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              • We are on a platform of a train station. One of the train conductors is standing by as a man with an electric wheelchair calmly exits the train over a long silver ramp, followed by another passenger.

                Regional railway company becoming accessible and a role model for the whole country

                LKA, the railroad company of the Łódź region in Poland, launched a comprehensive accessibility programme, including online sign language interpreters and induction loops on trains. Other rail companies are following suit, and representatives of the LKA are involved in developing national guidelines.
                Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna, Railway accessibility in Łódź, Poland

              • A social insurance institution making itself digitally accessibility for all citizens

                ZUS Without Barriers is a public policy launched in 2019 to make Poland's Social Insurance Institution accessible to over 28 million people across 400 facilities. It upgraded buildings and digital services (WCAG, sign-language e-visits), removed 64% of 2,400+ barriers and increased staff with disabilities by 40%.
                Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) , ZUS Without Barriers, Poland

              • Claudia Werneck, the founder of Escola de Gente, is holding a smartphone into the camera, which shows the start image of the accessible app VEM CA.

                Accessible platform screening events for 12 accessibility features

                VEM CA is a free and accessible phone app, developed by the Brazilian NGO Escola de Gente, that informs users where and when accessible events are taking place. The app covers hundreds of events every year and allows users to search by 12 accessible features and in 24 event categories.
                Escola de Gente - Communication in inclusion, VEM CA - Accessible Culture App, Brazil

              • A man performs creatively with large fans, mist, and dramatic lighting, blending science and art. His expressive gestures and concentration highlight how artistic expression unites people across backgrounds and abilities.

                Multisensory music festivals making live performances enjoyable for the Deaf

                Sencity is a multisensory music festival designed from Deaf perspectives. It co-creates with artists with hearing disabilities and uses sign language, lights, vibrations, scents and taste so everyone can share the live experience. By 2025 it reached 2,000 visitors in 17+ countries.
                Stichting Possibilize, Sencity, Netherlands

              • A woman stands in a classroom and points to a sheet of paper on the wall with lots of colourful sticky notes on it. A male sign language interpreter stands to the left of her facing the room.

                Training and online job-matching for students and graduates with disabilities

                 

                Since 2016, EmployAble Africa has been focusing on data and technology. There are online and mobile learning programmes for students and teachers, support for companies, and a job platform that works with trend analyses and auto-matching. In 2019, 560 persons were trained and 290 were placed.
                Employable Africa, Envision Africa, Tanzania

              • A man stands in a small shop. Behind him are shelves with snacks and household products. He is smiling at a woman standing in the shop doorway who is communicating with him in sign language.

                Vocational training and seed capital to support entrepreneurs with deafblindness

                 

                Sense International India provides vocational training and seed capital to adults with deaf/blindness, enabling them to launch a micro-enterprise. The NGO also trains vocational instructors. By 2020, 600 people have benefited; and since 2014, 130 people have received seed capital.
                Sense International India, Income Generation Activities for Persons with Deafblindness, India

              • Person on a wheelchair casting his vote.

                An Accessibility Programme for Electoral Processes

                To make elections more accessible, the programme includes measures such as by placing electoral wards in accessible buildings, providing electoral staff that can communicate in sign-language, electronic voting machines accessible for blind voters, and saving the parking spots closer to the voting facilities for persons with disabilities.
                Superior Electoral Court of Brazil, Electoral Justice Accessibility Programme, Brazil

              • Person with physical disability voting.

                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

              • This image shows two young individuals engaged in an activity that involves working with clay. Both are wearing similar teal-colored shirts with an emblem, suggesting they may be part of a school or organization. They appear focused and content as they mold and shape the clay in their hands. The background includes shelves with various items, indicating that this could be a workshop or classroom environment. The scene promotes a sense of collaboration, learning, and equality, as both individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, are sharing the same experience and opportunity for creative expression.

                A school offering free high-quality bilingual education for deaf children

                Instituto de la Sordera (Indesor), Chile: NGO providing free education to deaf students, including vocational, primary, and secondary levels. Since 2020, educated about 100 students annually and pioneered 'reverse inclusion' for hearing children.
                Instituto de la Sordera - Colegio Intercultural Bilingüe Dr. Jorge Otte G., Bilingual Intercultural Education Project (PEIB), Chile

              • The image shows two women sharing a joyful moment together. The woman in the foreground is seated and is wearing a black jacket and earphones; she is holding a smartphone and smiling broadly. The woman standing behind her, who is also smiling, is holding up the smartphone to display its screen. They appear to be showcasing an application on the phone, possibly related to a project or initiative they are both involved in. The setting suggests a casual outdoor environment, with green potted plants and a calm street in the background. The image conveys a sense of collaboration, pride, and happiness.

                An app and a movement to combat gender-based violence against women with disabilities

                CIDIP's App Morada, Mexico: Prevents gender-based violence with a video call-hotline for women with disabilities. Since 2020, used by 25,000 women, leading to a nationwide Purple App Movement.
                Interdisciplinary Center on Rights, Childhood and Parentality, App Morada , Mexico