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Smartphone app that provides audio descriptions of surroundings
RightHear is a start-up from Israel that uses beacons (small radio transmitters) as orientation aids. Nurtzer:ins receive information directly into their earphones once the app has detected the location. By 2022, RightHear had more than 30,000 customers and covered more than 2,100 locations worldwide.
Right Hear, RightHear, Israel -
Election policy toolkit of a UN agency for persons with intellectual disabilities
In 2021 the Multi-Partner Trust Fund of the UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PRPD MPTF), UNDP, and Inclusion International developed the first toolkit in easy language to promote the participation of people with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities in political processes. By 2022 the toolkit was being used in more than 30 countries. The United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD), Toolkit for Political Participation of Persons with Intellectual or Psychosocial Disabilities,
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Providing accessible books and learning materials to blind students
The project uses globally accepted standards and open source technology to convert books into audio formats, while also partnering with other organizations to make existing audiobooks available. Students can access either e-books or audio versions of books, making it a cost-effective solution for accessing educational reading material.
YPSA - Young Power in Social Action, Audiobook Programme, Bangladesh -
Creating online-courses to support disabled people’s professional development
CSR Ukraine's Career Hub Pro: Freelance: Online training for young people with disabilities, focusing on freelance work. By 2023, trained over 150 individuals, with two-thirds receiving paid contracts post-training.
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A free open-source tool for increasing cross-disability accessibility of computers
Raising the Floor in Washington, D.C., launched Morphic in 2021, an open-source program streamlining access to computer accessibility features. By 2022, it had over a quarter million uses on public-use computers.
Raising the Floor, Morphic, United States of America -
Inclusive education programme for children with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa
Appui au Développement de l’Enfant en Détresse (ADED), Congo: Implemented the Tunafasi Programme in Uvira region for quality inclusive education. Raised school attendance from 5% to 68.5% between 2020 and 2023.
ADED- Support for the Development of Children in Need, Tunafasi, Democratic Republic of Congo -
Early stimulation programme for children with Down Syndrome in an academic setting
Centro UC Síndrome de Down, Chile: Offers a Developmental Stimulation Programme for children aged 0–6 with Down Syndrome, focusing on personal, cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal skills. Expanded from 15 children in 2017 to 48 in 2023.
UC Down Syndrome Center, Programa de Estimulación Integral del Desarrollo (PEID) , Chile -
Multi-method approach to improving university accessibility for blind students
In 2018, King Abdulaziz University (KAU) launched a project to make its facilities accessible to students with disabilities. Focusing on students with visual impairments, the university installed tactile pathways and Bluetooth beacons, converted textbooks to digital formats and launched a barrier-free test centre.
King Abdulaziz University, Inclusion Programme, Saudi Arabia -
Free sign language translation application in Portuguese with millions of monthly translations
Federal University of Paraíba & Brazilian Government's VLibras: A public, free, open-source sign language translator with a vocabulary of approximately 21,000 signs. In 2023, VLibras had around 40 million daily accesses and performed about 3 million translations per month.
Federal University of Paraíba, VLibras Suite, Brazil -
Online accessibility self-check tool for companies
Barrier-Check educates and trains companies about barrier-free requirements. The site allows users to get a traceable and clear analysis of their own situation regarding accessibility by using selectable modules. Since its launch in 2015, more than 11,000 users have accessed the website more than 90,000 times.
OEZIV - Austrian Civil Invalid Association, Barrier Check, Austria
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