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• Online job-platform used by more than 10,000 jobseekers with disabilities

  Engelsizkariyer.com is the first Turkish career portal for people with disabilities. Jobseekers can obtain free membership and apply for free trainings(via e-learning). The organization also offers services to companies and has created a reference book on communication with Disabled for HR personnel and community.
  Engelsizkariyer, Disabled Human Resources and Career Web (Barrier Free Careers), Turkey

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  Open space to invent and make tailor-made technical aids for persons with disabilities

  My Human Kit is a private association and a pioneer in the production of low-cost technical aids based on Open Source. Since the opening of the first 'Humanlab' in the French city of Rennes in 2016, Humanlab has enabled the production of more than 100 technical aids and welcomed more than 1,500 people.
  My Human Kit, Humanlab, a Fablab dedicated to disabilities, France

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  E-Health improving the quality of services for children with disabilities in the rural area

  Sambhav is a web/app solution introduced by Jan Vikas Samiti, an NGO based in Northern India. It supports community-based rehabilitation services for children with developmental disabilities in rural communities, in partnership with local organizations, local health workers who are trained and supported remotely by specialists.
  JAN VIKAS SAMITI, Project Sambhav, India

• Acceo offers telephone services to enable conversations between persons with hearing impairments and hearing persons. Registered companies can provide a new dimension in customer service by enabling communication with the hearing impaired.

  Acceo enables phone conversations between persons with hearing impairments and hearing persons. Via a internet connection, real-time video interpretation in Sign Language and Instant Transcript Word can be offered. The service is free of charge for the user, companies offering this service cover the cost.
  Delta Process, Service provider for accessible phone calls, France

• Supporting architects and urban planners to understand accessibility

  The GAATES-team developed a technology vendor database as well as learning and reference resources to support architects, planners, and engineers as well as small businesses to help them understand their obligations under the "Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act" and to support them in the implementation process.
  G3ICT, Canada

• eSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for Linux, Windows, and other platforms. Based on an existing text-to-speech-software, eSpeak made it accessible to 12 Indian languages.

  eSpeak is a Text-To-Speech system that addresses the crucial gap by providing a voice translation tool in Indian local languages. eSpeak can be used in combination with screen readers on computers, as well as on mobile phones. Being an open-source software tool, it is affordable and compatible with other software.
  CIS - Center for Internet and Society, Affordable text-to-speech software from India, India

• 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

• Easy-to-understand, accessible evacuation manual in DAISY multimedia format for persons with intellectual disabilities. DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) is a technical standard for computerised text.

  One part of the multimedia manual focuses on "general information", why it is essential to evacuate when a natural disaster happens. The second part pairs the "evacuation route", indicating the best evacuation route in one's familiar surroundings. Users may see faces they know, including their own, and hear a familiar voice.
  ATDO - Assistive Technology Development Organization, Evacuation manual in DAISY multimedia format, Japan

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  Mobile phone-based information service for disability-related topics

  Minch was launched in 2021 by the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development. The interactive voice-response phone platform provides toll-free audio information or text messages on disability-related topics in the Ethiopian national language. Minch works via cell phone and without the need for an Internet connection.
  ECDD - Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development, Minch, Ethiopia

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  Mobile App Providing Captioning and Audio Description in Cinemas

  Film distributors provide Greta & Starks with an audio description and subtitles for films that are showing in cinemas and the company uploads these to the free GRETA app, which people can then use in cinemas without needing special equipment. Over 30,000 people used the app between 2014 and 2018, and 80 to 100 films are added each year.
  Greta & Starks Apps, GRETA App, Germany