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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

• Escola de Gente is a theatre project that works on the full inclusion of persons with disabilities not only by enabling them to visit and enjoy theatre, but also by actively participating in creating an inclusive culture by publishing all kind of accessible material and advocating for an inclusive education system.

  Escola de Gente enables actors and audience members with and without disabilities to participate in and enjoy theatre. The stories told on stage address themes like discrimination and inclusion. Descriptive subtitling, sign language interpreters, audio description, programs in Braille and multimedia materials play an essential part.
  Escola de Gente - Communication in inclusion, Cultural inclusion through accessible theatre, Brazil

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  Strengthening electoral systems to be inclusive and accessible

  The Election Access Program published the first manual, Equal Access, that provides government and civil society with guidance on how to ensure that persons with disabilities have a voice in political life. IFES also developed an election access observation checklist and trained over 700 people in 7 countries to be access observers.
  IFES - International Foundation for Electoral Systems, United States of America

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  Replicating fully accessible and inclusive playgrounds throughout the country

  Beit Issie Shapiro (BIS) develops and provides innovative therapies and services for children with disabilities and their families. In 2006 BIS developed Friendship Park, Israels first accessible and inclusive playground. By 2017 the model has been replicated in 30 municipalities throughout the country.
  Beit Issie Shapiro, Friendship Park, Israel

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  Developmental and career path training

  for adults with intellectual disabilities

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

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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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  A low-cost approach to early childhood development

  Sightsavers has developed a model of Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) based on existing services and cost-effective methods. Sightsavers works together with local community-based childhood centres, produces learning materials and provides specially adapted bicycles to transport the children.
  Sightsavers, Early Childhood Development in Malawi, Malawi

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  Indian campaign to educate visually-impaired children is going global

  The project's aim is to provide guidelines, accessible teaching and learning materials, access to appropriate ICT and provision of capacity building programs for teachers and parents to promote inclusive education for 4 million blind and low vision children throughout the developing world who have no access to education.
  ICEVI - International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment, India

• 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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  A transition into adulthood programme for young people with disabilities

  Creating a Future prepares students between the ages of 16 and 21 for adulthood through employment skills and future orientation training. It also supports preparation for employment through an assessment of an individual’s interests and strengths as well as by providing work experience.
  Israel Elwyn, Creating a Future, Israel