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              • A mixed group of men in different ages and appearing to be in the autism spectrum seated in groups scattered in a hall raising one of their hands holding a mobile phone.

                People with intellectual disabilities co-designing digital innovations

                The co-design toolkit of Ireland’s Saint John of God Liffey Service (SJOG) enables people with intellectual disabilities to co-create mobile apps that support their daily lives. Launched in 2016, the co-design programme had 70 participants and more than 30 apps being developed by 2022.
                Saint John of God Liffey Services, Co-Design Toolkit for Designing Inclusive Apps, Ireland

              • Four children watching a story book video with sign language.

                Creating bilingual storybooks in written and sign language

                With the VL2 Storybook Creator deaf children can use touch screen tablets to read independently, but also to learn and even create texts in both sign language and printed text. The programme, also trains and supports the deaf community to develop vital skills – including filming, editing and translating.
                Gallaudet University, VL2 Storybook Creator, United States of America

              • Women in headscarves participate in a structured meeting around a conference table, engaging with printed materials and a screen. The setting suggests a professional environment focused on learning and collaboration, emphasizing gender equality and the active involvement of women in organizational and educational activities.

                Empowering women with disabilities through smart and app-based poultry farming

                Halabja Disabled Organization empowers women with disabilities via smart poultry farming. From 2022-2024, 52 farmers trained, including 15 women, using tech to improve livelihoods and monitor farm conditions.
                HDO - Halabja Disabled Organization, Smart Poultry Farming, Iraq

              • This image shows a group of young children engaged in play and learning activities. A child in a red shirt is interacting with a tablet, possibly using an educational app, while other children are around with toys like a doll and a yellow toy truck. The presence of various toys suggests a playful and inclusive environment that encourages learning through play, irrespective of gender or ability. The children appear focused and are likely developing important cognitive and social skills in a supportive setting.

                UNICEF-based technology project supporting young people with communication impairments

                UNICEF's Giving Voice to Every Child: Southeast Europe project using Cboard, a free augmentative and alternative Communication, to support children with communication impairments. From 2019 to 2023 3,000+ children benifited.
                UNICEF Switzerland, Giving Voice to Every Child, Serbia

              • This picture shows the inside of an accessible subway wagon in Barcelona. On both sides of the wagon are bright yellow lines marking the space for wheelchair users.

                City metro passenger setting new standards of accessibility for all

                Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona used the 2021 renewal of its vehicle fleet to improve the accessibility of its underground train service. Measures include wider automatic doors, acoustic warning lights, intercom located at an optimum height for wheelchair users, emergency handles, and colour contrast signage.
                Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, Metro accessibility in Barcelona, Spain

              • Launching a specialized microfinance bank for women with disabilities

                 

                Equitas helps women with disabilities to establish their own business by providing microfinancing solutions without collateral. To this end, Equitas has founded Equitas Small Finance Bank and provides trainings on developing businesses and finding marketing possibilities. Between 2008 and 2016, more than 14,000 women received microfinance loans.
                Equitas Holdings Limited, India

              • 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

              • This image depicts how Beeline Reader makes written digital content more accessbile using eye guiding color gradients flowing from the end of one line to the beginning of the next.

                Colour schemes that make texts on screens easier to read

                BeeLine Reader, a free web-browser extension developed in the United States, makes texts more readable on a screen, with each line starting with one colour and slowly changing to a second colour. The following line then starts with the same colour. This continuity supports visual tracking.
                BeeLine Reader, BeeLine Reader, United States of America

              • 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

              • ITU standard on indoor audio navigation system for the blind

                Wayfindr is the world’s first internationally-recognised standard for accessible audio navigation. It was approved in March 2017 by the ITU and gives governments, companies, and NGOs around the world an accepted benchmark along with a host of resources to implement the technology in their own organizations.
                ITU - International Telecommunication Union, Regional Presence Europe, Global – International Telecommunication Union – International standard for indoor audio navigation, United Kingdom