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  Creating a disability-inclusive handbook for disaster preparedness

  The National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction in Taiwan, with the help of various stakeholders, published a handbook on disaster preparedness for people with disabilities. More than 1,000 printed copies were distributed in 2021, and the digital version was downloaded 3,000 times in 2022.
  National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, A disaster preparedness handbook for people with disabilities, Taiwan

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  Training curricula and staff support to make mainstream kindergartens more disability inclusive

  Krembo Wings, Israel: Youth movement supporting persons with disabilities. Developed training for educational teams in kindergartens, promoting inclusive discourse. Curriculum in Hebrew and Arabic expanded from four to twelve kindergartens between 2022 and 2023.
  Krembo Wings, Krembo Kindergarten, Israel

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  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

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  Using gamification and mass events to train young people with disabilities in IT skills

  ITeachMe Competence Development Centre, Kazakhstan: Aims to empower socially vulnerable persons with disabilities. From 2019-2023, established partnerships with 100+ enterprises, with over 90% of graduates gaining employment.
  ITeachMe Competence Development Centre, ITeachMe, Kazakhstan

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  Sign language video support for the electoral participation of people with hearing disabilities

  In 2021 the National Electoral Service SERVEL, which is responsible for conducting elections and voting in Chile, introduced a permanent video interpretation service in Chilean sign language on its website to support voter participation by people with hearing disabilities. In the same year 340 people used this service.
  SERVEL - Electoral Service of Chile, The Sign Language Video Interpretation Service of SERVEL, Chile

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  Youth House: Empowering vulnerable young people with disabilities not in education, employment, or training(NEET)

  Salva Vita Foundation, Hungary: Empowers NEET youth through activities like animal-assisted therapy and job coaching. From 2018 to 2022, supported over 140 participants, with around 70 finding employment. Salva Vita Foundation, Youth House,

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  Fast-growing, easy-to-replicate methodology to evaluate and improve inclusion in schools

  Perkins School for the Blind, U.S.: Supports global education for children with disabilities. Through the Model Program Approach, reached over 1 million children via 133 programs in 15 countries by June 2023.
  Perkins School for the Blind, Model Program Approach, Mexico

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  An internship programme preparing young people with disabilities to become entrepreneurs

  SAMEE in Bournemouth offers self-employment internships for young people with disabilities. In 2023, 12 participants completed training, with 9 starting businesses and 3 securing part-time jobs.
  SAMEE, Supported Self-Employment Internship Programme, United Kingdom

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  Assessment, training, and job coaching for ICT professionals with autism

  Critical Software in Portugal launched a Neurodiversity Program in 2021, hiring 28 autistic individuals in ICT roles. The initiative expanded to other companies and cities by 2024.
  Critical Software, Neurodiversity Programme, Portugal

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  Special support for deaf and hard of hearing refugees in sign language, life skills, and job application

  Hospital St. John of God Linz, Austria: Supported Ukrainian refugees with hearing impairments in 2022 and 2023 with mental health and language courses. Partnered with the regional Federation of the Deaf.
  Convent Hospital Barmherzige Brueder Linz, Support for deaf Ukrainian refugees, Austria