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  Strategic engagement with government to push for national disability legislation

  Mphasis funded the NCPEDP with the purpose of advocating for a national disability policy. The programme carried out an intensive, multifaceted drive to bring together people with disabilities and government representatives. The effort resulted in the passage of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act in 2016.
  Mphasis, Ltd., India

• Individual Supported Living in Australia

  Beginning in 2008, the first two stages of this project have developed a descriptive framework of ISL and then operationalized that framework into a set of guidelines. The third stage of the project will explore how high quality ISL arrangements contribute to social and economic participation and relationships.
  Curtin University, School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Australia

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  Multiple tailored solutions offer physical and financial independence

  In the Alhassan Foundation more than 50 percent of the board members and 80 percent of the employees are wheelchair users. The Foundation aims for wheelchair users in Egypt to reach higher levels of inclusion and independance in all aspects of life, including education, employment, and sports.
  Alhassan Foundation, Egypt

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  An inclusive international volunteer programme

  WeltWegWeiser is a service centre for people with disabilities who are interested in volunteering abroad. The organisation does not offer its own assignments, but advises interested people on suitable volunteer jobs based on their skills, interests and disabilities. Financial support is available for assignments.
  Jugend eine Welt, WeltWegWeiser, Austria

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  Increasing Voter Accessibility in Paraguay

  Ahead of the 2015 municipal elections, USAID and Fundación Saraki reviewed the legal framework regarding accessibility in elections. Their recommendations led to new regulations, such as providing absentee ballots for the first time and making information about voting available in sign language and Braille.
  USAID - United States Agency for International Development, Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning, Paraguay

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  Empowerment through peer-to-peer support

  NOUSPR advocates and provides persons with psychosocial disabilities with a platform for a unified voice to enable them to access all necessary services and opportunities. In 2015 the program had some 1,200 members, 79 per cent of whom were persons who had themselves experienced mental health challenges.
  NOUSPR - National Organization of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry in Rwanda, Rwanda

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  Buddy service for jointly attending cultural events

  The organization originally developed from an online music magazine (New Metal Media), which provided information about accessible cultural events. Its European-wide buddy service is free of charge and allows persons with disabilities to enjoy events accompanied by a like-minded companion.
  Inklusion Muss Laut Sein UG, Germany

• Developing work and employment opportunities

  The "Socially Minded and Responsible Trading" (SMaRT) business model enables First Step Trust (FST) to develop work and employment opportunities for people with mental health conditions and other disabilities. In 2012 FST had three garages and two restaurants creating independent, sustainable income streams.
  First Step Trust, Developing work and employment opportunities, United Kingdom

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  Accessible Canada Act: first federal accessibility legislation in Canada

  ACA, the Accessible Canada Act, was passed in 2019 and aims to make Canada accessible by 2040. The ACA applies to all government departments, federally regulated agencies, and parts of the private sector, such as banking, telecommunications, and transportation.
  Canadian Department of Employment and Social Development, Accessible Canada Act (ACA), Canada

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  Creating employer demand for inclusive hiring

  By taking a demand rather than a supply focus, the initiative enters into a direct dialogue with employers, informing them why persons with intellectual disabilities make excellent employees and can fill regularly occurring vacancies. Begun in 2014 1,159 employment opportunities were secured by September 2016.
  Canadian Department of Employment and Social Development, Ready, Willing and Able Initiative (RWA) of 2014-2017
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)/Service Canada, Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) and Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA), Canada, Canada