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  Diverting EU funds towards community-based care

  The European Expert Group was established to support the EU in promoting care reforms. It includes a wide range of stakeholders, providing training, guidance, and tools to political representatives and governments to inform them about the need of community-based care and the risks of institutional care for persons with disabilities.
  Lumos Foundation, United Kingdom

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  A web-based platform allowing people with disabilities to vote remotely and on their own

  Scytl developed the iVote Core Voting System for New South Wales, Australia. By using a web-based platform or via a phone using the keypad blind voters and people with disabilities to vote online. Around 286,000 voters used the system in 2015, and it has been replicated in Western Australia as of 2017.
  Scytl, iVote programme, Australia

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  Training educators and municipalities in inclusive physical education

  Participants identify barriers to the inclusion of children with disabilities in their schools, and design and implement their own inclusive physical education activities involving staff, students, families, and the wider community. The in-person course was held from 2013 to 2016, in 2018 an online version was created.
  Rodrigo Mendes Institute, Open Doors to Inclusion, Brazil

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  Audio-enabled ATMs (cash machines) offer independent use of banking services for blind and partially sighted persons. The success of Barclays’ Talking ATMs has led to the development of other accessible services, aspiring to make banking accessible to all.

  Talking ATMs not only provide ease-of-use for visually impaired users, but also for people with dyslexia or people who are illiterate. The success of Talking ATMs has led Barclays to develop other accessible services, amongst other things high visibility debit cards and sign language interpretation via webcam.
  Barclays Bank, Banking made accessible – talking ATMs, United Kingdom

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  New museum experiences for persons with learning difficulties

  The "Sound carrier scarf" is a hardware device that rests on the shoulders of the visitor like a scarf. It enables to consume information, and at the same time allows interaction with the public. The device features a barrier-free design and intuitive functions that represent a significant improvement over a regular audio guide.
  PIKSL - Living in the community gGmbH, Germany

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  Mobile application allowing deaf people to make phone calls without an interpreter

  Users type or speak their message into their device and Pedius sends it to the contact they choose, using either the user’s own voice or an automated voice through speech synthesis. In real-time, users read the written translation of the recipient’s answer through Pedius’s voice recognition software on the display of their device.
  Pedius, Italy

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  International online audio-book library in Arabic language

  The International Accessible Library is a free online resource containing a wide range of literature and educational materials in audio format. The library contains over 4,500 professionally recorded audio books in Arabic that can be accessed by persons with visual and print disabilities worldwide, and it receives over 200,000 visits per month.
  AlManarah Association for Persons with Disabilities, Israel

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  Tactile paths giving voice commands via a smart stick and a mobile phone app

  The LVE system is made up of tactile paving integrated with radio frequency tags. The user holds a Bluetooth-equipped smart stick, which receives instructions from the radio tags when it touches the path. These instructions are then sent via Bluetooth to an app, which reads out voice instructions, based on a downloadable map.
  JKJ S.r.l. - Plastic Solutions, LVE smart stick system, Italy

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  A programme that creates neurodevelopmental profiles and customized education

  The service operates on a monthly subscription basis. Users connect with their assigned child psychologist through video and email to create development goals and individualized education plans. Supporting resources are sent to the client's home. More than 400 families used the service in its first year.
  Mom's Belief, India

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  Sharing the accessibility information of points of interest using apps and crowd sourcing

  In 2016 Mirairo launched a smartphone application with a screen reader function for collecting and sharing information on the accessibility of points of interest for persons with diverse needs including persons with disabilities, older persons, and tourists. In less than a year some 67,000 locations were uploaded.
  Mirairo Inc., Bmaps app, Japan