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              • A hand is holding an iphone in which a message is shown saying: "Someone needs your help. A blind or visually impaired person is calling for help."

                Smartphone app connecting visually impaired users in need with supportive volunteers

                Be My Eyes, a Danish start-up company with headquarters in San Francisco, California, introduced a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers. The app consists of a two-way audio and one-way video feed that allows the sighted volunteer to be the eyes of the blind user.
                Be My Eyes , Be My Eyes, Denmark

              • Four men stand together, each wearing a red "deam October" shirt, supporting Disability Employment Awareness Month. This advocacy event emphasizes inclusivity in the workforce, fostering awareness about equal employment rights for individuals with disabilities and encouraging community involvement.

                National mentorship model building confidence and disability-inclusive workplaces

                CASE's MentorAbility in Canada organized 700 mentorships and 1,000+ events by 2023, connecting job seekers with disabilities to employers through mentorship hubs nationwide.
                Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE), MentorAbility, Canada

              • Changing lives improving quality of life for family: Three brothers employed in one company © Tawafuq Programme, Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF)

                Quotas, support and subsidies for private employers

                By building on validated initiatives the programme has established legislation, policies, and procedures for employers that include quotas, incentives, and subsidies. Launched in 2014 by 2016 of the approximately 648,000 Saudis with disabilities, 62,728 were employed by 31,790 companies and nearly 17,400 received subsidies.
                Saudi Arabian Ministry of Labour, Tawafuq Empowerment for Employment for Persons with Disabilities Programme of 2014 Ministry of Labour and Social Development (MLSD) and the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF), Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

              • A bank uses its networks to create career options for persons with visual impairments

                A Corporate Advisory Council was formed of managers who help to create jobs and promote the employability of people with visual impairments. Local NGOs created an integrated platform to improve the listing and hiring process. Between 2013 and 2016, 388 people were supported and 250 were successfully employed.
                Standard Chartered Bank, Taiwan, Project “Seeing is Believing”, Taiwan

              • A sample of an accessibility assessment of an object.

                Rating the accessibility of buildings using a well-known seal system

                BPASS carries out accessibility assessments of objects and public spaces based on a 300-question checklist for 11 different beneficiary groups. The actual state of the building or public space is visualised with a colour scheme and a rating. In addition to German, BPASS is also available other languages.
                EUKOBA - European Competence Centre for Accessibility, BPASS, Germany

              • The fully accessible art museum

                MoMA offers a variety of programmes and services to ensure the accessibility of the museum and its collection,including tours for visually impaired that provide the opportunity to touch and experience the art or programmes for visitors with dementia. Approximately 60,000 people made use of the offer from 2014 to 2016.
                MOMA - Museum of Modern Art, United States of America

              • Sample of communication boards.

                Access to Justice in Israel for people with complex communication difficulties

                Israel was the first country to introduce the right to barrier-free investigations into the law.As part of the pilot project "The Right to be Heard", 14 special investigators were trained in the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and 12 speech pathologists were trained to support investigations.
                JDC - American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Right to Be Heard, Israel

              • The photo shows a person in a wheelchair being assisted onto a school bus equipped with a ramp, highlighting accessibility for individuals with disabilities. A man is seen operating the ramp, ensuring the safe boarding of the wheelchair user. The bus is brightly colored, and the setting appears to be outside a building with red brickwork. This image reflects a commitment to inclusivity and the importance of providing equal opportunities for mobility and education to all members of society.

                A provincial government creating large-scale enrolment of pupils with disabilities in cooperation with a foundation

                Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Programme, Nepal: A partnership between Koshi Province and Karuna Foundation Nepal since 2008. Constructed 35 accessible schools, enrolling 1,267 children with disabilities. By 2023, expanded DPRP model throughout Koshi Province, with Nepal's government piloting it in other provinces.
                Karuna Foundation Nepal, Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Programme (DPRP), Nepal

              • The image shows a person's hand holding a smartphone with text in a non-English language on the screen, which seems to be a menu of services for internally displaced persons (IDPs). The text on the phone is not in English, but the English caption on the image reads "Services for internally displaced persons," indicating that the phone application is designed to assist those who have been forced to leave their homes but remain within their country's borders. The image promotes themes of assistance and support for vulnerable populations, reflecting values of equality, tolerance, and justice. No individuals' faces are shown, focusing the viewer's attention on the service being offered rather than the person using it. The logos in the upper right corner suggest that the application is possibly linked to a specific region or country.

                A government e-system making social assistance to persons with disabilities available by smartphone

                Unified Information System of the Social Sphere (UISSS), Ukraine: Simplifies access to social support for disadvantaged groups. Allows remote registration and service arrangement, benefiting persons with disabilities with reduced bureaucracy.
                Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, Unified Information System of the Social Sphere (UISSS), Ukraine

              • 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