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              • The specific camera angle shows the labeling of an accessible toilet on the left while also granting a view into the corresponding toilet with a sink, the toilet bowl and the accessible handles and bars.

                International airport that provides a diverse accessible airport experience.

                IGA Cares is an Istanbul Airport programme that includes a broad variety of measures and services to make the airport accessible for all. Services include a navigation app, info kiosks in sign language, and a map that gives people who are particularly sensitive to noise access to quiet spaces.
                Istanbul Airport, IGA Cares, Turkey

              • In a conference room, a diverse group of people, including a woman using a wheelchair and others from various backgrounds, are engaged in a discussion. A woman speaks passionately into a microphone held by a man seated beside her. The room exudes a collaborative and respectful environment focused on accessibility and empowerment. This scene emphasizes the values of equality, justice, and inclusion, highlighting the importance of amplifying voices within the disability community.

                A government-run inclusive employment ICT-platform used by several countries

                Bangladesh's NISE project facilitated 2,000 employments for persons with disabilities by 2024. It offers career guidance, skill development, and job fairs through its inclusive ICT platform backed by UNDP.
                a2i - Aspire To Innovate, National Intelligence for Skills, Education, Employment, and Entrepreneurship, Bangladesh

              • Close-up of a woman wearing a specialized hearing device, facing a screen with a website. The device is sleek and unobtrusive, highlighting how technology aids hearing-impaired individuals in accessing information. The setup encourages accessibility and independence in digital engagement.

                A small and easy-to-wear mouse to control a computer with head movements

                Quha Oy in Finland introduced Zono X, a head-controlled mouse for users with disabilities, in 2022. By 2024, it sold 350 units across 28 countries, improving accessibility in computing.
                Quha oy, Quha Zono X head mouse, Finland

              • A woman playing the violin on the left and a man in wheelchair with arm holding a microphone raised on the right. The logo of RAMPD in the middle.

                Disability-led network for promoting professional artists and musicians

                Founded by US musical artist Lachi in 2021, the Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD) network is dedicated to promoting disability culture and accessibility in the music industry, including ‘certification’ of venues. By 2022, RAMPD already had 60 professional members.
                Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD), Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD), United States of America

              • Connecting wheelchair-accessible maps with GPS tracking

                WheeLog! is an interactive wheelchair mobile application based on Google maps that combines accessibility information with GPS-tracked routes used by other wheelchair users. In the first month since release of the application in May 2017, WheelLog! had over 1,000 downloads and more than 1,700 location postings.
                PADM - Parents Association of Distal Myopathies, WheeLog!, Japan

              • A man in the office watching a Youtube video on the PC with captions.

                How to support your embassies in producing captioned videos

                The Department of State produces or owns nearly 20,000 videos per year in more than 70 languages on a huge range of topics. Using cloud services, the DOS has been able to make the process of captioning videos easier. DOS can now caption live video in two languages, and pre-recorded video in over 70 languages.
                US Department of State, Global Video Captioning Program, United States of America

              • A goup of about 10 people, some of them blind, stand around a table while touching and feeling a wooden carved map of sorts. The camera zooms in on their hands. Next to the wooden map there lies a white cane.

                Inclusive club engaging with urban planners to create more accessibility for the blind

                The Urban Mobility Club, initiated in Bucharest, is a pan-European community that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in the urban life through workshops and other activities. In addition to people with disabilities, representatives of the real estate sector and the administration are encouraged to participate.
                The Alternative Methods of Social Integration Association, The Urban Mobility Club , Romania

              • Online accessibility self-check tool for companies

                Barrier-Check educates and trains companies about barrier-free requirements. The site allows users to get a traceable and clear analysis of their own situation regarding accessibility by using selectable modules. Since its launch in 2015, more than 11,000 users have accessed the website more than 90,000 times.
                OEZIV - Austrian Civil Invalid Association, Barrier Check, Austria

              • The photo depicts two men sitting in chairs facing each other with warm, friendly expressions. The man on the left has a prosthetic leg, which is clearly visible, and he is holding crutches. The environment suggests a casual, possibly professional setting. Both men are dressed in business casual attire. The presence of the prosthetic leg may subtly suggest themes of overcoming adversity, resilience, and normalizing disability in everyday contexts, promoting a message of inclusivity and equality.

                A mentoring programme for more people with disabilities on company boards

                Australian Network on Disability's Directing Change Scholarship: A three-year program creating pathways for persons with disabilities in directorial roles. In 2022, received 226 applications, awarded 22 scholarships, and engaged over 300 directors.
                Australian Disability Network, Directing Change Scholarship, Australia

              • A group of African children in uniforms work together on tablets in a classroom. Their engagement with technology highlights the growing accessibility of digital education tools, fostering digital inclusion in underserved communities.

                Developing various strategies to share eBooks with millions of deaf students

                LoHo Learning in Kenya creates eBooks for the deaf using sign language. Partnering with eKitabu, it piloted projects in schools, enhancing digital access for teachers and children with hearing impairments.
                LoHo Learning Ltd., LoHo eBooks, Kenya