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              • Support for students with disabilities

                The "Institute Integriert Studieren" is a teaching and research facility for accessibility and assisted technologies and a support centre for students with disabilities. Preparing graduates with disabilities for employment is considered an essential element. The measures aimed at students are supplemented by a mentoring system.
                Johannes Kepler University Linz, Support for students with disabilities, Austria

              • Training carers for the elderly

                The project aims at training young persons with a disability or impairment, between the ages of 18 and 24, as in-patient care assistants in retirement or care homes, and at placing them in the primary job market. Two job coaches support the participants, organise internships and help them in their search for suitable employment.
                Caritas Austria, Training carers for the elderly, Austria

              • A man holding the jar to help a young woman appearing to have psychosocial disability transfering the strawberry jam with a ladle.

                Hotel employment and training for persons with psychosocial disabilities

                The Wesenufer Hotel in Austria was opened by Pro mente in 2008 and is a medium-sized seminar hotel that employs people with psychosocial impairments and provides them with multi-professional training. Due to the expansion of the hotel, the number of employees has increased from 20 to 54 by 2022.
                Pro Mente Oberoesterreich, Wesenufer Hotel & Seminarkultur an der Donau, Austria

              • This image shows a young child engrossed in using a tablet. The child is sitting on the floor with a focus that suggests engagement with the content on the screen. The tablet is encased in a protective pink cover, indicating that it may be specially designed for use by children. The child appears to be casually dressed in a comfortable environment, possibly at home, which suggests a sense of security and the opportunity to learn and explore digitally. The picture subtly emphasizes the importance of access to technology for all ages and the role it plays in education and development.

                A start-up app that reaches more than 1.3 million sign language learners worldwide

                Lingvano, Austrian Start-Up: Mobile app for learning sign languages. Offers courses in American, Austrian, and British Sign Language. From 2018 to 2023, reached over 1.3 million users globally.
                Lingvano App, Austria

              • This is a high-angle group photo featuring a diverse assembly of individuals, possibly colleagues, gathered outdoors. They are standing on a paved area surrounded by greenery, including a large leafy plant and a raised garden bed. The group is casually dressed, suggesting a relaxed, informal event. Their expressions are cheerful, and some hold drinks, which could imply a social gathering or celebration. The image conveys a sense of unity and camaraderie among the people, embodying themes of inclusivity and community.

                Inclusion of topics concerning developmental disabilities into the medical curriculum of future doctors

                Johannes Kepler University, Austria: Designed a developmental medicine curriculum to train doctors in disability needs and rights. From 2014 to 2022, all 600 medical students were taught this curriculum.
                Developmental medicine as a compulsory curriculum, Austria

              • Full-service package leading to employment in the open labour market

                Between 2004 and 2016, ChancenForum has supported 120 people with disabilities during their integration into the open labour market by providing them with job coaching, mentoring, and contacts with approximately 100 companies. The jobs offer a regular labour contract as well as the same benefits as their non-disabled peers.
                autArk Social Services, ChancenForum, Austria

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                This research project provides a comprehensive list of barriers in public transport systems and convenient solutions for vision and hearing impaired passengers. Authorities and public transport companies can use the results to improve their services.

                This research project provided an initial comprehensive list of barriers together with convenient solutions that should be considered for a barrier-free public transport system. The database provides approx. 300 best & worst practices (with photographs) as a toolkit to design barrier-free transport systems.
                WU - Vienna University of Economics and Business, Database for barrier-free public transport systems, Austria

              • Museum visitors reading the descriptions in the easy language.

                Easy language as a key to the exhibition experience

                Salzburg Museum is translating their introductory and accompanying texts to exhibitions into easy language and thus also seeks to make a statement regarding the instituation’s fully inclusive nature. The service is not only intended for a minority group but is part of the museum experience for the general public.
                Salzburg Museum, Austria

              • A group of people with disabilities reading the paper.

                National news agency publishing news in easy-language

                APA is a national news agency and Austrias leading information provider. In cooperation with Capito – a service provider specialised in translating complicated subjects into easy language – the APA has launched a news service in easy language called "Top Easy". By 2017 around 40,000 persons per month used the service.
                APA - Austrian Press Agency, Austria

              • A preschool girl seated on her desk with left arm raised. On her left is a robot and on her right are books piles and a canister with pencils.

                Home-based children using a robot in classroom to learn and socialize

                Berater Unternehmensberatungs GmbH from Austria has been offering education with the help of physical robots, so-called avatars, since 2020. Targeting children who cannot go to school, the avatars are usually placed in the classroom and can be personalized.
                die Berater counsulting, Interaction avatar, Austria