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  Teaching blind students in regular school classes

  The mission of the project is to provide visually impaired students with assistive technology and specific support teams so that they can participate in regular classes. Regardless of age or educational stage, these teams support students with special needs from early intervention to the university level and adulthood.
  ONCE Foundation, Spain

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  Bank employees provide sign language services to customers

  Since 2015, UniCredit Bank Austria has been offering Austria-wide consultations for customers in the form of sign language via video calls allowing a variety of transactions. Three sales managers are available for consultation in sign language as part of the "online branch" from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. by appointment
  Unicredit Bank Austria AG, Smart Banking in Sign Language, Austria

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  Government-led crowdsourcing platform to guide policymaking for inclusive workplaces

  The US Department of Labor’s ePolicyWorks is a ‘virtual town hall’. Through an accessible online crowdsourcing tool, anyone can participate in national dialogues on employment and disability issues - a model that has already been adopted by other US agencies.
  Department of Labor of the US, ePolicyWorks Initiative, United States of America

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  A social franchise model for accessibility experts

  In 2015, the All-Russian Society of Disabled People (ARDS) began to conduct accessibility seminars throughout the country. In order to support many of the people it trains, the ARDS set up expert centres across Russia, offering advice and financial support. By 2019, some 480 experts were working in 64 of 85 regions of Russia.
  All Russian Society of Disabled People, Certification in Accessibility Expertise, Russia

• Inclusion in a virtual organisation

  Genashtim delivers online education and support services, operated as a virtual organization with people working from home in five countries. For this reason it can effectively engage people with disabilities. In 2012 Genashtim had 60 people on its payroll, of whom 35 were persons with different disabilities.
  Genashtim Innovative Learning Pte Ltd., Inclusion in a virtual organisation, Singapore

• Supporting schools to establish assistive technology labs for blind students

  inABLE supports specialized schools to teach students who are blind in assistive and digital technologies. The NGO not only equips the necessary infrastructure, but also provides instructors and the training for teachers. For the students, inABLE has designed an assistive technology computer curriculum.
  inABLE, inABLE Computer Labs, Kenya

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  Accessible eBook library with over 775,000 books in 47 languages

  Benetech’s software platform renders books and other print materials into five accessible digital formats.The organization works with 900 publishers and NGOs. Membership in Bookshare is free for eligible US students, while individuals from the US and other countries pay up to a maximum of USD 50 per year.
  Benetech, Bookshare, United States of America

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  Volunteer-based distance learning platform for people with visual impairments

  Engelsiz Erisim Derneği has developed a online learning platform offering courses to people with visual impairments. Up to seven different classes are taught daily using TeamTalk, a free voice chat room. The courses are prepared and conducted by visually impaired instructors and are uploaded to the online platform.
  ABFA - Association of Barrier Free Access, Online Learning Platform, Turkey

• A free online ICT accessibility course, accessible by the blind and deaf

  The ICT Accessibility Open Online Course (MOOC) is a six-week, 100-hour course taught by accessibility experts. The self-paced format encourages interaction between students and instructors. The project was initiated in 2016 and by 2017 7,636 enrollments from 169 countries had been received.
  AMAC - Accessibility Solutions & Research Center, ICT Accessibility MOOC Education for All, United States of America

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  Comprehensive job-creation model from East Europe expanding internationally

  The self-funded programme assists people with disabilities to acquire soft skills and professional abilities. Jamba also works with employers and operates a job matching platform. Launched in 2017, by 2020 Jamba has trained more than 590 people, has 58 partner organizations, and has more than 2,000 candidates in its database.
  JAMBA - Career for All, JAMBA - Career For All, Bulgaria