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              • Sample of Parliamentary Election Ballot Template

                A Ballot Template for the Blind

                The ballot template can be used both by those who can read Braille and those who cannot. Also the template can be adapted to the specific candidates of a region, thus allowing blind voters to participate nationwide. In 2017, 5,000 templates were piloted during the Turkish Constitution referendum.
                ABFA - Association of Barrier Free Access, Turkey

              • Five participants are sitting in an colorful and wide office working on their pcs.

                Providing free space to develop technological skills for young people at risk

                The Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (DIA) Inclusive Lab provides youth with and without disabilities a free space to learn digital and technical skills and to develop new ideas using adaptive and high-end technologies such as 3D printers, laser cutters, screen readers, and voice recognition programmes.
                Trust for the Americas, DIA Inclusive Innovation Lab, Mexico

              • A nine-year-old boy with low vision wears earplugs, while benting over his pad and watching the screen.

                Early-learning technology for children who are blind or visually impaired

                Ballyland is a range of gamified educational software programmes and apps. These support children who are blind or visually impaired to acquire foundational technology skills that enable them to use computers and mobile devices and to practice orientation, spatial awareness, memory, and listening comprehension.
                Sonokids Australia, Ballyland educational apps , Australia

              • Entrepreneur supported by Productive Inclusion, Framher in Napo © Ministry of Industries and Productivity - MIPRO Entrepreneur supported by Productive Inclusion, Mueblería Gonzales in Napo © Ministry of Industries and Productivity - MIPRO

                Government supporting self-employment and microfinance

                The Programme increases entrepreneurship of persons with disabilities by providing them and their families with personnel and financial support to develop their own business ideas. From 2013 to 2016, more than 4,385 entrepreneurs with disabilities were trained about entrepreneurial and productive topics.
                MIPRO - Ministry of Industry and Productivity of Ecuador, Productive Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities Programme of 2013, part of Strengthening Inclusive Services and Support Networks for Persons with Disabilities in Ecuador
Ministry of Industries and Productivity (MIPRO) & Ministry of Social Development (MCDS), Ecuador , Ecuador

              • A child during an assessment with a neurologist.

                Therapy IT-Platform Improves Motor Function in Young People with Cerebral Palsy

                Mirrorable is a home-based therapy programme based on Action Observation Treatment, which states that by observing and imitating the actions of others we trigger specific neurons in our own brain. Young stroke survivors are paired via a video platform and undertake tasks together to improve motor skills.
                Fight the Stroke, Mirrorable, Italy

              • Enabling people with disabilities to vote from home and without assistance

                In partnership with Amazon and Microsoft, Democracy Live developed OmniBallot, an accessible online voting system available via computer, tablet, or smartphone, thus enabling people with disabilities to vote independent of support. Since its launch in 2015, over one million voters have used the system.
                Democracylive, OmniBallot, United States of America

              • Announce your visit and special request to stores and public services

                Using iBeacon and other technologies and accessibility features of regular smartphones, people with disabilities can specify their service need, such as a barrier-free entry or support and guidance and recipients can plan and prepare for the visit. From July 2017 to June 2018 1,000 people downloaded the app.
                Neatebox, “Welcome by Neatebox” App, United Kingdom

              • FACIL'iti provides hundreds of adaptations for a custom-made browsing experience answering each user specific needs. The digital tools adapt to the user and no longer the opposite.

                Free browser-extension to adapt websites with a variety of accessibility features

                FACIL’iti, a start-up company from France, launched its website adaptation tool for companies in 2018. The tool, which is free for end users, is easy to install and for a variety of customizations such as larger characters as well as enlarged click zones or reading aids. In 2021 the service had more than 800,000 users globally.
                FACIL'iti, FACIL’ITI WEBSITE ADAPTION TOOLS, France

              • A young man sits in front of a computer screen working; there are other female and male colleagues in the room.

                Person-centred job training and employment for people with disabilities

                A vocational training centre provides support to people with neurological developmental disorders. Founded in 2014 with six participants, in 2020 there are 459. In addition, 217 people have been placed in paid employment, 21 in self-employment, and 96 in sheltered employment.
                PFDA - Vocational Training Center Trust, PFDA-Vocational Training Center Trust, Bangladesh

              • Developmental and career path training

                for adults with intellectual disabilities

                Cape Mental Health, “TRAINING WORKSHOPS UNLIMITED”, South Africa