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              • The image shows a woman with red hair and glasses standing in a well-stocked card shop. She is smiling and holding up a colorful birthday card featuring balloons, suggesting a welcoming and positive atmosphere. The background is filled with various cards and magazines, creating a vibrant and inclusive setting that promotes warmth and accessibility. The scene subtly emphasizes the celebration of shared moments, community, and participation in everyday life, representing an inclusive social experience.

                Relaunching a traditional preferred employment model, creating attractive entrepreneurial opportunities

                Monopolverwaltung in Austria revamped tobacco store licenses for entrepreneurs with disabilities. By 2024, 1,218 stores were managed by individuals with disabilities under an EU-compliant process.
                Monopolverwaltung GmbH, Trafiken-Enterpreneurs, Austria

              • Four people stand outside a building with the Ernst & Young logo. From L-R: man in a grey suit, young woman in a floral dress (Margaret), woman in a navy suit and pink top, man in a black pinstripe suit.

                Internships for people with intellectual disabilities at a leading consultancy

                 

                The TCPID has established a higher education programme and supported transition to employment for people with intellectual disabilities. EY has been a core partner since 2017. By 2020 six graduates have completed paid internships, four of whom have been offered permanent employment.
                TCIPD - Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities, TCPID Graduate Internship programme, Ireland

              • A group of graduates in ropes are waving their hands and holding their graduation certificate up.

                Person-centred transition programme for students to post-school life

                 

                The transition programme for students aged 18 to 25 includes vocational certificates and career-readiness credentials. A complementary person-centred support service offers mentoring and tutoring, career counselling, and self-advocacy training. VAST also offers employment and internship placement assistance.
                Houston Community College, VAST Academy, United States of America

              • A old lady grins at a girl, who is watching a video on her laptop.

                A video book library of children’s stories read in sign language

                „Videolibros enseñas“ ist the first virtual video library of Spanish-language children’s literature available in sign language. The videos are accompanied by voice-over so that deaf children can read stories with their hearing parents or with teachers and peers in the classroom even if they do not know sign language.
                Canales Civil Association, Videobooks, Argentina

              • Freely and globally available software supporting users who are colour blind

                Ryobi Systems´s Visolve, Japan: Visolve helps colour-blind users with iOS simulators, MS Office add-ins and Windows toolbars. The freely available software was downloaded 72,000 times worldwide between 2005 and 2023.
                Ryobi Systems Co., Ltd., Visolve, Japan

              • A grey haired man holds up a mobile phone and makes a gesture with his hands. In the background is a shop assistant watching the scene.

                Business service offering video-based live interpretation in sign and other languages

                Vi-Sor links users with interpreters for real-time conversations in different languages, including sign language, and can be accessed in several ways depending on the situation. As of 2020, Vi-Sor is active in more than 1,100 offices offering a range of services and has supported more than 50,000 conversations.
                Red Apis, Vi-Sor, Chile

              • This photo depicts a modern office setting with several individuals who appear to be engaged in their work. The men are dressed in traditional attire that suggests they might be from the Middle East, likely thobes and keffiyehs or ghutras. One man is on the phone, another is using a tablet, and two others are focused on papers or screens, possibly collaborating or conducting business. The environment suggests a professional atmosphere that values communication and technology. The image is a representation of a diverse workplace where cultural attire is embraced, highlighting themes of inclusion and respect for cultural identities.

                Inclusion of deaf students in higher education

                King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Saudi Arabia: Developed 'We ‘Hear’ You!' to improve Arabic language skills of deaf students. From 2018 to 2023, admissions of deaf students increased from 18 to 100 in fashion design and digital media.
                King Abdulaziz University, We “Hear” You!, Saudi Arabia

              • A woman using a laptop.

                Private company joins a university in training students in web accessibility

                "Los Laboratorios de Accesibilidad Web" (Web Accessibility Laboratories) is a project for improving web accessibility expertise in Latin America. The approach is based on a training course and the development of web accessibility assessment tools. Since the start in 2015, 150 programmers and designers have passed the course.
                Hearcolors, The Web Accessibility Laboratories, Mexico

              • A man holding the jar to help a young woman appearing to have psychosocial disability transfering the strawberry jam with a ladle.

                Hotel employment and training for persons with psychosocial disabilities

                The Wesenufer Hotel in Austria was opened by Pro mente in 2008 and is a medium-sized seminar hotel that employs people with psychosocial impairments and provides them with multi-professional training. Due to the expansion of the hotel, the number of employees has increased from 20 to 54 by 2022.
                Pro Mente Oberoesterreich, Wesenufer Hotel & Seminarkultur an der Donau, Austria

              • A hand gently explores a tactile architectural model, part of an accessible exhibit designed for inclusive learning. The display includes braille text, symbolizing equal access to culture and knowledge for people with visual impairments.

                A museum´s multisensory approach to its exhibitions

                Wien Museum’s redevelopment integrated accessibility from the start through a four-year co-creation with disability organisations. It features 50+ tactile and interactive stations, Austria’s first Changing Place toilet, free inclusive programmes and strong visitor growth since 2023.
                Wien Museum, Wien Museum Renovation and Expansion, Austria