing accessibility for both sighted and visually impaired readers through Braille and tactile elements.

                Automated conversion of text into inclusive Braille within in the same document

                Boltay Huroof developed software that prints ink and Braille together and converts Arabic, English, Urdu and other texts into Braille. It halves Braille production time. Since 2022 it made 300,000 documents, reached 500 users, worked with 10 schools and six banks, earning $100,000.
                Boltay Huroof, Inclusive Braille Software, Pakistan

              • Two women wearing aprons and headscarves cook at a mobile kitchen unit equipped with large pots and utensils. The trailer, part of a community response program, demonstrates practical disaster relief that empowers local women to serve others with care and resilience.

                Strengthening local resilience with inclusive innovation and collective action

                IDEAKSI is an inclusive innovation programme launched in 2021 by YAKKUM Emergency Unit. It helps people with disabilities and marginalized groups lead local disaster-preparedness solutions. It supported 26 innovations reaching 29,000 people and raised over $1 million in grants.
                YAKKUM Emergency Unit, IDEAKSI, Indonesia

              • Three smiling butchers stand proudly behind a counter filled with fresh produce in a local shop. Their teamwork and welcoming atmosphere highlight the value of community-based businesses built on inclusion, cooperation, and mutual respect.

                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

              • A diverse group of people, including wheelchair users, stand together smiling in front of a large digital screen at Alibaba headquarters. The scene represents inclusion, accessibility, and empowerment in the workplace, celebrating equal participation in technology and innovation.

                A large e-commerce platform supporting retailers with disabilities

                Taobao’s 10,000 Merchants Programme helps entrepreneurs with disabilities sell online. Launched in 2023 with Alibaba Foundation support, it offers free e-commerce training, digital tools, accessibility features and community support. By June 2025 over 5,000 merchants were supported.
                Alibaba Foundation, 10,000 Merchants Programme, China

              • A young woman in a wheelchair moves confidently up a ramp outside a building. The image represents accessibility and independence, highlighting how inclusive environments enable equal participation and mobility for everyone.

                Digital tool assessing accessibility of urban infrastructure

                AURA is a digital tool that turns subjective accessibility checks into objective maps and scores using 3D scans and automated analysis. Since 2022 it audited 300+ buildings (1.5M m²), guided €12M in upgrades and earned €110k in 2024.
                BAU Accesibilidad, AURA – Accessibility Universal Risk Algorithm, Chile

              • In a rural marketplace, a woman in traditional South Asian dress counts money outside a small shop, while another person stands nearby. The scene reflects economic empowerment, community connection, and access to digital and financial inclusion in local settings.

                Accessible mobile cash transfer ensures humanitarian aid for persons with disabilities

                CBM's 2020 inclusive mobile cash programme used bKash after Cyclone Amphan to reach 3,198 households, including 1,120 with disabilities. 78% accessed formal financial services for the first time. Households received disability top-ups; average cost €60; funded €192,000.
                CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V. (CBM), Inclusive Mobile Cash Transfer for Humanitarian Aid, Bangladesh

              • Streamlining parking permit access for persons with disabilities in the UAE

                The UAE Digital Parking Permit provides a single online gateway for people with disabilities to apply, renew and manage permits across all seven emirates. It cut approvals from weeks to minutes, issued over 13,800 permits since 2023, has >92% satisfaction and is government-funded.
                Zayed Authority for People of Determination, UAE Digital Parking Permit, United Arab Emirates

              • An African man in traditional costume tying a rainbow-colored belt around the waist of a woman also wearing a traditional costume.

                Empowering people with disabilities to stand up in elections in Sub-Saharan Africa

                In 2017, Sightsavers developed a programme with partners in Senegal and Cameroon that supports the political participation of people with disabilities, but also sensitizes electoral authorities to inclusive policy-making. Since then, the political presence of people with disabilities has increased significantly.
                Sightsavers, Citizenship and political participation programme, Senegal

              • Two screen grab of phones with one showing a document scanned and the other showing a hand holding a food canister with a speech bubble "Mustard with pickles, 14oz".

                A smartphone app using the camera to describe all sorts of objects and text around the user

                Google introduced the app ‘Lookout’ in 2019 whereby users who take a photo with their smartphone receive a text or voice message with a description of objects, printed text, handwriting, and barcode/OR-code recognition. By 2022 the app had been more than 100,000 downloads. Google, Lookout,

              • A woman playing Four-in-a-row color game with a man and another woman in a room with chairs and tables.

                Facility supporting the social integration of people with psychosocial disabilities

                 

                ‘Espai Obert’ (Open Space) by Support-Girona, Spain, is a community-based service for people with psychosocial disabilities to address their basic needs. The service provides a place for personal hygiene and meals, and does not have strict access rules or require a treatment commitment.
                Support Girona, Open Space (Espai Obert), Spain