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  Disability-inclusive communities in remote areas

  The programme focuses on prevention of childhood Disability, Community Based Rehabilitation and strengthening community systems in order to continue the work using resources provided by local government authorities. Between 2015 and 2017 approximately 5,000 persons have benefitted from Inspire2Care.
  Karuna Foundation, Inspire2Care, Nepal

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  Study circles for persons with intellectual disabilities to engage in voting

  Small study circle groups learn from easy-read materials and DAISY-formatted audio texts that describe Swedish democracy and the voting process. A group leader assists by fielding questions to politicians and arranging discussions. For the 2018 election there were 109 study circles, totalling some 650 people in 80 municipalities.
  SV Study Association Vuxenskolan, My choice/My election, Sweden

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  University inclusion programme for persons with intellectual disabilities

  "Uni 2 beyond" enables individuals with intellectual disabilities to attend lectures and tutorials at the University of Sydney with the support of peer mentors. The participants also undertake a paid internship, during which they receive support from a workplace mentor and have access to personalized career advice.
  The Centre for Disability Studies, Uni 2 beyond, Australia

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  An online accessible skills-driven job platform

  Jobs Ability’, launched in 2018, is a development of the US non-profit Our Ability, in cooperation with Syracuse University and Microsoft. The Artificial Intelligence-driven job matching service uses algorithms that focus on the skills and abilities of persons with disabilities, rather than on what they do not have.
  Our Ability - Access to Opportunity, Jobs Ability, United States of America

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  A website offering instant captioning and translation

  Streamer is a subscription-based website that captions speech to text in real-time and also offers an option to translate simultaneously into 117 languages. Streamer is suitable for use with speeches, conversations, classroom lectures, seminars, and webinars. Users can set up a private and secure Streamer website
  SpeechGear, Streamer, United States of America

• Breaking down barriers to scientific knowledge

  The project was launched when a group of geologists noticed the lack of knowledge about the earth sciences among society in general. According their motto, "science for everybody," they also began to promote activities for people with learning disabilities, first for Down syndrome students and later for blind and deaf/blind adults.
  Science without Barriers Association, Spain

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  A video book library of children’s stories read in sign language

  „Videolibros enseñas“ ist the first virtual video library of Spanish-language children’s literature available in sign language. The videos are accompanied by voice-over so that deaf children can read stories with their hearing parents or with teachers and peers in the classroom even if they do not know sign language.
  Canales Civil Association, Videobooks, Argentina

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  A skills-based approach to matching jobseekers with autism to local employers

  An individualized job-matching process is designed to identify 'hidden' skills and to help develop strategies for people with autism and developmental disabilities to connect with the workforce. The practice, pioneered in Canada, was also implemented in 2014 in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.
  Avalon Employment, Inc., Autism Employment Facilitator, Canada

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  Training museum professionals in the Western Balkans to improve access to their buildings, collections and activities for persons with disabilities and enabling positive participation while challenging negative stereotypes.

  Training for professionals working in museums are at the heart of the project. A information and education program is also provided to raise awareness for the persons with disabilities. Children and adults are welcomed as visitors and take part in various activities which enable them to experience their cultural heritage.
  Cultural Heritage without Borders, Communicating art in the Western Balkans, Sweden

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  A tool to teach blind children how to read and write by using Braille

  Braitico teaches children the use of Braille in a fun and simple way. Therefore it uses an accessible app along with a combination of learning tools, such as stories and games. The programme uses a step-by-step approach right from infancy up to 12 years. Between 2017 and 2019, 106 children have used Braitico.
  ONCE Foundation, Braitico (Braille learning tool), Spain