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• Promoting innovative assistive technologies internationally

  The project has created and developed a set of affordable open source tools that enable people with physical disabilities to use computers and smartphones easily. The tools are provided as construction kits during hands-on workshops, demonstrations are given on how to use and build the tools on a local basis.
  University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna, Austria

• Wheelmap.org is an online map which indicates whether or not a location is wheelchair accessible. It works like Wikipedia – many people help to collect and update information about the accessibility of places in the city.

  Wheelmap.org is available online and as an app. The information provided empowers persons with mobility impairments to plan their day more efficiently, increase their mobility and participate more easily in society. The data collected is also a tool to raise awareness and help build a more inclusive environment.
  Social Heroes e.V., Interactive city map for wheelchair accessibility, Germany

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  Promoting community-based Inclusive Education

  Sama Nepal focuses on a "base school", which includes a care centre and/or a resource class in which children with special needs are enrolled. From there they participate in mainstream school activities according to their abilities. From 2016 to 2019, 222 children with disabilities have benefited from this support.
  Sama Nepal, Including children with disabilities in mainstream schools in Nepal, Nepal

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  Labour inclusion index and job platform for disability-inclusive companies

  Alianza Éntrale works to connect talented people with disabilities and employers by supporting companies in a number of ways, including digital training tools and certification. By mid-2020 the initiative included 847 companies and 35 NGOs with more than 9,821 people with disabilities in employment.
  Mexican Business Council, Alianza Éntrale, Mexico

• The PIKSL laboratory empowers persons with mental disabilities to partner with scientists and to teach the elderly how to use PCs and the internet. Together they reduce complexity and develop products which help to overcome digitial barriers.

  In the PIKSL lab persons with mental disabilities learn to deal with computers and the internet. With this knowledge they become teachers for the elderly or other persons with disabilities. They also become partners for scientists, developers, and designers to create assistance tools, simplify complex communications technology and make it more accessible.
  PIKSL - Living in the community gGmbH, Cooperation reduces digital complexity, Germany

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  A Disability Card to Support Equal Access

  The European Union launched an "EU Disability Card" pilot in 2016, which is a universally recognized way for people with disabilities to communicate their needs and access support. Finland is participating in the pilot. Between June and October 2018, over 4,000 people with disabilities have requested the card in Finland.
  KVPS - Service Foundation for People with Intellectual Disability, EU Disability Card Implementation, Finland

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  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