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              • A man, possibly with visual impairment, uses a smartphone through touch and audio features. The photo conveys dignity and independence, showing how accessible technology empowers people to connect, learn, and participate equally in the digital era.

                Smartphone app offering AI-powered services to its users with visual disabilities

                EMVI is an AI smartphone app for people with visual impairments. It combines scene and object recognition, real-time text, colour and emotion detection, QR/barcode scanning, navigation and voice Q&A. By mid-2025 it had 7,000 users in 45 countries and is subscription funded.
                EMVI.AI, EMVI App, Belgium

              • A smartphone and smartwatch display an accessibility feature that detects important sounds like door knocks or alarms, sending alerts to the user. The technology enhances independence and safety, especially for Deaf people, showing how design can support inclusion.

                An app supporting Deaf persons with vibration alerts and text-based communication

                Taptic is a smartphone app that helps deaf users by detecting and classifying key sounds (alarms, crying babies, doorbells, sirens) with on‑device AI and alerting via vibration, flashlight and visual notifications. It also offers a premium text transcription/chat feature. Launched 2024, 2,800+ users, freemium $5/month.
                Taptic, Taptic App, United States of America

              • A diverse team of firefighters stands in uniform, ready and united. Their coordinated stance reflects dedication, equality, and teamwork—symbolizing collective responsibility in protecting others, regardless of gender or background.

                Disaster risk reduction models for cities that are centred on persons with disabilities

                The Disability Inclusive Resilient Cities Model helps cities include people with disabilities in disaster planning. ONG Inclusiva trains municipal staff and responders, runs inclusive drills, co-designs emergency kits and policies, and has trained over 2,000 people.
                ong inclusiva, Disability Inclusive Resilient Cities Model, Chile

              • A person holds a prosthetic hand, connecting it to a high-tech black prosthetic arm. The image highlights human collaboration and innovation, symbolizing how assistive technology restores independence and dignity for people with limb differences.

                Locally produced, certified prosthetics and rehab solutions for underserved communities

                Prosthetics without borders (Cure Bionics) makes CE-certified bionic hands and 3D-printed adjustable sockets locally in decentralized hubs. They train clinicians, use the MyoLink rehab app, and have fitted 50+ users, trained 150+ professionals and delivered 300+ sessions.
                Cure Bionics, Cure Bionics, Tunisia

              • The main functions of the Inclusive Evacuation and Shelter Assessment System, including the estimation of disaster evacuees, percentage of disabled people, sheltered persons, shelter space, inclusive supply, and the display of accessible shelter information.

                Government platform for inclusive disaster planning using simulations and demographics

                Government-funded digital platform in Taiwan that combines hazard simulations, historical typhoon records and demographic data to plan accessible evacuation and shelter needs. Adopted by 22 cities and 7,700 villages and used in over 27,000 planning instances.
                National Science and Technology for Disaster Reduction, Inclusive Evacuation and Shelter Assessment System, Taiwan

              • In a crowded room, a Latin American woman raises her phone showing a message, engaging passionately in a group discussion. Her gesture symbolizes participation, empowerment, and the growing use of digital tools to amplify community voices and equality.

                Accessible micro-learning platform transforming training of frontline workers

                Musa is a WhatsApp-based micro-learning platform that delivers accessible, app-free training for frontline workers with intellectual or hearing disabilities. It uses plain language and short modules, reached 450,000+ learners with 90% completion, and operates B2B ($0.70–$6/learner).
                Edge Tec SAC, Musa, Peru

              • A woman wearing a mask practices using advanced prosthetic arms in a rehabilitation center. Her focused expression conveys resilience, independence, and the transformative power of assistive technology in improving lives and restoring confidence.

                Affordable prosthetics with 3D scanning and printing and AI-powered myoelectric control

                LAT Bionics (a PUCP spin‑off) makes affordable AI myoelectric, 3D‑printed upper‑limb prostheses at about 10% of imported cost (~$2,500). Smartphone 3D scanning and local printing cut delivery to 2–3 weeks. Funded by grants and sponsorships; most users pay interest‑free. Since 2021 >100 devices in 5 countries; 80% found work.
                LAT Bionics, LAT Bionics, Peru

              • People engage in a creative workshop, drawing and coloring together in a welcoming classroom supported by local and international organizations. The image reflects inclusion and empowerment through art, fostering dignity and participation for people of all abilities.

                Education centres in containers delivering immediate support after disasters

                After the 2023 earthquakes, Geleceğe+1 Academy deployed modular, accessible container centres that deliver inclusive education, therapy and psychosocial support. Teams reached 1,045 people with disabilities, 356 professionals and 550 families. Centres were later handed to local authorities.
                Türkiye Down Syndrome Association, Geleceğe +1 Academy Container Education Centres, Turkey

              • A joyful group of people rides adaptive tricycles through a park, wearing pink helmets. The image radiates freedom, inclusion, and shared recreation, showing how accessible outdoor activities foster community and well-being for everyone.

                Electric handbike production supporting communities, mobility, and jobs

                MATT Mobility makes an electric handbike attachment for manual wheelchairs, assembled locally from bicycle parts. It increases independence, maps accessible places via Club2G, creates jobs and tours, and has grown across Colombia with international pilots.
                Matt Movilidad, MATT Mobility Electric Handbike, Colombia

              • A woman interacts with a colorful public installation in a subway station, using braille and audio tools. The project, written in Portuguese, invites people to discover messages—celebrating accessibility, communication, and shared human connection.

                Metro stations showcasing artists through fully accessible exhibitions

                Centenários Project transforms São Paulo’s Yellow Line stations into fully accessible art exhibitions. Co‑curated with people with disabilities and Escola de Gente, it offers Braille, tactile signs, Libras, audio description and free access; it reached 380,000+ people.
                Motiva Institute, Centenários Project, Brazil