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              • A woman in a wheelchair is ordering food on one of two touchscreen devices that are positioned in the center of Eli Lilly's accessible and modern cafeteria.

                Global accessibility and inclusion programme of a multinational pharmaceutical company

                The Access Lilly programme was initiated in 2020 by the multinational pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly to establish and implement a disability-friendly corporate culture throughout the company. The initial four work areas like accessibility, ICT and communications were expanded to include human resources and procurement.
                Eli Lilly, Access Lilly, United States of America

              • Mystery Clients with disabilities evaluating the accessibility and usability of services

                Access Israel, a leading NGO, trains training people with different disabilities to act as ‘mystery shoppers’ to covertly assess the level of accessibility and usability of services. Businesses pay for the service to improve their services, and many use it regularly. By 2021 testing teams had completed more than 300 assessments.
                Access Israel, Accessibility Testing and Evaluation by Undercover Clients with Disabilities, Israel

              • A mobile phone screen showing assistALL app page. The top center of the screen has assistALL logo and on the top left is a three-line icon. Below that are the icons interpreters, wallet, profile, help, calls, transactions

                Sign language translation app for accessing services and businesses

                Signs Media Kenya is dedicated to education, information, and entertainment in sign language. The social enterprise operates a news channel and has developed ‘2022 assistAll – an app that provides on-demand, 24/7 interpretation services and is available in English as well as Saheli.
                Signs Media Kenya Limited, assistALL, Kenya

              • A woman in a wheelchair cradles a baby, surrounded by soft gym equipment and plants. The setting emphasizes inclusivity in physical spaces, supporting mothers with mobility impairments. Her warm smile and comfortable position convey a message of acceptance and support for diverse parenting experiences.

                Online map providing detailed and verified data about the accessibility of medical facilities

                The Avalon Foundation in Poland launched the Accessibility Map in 2020 to locate accessible medical facilities. By 2024, it covered 400 facilities and served 20,000+ users with specific accessibility needs.
                Avalon Foundation, Avalon Foundation’s Accessibility Map, Poland

              • A man is holds a microphone, while reading a book in a process of recording an audio book.

                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

              • Two girls trying to pin the small colored papers with names of body parts written in Bahasa Indonesia to a drawing of a person on the whiteboard.

                Trainings on sexual and reproductive health for youth with disabilities

                BodyTalk’ is a project in Viet Nam on the topic of adolescent sexuality. Initiated by the Liliane Fund and the Rutgers organization, both from the Netherlands, it brings together young people with disabilities, their parents, teachers, communities, and health care providers.
                Liliane Foundation, BodyTalk, Vietnam

              • Binding and effective laws for the construction of accessible school buildings

                In 2010 the Uganda National Action on Physical Disability developed and launched its Accessibility Standards. In an effort to promote their effective implementation at a local level, the government of Nabbale has developed the By-Law on Accessibility which is the first of its kind among the eight sub-counties forming the Mukono district.
                Uganda National Action on Physical Disability, Uganda – Uganda National Action on Physical Disability (UNAPD) – By-Law on Accessibility in the Sub-County of Nabbale , Uganda

              • 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.
                CSR Ukraine, Career Hub Pro: Freelance, Ukraine

              • Large-scale access to health services in a low-income country

                MoveAbility initiated a project in Togo by working with a national school and a service provider to strengthen rehabilitation services. The coursework includes management and leadership training, the introduction of standardized operational procedures and protocols, and financial sustainability planning.
                ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross, MoveAbility Foundation, Togo

              • A man who has had his right hand and left leg amputated sits next to an upturned bike in a workshop and examines the chain.

                Providing bicycles and training to support income-generation activities

                 

                Since 2001, AABRAR has run a bicycle-training programme with a monthly intake of 20 participants. A trainer teaches the trainees how to repair and ride bicycles, which are modified by AABRAR's mechanics to accommodate the needs of the trainees' disabilities. By 2020, 7,000 people have been trained.
                AABRAR - Afghan Amputee Bicylists for Rehabilitation and Recreation, Bicycle Training Programme, Afghanistan