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              • BCANDS promotional stand.

                Advice and support service targeted to indigenous populations

                BCANDS provides free advice and support to any person with a disability-related query, but with a focus on the unique needs of Indigenous populations. The organization acts as a liaison among service agencies. In 2017, BCANDS supported over 1,700 people in accessing local or national services.
                British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society, Canada

              • A young woman working on a project in a technical training institution.

                Making training centres accessible

                With the advice of Light for the World, Young Africa Mozambique has adapted their already existing training schedules by reducing the barriers to enable young people with disabilities to study with their peers. Two new accessible hostels were constructed to accommodate 128 young people, one existing hostel was renovated.
                Young Africa, Mozambique

              • An Airport Rehearsal Programme for People with Disabilities, Families and Staff

                Wings for Autism allows people with autism and with intellectual disabilities, as well as their families, to practice all the steps involved in travelling by plane, and to do so in a safe environment. From 2014 to 2018, Wings for Autism has trained approximately 13,500 people, family members, as well as airport and airline personnel.
                The Arc of the United States, Wings for Autism, United States of America

              • A young woman in a wheelchair moves confidently up a ramp outside a building. The image represents accessibility and independence, highlighting how inclusive environments enable equal participation and mobility for everyone.

                Digital tool assessing accessibility of urban infrastructure

                AURA is a digital tool that turns subjective accessibility checks into objective maps and scores using 3D scans and automated analysis. Since 2022 it audited 300+ buildings (1.5M m²), guided €12M in upgrades and earned €110k in 2024.
                BAU Accesibilidad, AURA – Accessibility Universal Risk Algorithm, Chile

              • In a classroom setting, a person shares a personal story to an attentive audience. The presentation includes childhood photos, creating an atmosphere of empathy and understanding. The interaction reflects educational efforts toward inclusivity and respect, as attendees listen and learn from the speaker's experiences with disability.

                A university training and employing students with intellectual disability as education professionals

                Inklusive Bildung Sachsen-Anhalt trains people with disabilities as educators. Since 2018, 5 educators were employed and 4 new trainees began in 2024, delivering inclusive education across Saxony-Anhalt.
                University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Competence Center for Inclusive Education Saxony-Anhalt, Bildungsfachkräfte (Education Professionals), Germany

              • Three smiling butchers stand proudly behind a counter filled with fresh produce in a local shop. Their teamwork and welcoming atmosphere highlight the value of community-based businesses built on inclusion, cooperation, and mutual respect.

                A rural butchery that caters to all customers as part of the business model

                Breaking Down Barriers at Morgans Butchery (2023) is a rural inclusion model. Measures: Makaton staff training, Braille prices, PECS symbols, deaf-awareness course, accessibility guide and accessible catering. Impact: +45% disabled customers; £20,000 grant.
                Morgans Butchery Ltd, Breaking Down Barriers, United Kingdom

              • A cover of a book titled “First Inclusive Braille Book of Animals.” It features a giraffe and an elephant, representing the theme of nature and inclusivity. The subtitle reads “A book you can see and feel,” emphasizing accessibility for both sighted and visually impaired readers through Braille and tactile elements.

                Automated conversion of text into inclusive Braille within in the same document

                Boltay Huroof developed software that prints ink and Braille together and converts Arabic, English, Urdu and other texts into Braille. It halves Braille production time. Since 2022 it made 300,000 documents, reached 500 users, worked with 10 schools and six banks, earning $100,000.
                Boltay Huroof, Inclusive Braille Software, Pakistan

              • Fighting unemployment from two sides: with training centres and by influencing legal frameworks

                4J sets up centres as a public-private partnership to provide vocational training for young people with disabilities from rural areas and places them in companies. Due to State Government participation in the programme, Y4J has been able to influence the legal framework towards pro-disability policies.
                Youth4Jobs Foundation, Centre for Persons with Disability Livelihoods (CPDL), India

              • A city organizing weekly conversations in public spaces with citizens in sign language

                To support the dissemination of the Brazilian sign language Libras, the city of Curitiba created Conversation in Libras launched the Conversation in Libras programme, offering weekly face-to-face meetings in its public spaces that improve the interaction and communication in Libras, the Brazilian sign language.
                Curitiba City Hall, Conversation in Libras, Brazil

              • This graphic shows a Digital Accessibility Maturity Score Card in which different parameters for digital accessiblity, icluding responsability and support, are presented graphically and in writing.

                Digital Accessibility Maturity Scorecard for companies

                Hassell Inclusion, a London-based digital accessibility consultancy, developed the Digital Accessibility Maturity Scorecard in 2020. It enables organizations to assess their digital accessibility performance against nine dimensions based on the principles of the ISO 30071 code.
                Hassell Inclusion Ltd., Scorecard for companies to self-assess their current practices in digital accessibility, United Kingdom