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              • Two girls communicating using Solar Ear.

                Affordable Hearing Aids through Solar Technology

                Solar Ear manufactures low-cost, environmentally-friendly hearing aids and solar-rechargeable batteries. The company employs and trains people who are deaf to manufacture the hearing aids and to lead the replication of the technology. The company also runs a holistic hearing-loss detection and education programme.
                Solar Ear, Botswana

              • The photo depicts two men sitting in chairs facing each other with warm, friendly expressions. The man on the left has a prosthetic leg, which is clearly visible, and he is holding crutches. The environment suggests a casual, possibly professional setting. Both men are dressed in business casual attire. The presence of the prosthetic leg may subtly suggest themes of overcoming adversity, resilience, and normalizing disability in everyday contexts, promoting a message of inclusivity and equality.

                A mentoring programme for more people with disabilities on company boards

                Australian Network on Disability's Directing Change Scholarship: A three-year program creating pathways for persons with disabilities in directorial roles. In 2022, received 226 applications, awarded 22 scholarships, and engaged over 300 directors.
                Directing Change Scholarship, Australia

              • A voluntary certificate for organizations willing to commit to CSR and disability

                CSR-D is the first certificate on disability endorsed by people with disabilities themselves. The certificate is structured in 7 categories with 19 indicators. Employment of people with disabilities is a central element. 2012 to 2016 nine external auditors with disabilities were licensed and 134 companies were certified.
                Bequal Foundation, Bequal Certificate on Corporate Social Responsibility and Disability (CSR-D), Spain

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                New museum experiences for persons with learning difficulties

                The "Sound carrier scarf" is a hardware device that rests on the shoulders of the visitor like a scarf. It enables to consume information, and at the same time allows interaction with the public. The device features a barrier-free design and intuitive functions that represent a significant improvement over a regular audio guide.
                PIKSL - Living in the community gGmbH, Germany

              • A smiling man sits at a workspace in an industrial workplace. The man is holding a tool and is working on a hard drive on the desk in front of him.

                Growing social business in IT-remarketing with a high rate of inclusive employment

                AfB is Europe’s first non-profit IT company, founded in Germany. AfB specializes in refurbishing and recycling IT hardware. The organization creates jobs for people with a range of disabilities in all areas of the company and offers competitive wages. As of 2019, AfB employed 200 people with disabilities.
                AfB social & green IT, AfB, Germany

              • A young woman with dark hair and wearing white overalls is at a workstation in a workshop. She is handling a metal casing and a drill is attached to the workspace in front of her.

                Online job recruitment platform for people with disabilities

                The online platform includes a behavioural profile and e-learning courses. An algorithm matches candidates to suitable jobs based on geolocation, education, salary requirements, expertise, and behavioural profile. Between 2015 and 2020 over 7,000 people with disabilities have thus found a job.
                Egalite Inclusion & Diversity, Egalite Inclusion & Diversity, Brazil

              • Disability-inclusive approach to bring families out of extreme poverty

                Since 2018 the project supports households in the cities of Kurigram and Chattogram. Participants receive rehabilitation services, including occupational therapy and counselling, and receive cash transfers to meet their basic needs. As of 2020, 1,447 households are being supported.
                Humanity & Inclusion France, Disability Inclusive Poverty Graduation, Bangladesh

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                One accessible textbook platform for all universities

                The mission of ATN, as a collaborative project of AMAC Accessibility Solutions and the Association of American Publishers (AAP), is to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to textbooks in an accessible format and timely manner while also reducing costs and providing accessibility content transparency.
                AMAC - Accessibility Solutions & Research Center, United States of America

              • 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

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                A depression management programme and microloans for women

                In 2014, BNVN started a depression management programme for women providing also social livelihood training, like-skills training, and self-management courses. Livelihood preparation is mostly about microfinancing. After a basic training women can get small loans enabling them to start their own business activities.
                BasicNeeds Vietnam, Vietnam