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              • Two female and three male persons sit at a table in a radio studio, one of them wearing dark glasses. In front of each stands a microphone. In the foreground there are two screens that monitor the sound waves and the time.

                Government-sponsored radio station targeting blind and visually impaired listeners

                La Radio Incluyente is a radio station in Colombia with programmes targeted towards the blind and visually impaired. The government-financed station has 30,000 Spanish speaking listeners in almost 100 countries.
                INCI - National Institute for the Blind, INCIRadio La Radio Incluyente , Colombia

              • A Middle Eastern woman wearing a headscarf speaks expressively with her hands while communicating with colleagues. Her confident presence highlights the power of women’s leadership and inclusion in humanitarian work, bridging understanding across communities with empathy and respect.

                Community kitchen run by Deaf persons in the Gaza Strip

                Atfaluna’s Inclusive Community Kitchen in Deir al-Balah employs 20 Deaf cooks and prepares 250 family meals daily (≈1.5 kg), feeding over 1,700 people across Gaza. It offers accessible shelter, WASH, psychosocial support and inclusive training. Funded by CBM and German partners.
                Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children, Community Kitchen, Palestine

              • A person’s hand presses a button on a microwave with clear, tactile controls. The image illustrates thoughtful design that makes everyday appliances easier and safer for all users, promoting accessibility and dignity in daily living.

                Multinational company embedding people with disabilities into product development

                Panasonic’s Inclusive Design Framework embeds people with disabilities into product development. Design teams work with lead users and DPOs, co-create solutions (e.g. 3D-printed attachments) and run user tests. The company provides guides and group-wide training.
                Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Inclusive Design Framework, Japan

              • Comprehensive accessibility programme for large refugee camps

                Inclusive Rohingya Response was launched by the Centre for Disability in Development, a leading NGO in Bangladesh. It identifies inaccessible facilities in refugee camps of the Rohingya people and modifies them with locally available materials, provides training for staff members and health and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities.
                CDD - Centre for Disability and Development, Inclusive Rohingya Response, Bangladesh

              • A man stands in a small shop. Behind him are shelves with snacks and household products. He is smiling at a woman standing in the shop doorway who is communicating with him in sign language.

                Vocational training and seed capital to support entrepreneurs with deafblindness

                 

                Sense International India provides vocational training and seed capital to adults with deaf/blindness, enabling them to launch a micro-enterprise. The NGO also trains vocational instructors. By 2020, 600 people have benefited; and since 2014, 130 people have received seed capital.
                Sense International India, Income Generation Activities for Persons with Deafblindness, India

              • An Asian man reads a Braille book while wearing smart glasses with audio support. This innovative technology enhances accessibility for people with visual impairments, reflecting dignity, autonomy, and the transformative power of inclusive design.

                Affordable AI wearable transforms reading and independence for visually impaired

                Jyoti AI Pro is an affordable, wearable reader. It uses offline AI to read text and identify 300+ objects, colours and currency in 80+ languages. Priced at ~₹25,000 (€250). It was co‑created with persons with disabilities and has 23,500+ active users.
                Torchit Electronics Private Limited, Jyoti AI Pro, India

              • A group of young people in a care facility gathers around a staff member as they prepare a meal together. Their smiles and engagement reflect a collaborative environment, emphasizing inclusivity and teamwork. This interaction underscores the value of supportive, accessible spaces where everyone can contribute.

                Vocational training for jobseekers with intellectual disabilities rolled out countrywide

                Chance B’s KomKom program in Austria aids disadvantaged youth via dual apprenticeship models. Expanded nationally in 2019, it involved 270 trainees by 2024 with a strong certification system.
                Chance B Holding GmbH, KomKom, Austria

              • This image shows a young child engrossed in using a tablet. The child is sitting on the floor with a focus that suggests engagement with the content on the screen. The tablet is encased in a protective pink cover, indicating that it may be specially designed for use by children. The child appears to be casually dressed in a comfortable environment, possibly at home, which suggests a sense of security and the opportunity to learn and explore digitally. The picture subtly emphasizes the importance of access to technology for all ages and the role it plays in education and development.

                A start-up app that reaches more than 1.3 million sign language learners worldwide

                Lingvano, Austrian Start-Up: Mobile app for learning sign languages. Offers courses in American, Austrian, and British Sign Language. From 2018 to 2023, reached over 1.3 million users globally.
                Lingvano, Lingvano App, Austria

              • A woman, likely from South Asia, is shown on a wheelchair-accessible motorcycle, conveying freedom and empowerment. Her bright orange shirt and helmet suggest safety and preparedness. This image promotes mobility and independence for people with disabilities, highlighting adaptive technology's impact on inclusivity.

                Enabling people with disabilities to work as delivery drivers by adapting their wheelchairs

                NeoMotion in India launched Livelihood on Wheels in 2022, enabling 300+ delivery partners with disabilities with specialized mobility tools. By 2024, 5,000 users accessed its products.
                NeoMotion Assistive Solutions Private Limited, Livelihood on wheels, India

              • Men and women on wheelchairs playing basketball.

                A community centre built on Universal Design principles

                The Mary Free Bed YMCA is a 36 acre community centre in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The facility is the first building in the world to be certified by the Global Universal Design Commission. Currently, the center has over 200 adaptive sports athletes that access the YMCA for practice, tournaments, and fitness.
                Progressive AE - Progressive Architectural Design and Engineering, United States of America