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              • A living room with two couches perpendicularly placed across a hanging lamp and a television mounted on the wall with a shelf below. Beside the door is a painting. Candles on top of a glass center table in the center of the room.

                Multifaceted relief programme for people struggling with mental health

                Developed in 2019 by Rincon Family Services in Chicago, USA, The Living Room (TLR) is a non-clinical safe space providing respite and recovery support to people experiencing psychological crisis. The number of TLR guests increased to 1,000 by mid-2022 and the model has been adopted across the US state of Illinois.
                Rincon Family Services, The Living Room, United States of America

              • The image shows a diverse group of five individuals in a professional setting, likely a conference or office room. A woman stands at the head of the table, appearing to address or present to four colleagues who are either seated or standing attentively. The group includes individuals of different ethnic backgrounds and genders, promoting themes of equality and inclusion. The background features large windows with a view of a cityscape, suggesting a collaborative environment. The scene subtly emphasizes teamwork, open communication, and diversity in the workplace.

                A replicable inclusive internship model for the civic sector

                AHRC NYC’s PII program creates public-sector opportunities for individuals with disabilities. By 2024, 174 internships led to 45 hires across NYC, state, and federal agencies.
                AHRC New York City and the New York City Department of Social Services Office of Disability Affairs, The Partnership for Inclusive Internships, United States of America

              • A woman wearing a headset works at her computer, focused on her screen. The professional setting highlights inclusive employment, underscoring how technology bridges accessibility and offers work opportunities in customer support or remote assistance.

                On-demand, remote visual interpreting for the blind and low-vision community

                Aira in California provides remote visual interpreting for visually impaired users. By 2024, it served 100K-250K users, partnering with firms like Amazon and state governments.
                Aira Tech Corp., Aira, United States of America

              • Enabling people with disabilities to vote from home and without assistance

                In partnership with Amazon and Microsoft, Democracy Live developed OmniBallot, an accessible online voting system available via computer, tablet, or smartphone, thus enabling people with disabilities to vote independent of support. Since its launch in 2015, over one million voters have used the system.
                Democracylive, OmniBallot, United States of America

              • Providing a variety of career services for high school students with disabilities

                Georgia's HSHT programme offers high school students (aged 16 to 21) with disabilities comprehensive, community-based exposure to academic and career services such as Mentoring , industry tours , work internships , college fairs , family engagement. In 2015, students had a graduation rate of 88 per cent.
                Georgia Committee for the Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Inc., Georgia’s High School/High Tech (HSHT) programme, United States of America

              • Online resource for parents of children with learning and attention issues

                Understood.org is a free website for parents of children aged 3–20+ with learning and attention issues. It offers more than 2,500 pieces of expert-vetted content, five interactive tools, daily access to experts, and to a social media community. The site is available in English, Spanish, as well as in read-aloud mode.
                Poses Family Foundation, Understood.org, United States of America

              • 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 smartphone and smartwatch display an accessibility feature that detects important sounds like door knocks or alarms, sending alerts to the user. The technology enhances independence and safety, especially for Deaf people, showing how design can support inclusion.

                An app supporting Deaf persons with vibration alerts and text-based communication

                Taptic is a smartphone app that helps deaf users by detecting and classifying key sounds (alarms, crying babies, doorbells, sirens) with on‑device AI and alerting via vibration, flashlight and visual notifications. It also offers a premium text transcription/chat feature. Launched 2024, 2,800+ users, freemium $5/month.
                Taptic, Taptic App, United States of America

              • A woman standing with the help of crutches in her left arm holding a microphone. Behind her are a woman of small stature and another woman holding together a cartolina with ideas written.

                Political leadership courses for young people with disabilities

                ENGAGE (Engaging a New Generation for Accessible Governance and Elections) is a political leadership training course for young people with disabilities. The programme was developed in 2018 by the US-based International Foundation for Electoral Systems and implemented by local partners in six countries through 2022.
                International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), ENGAGE, United States of America

              • Empowering school girls with disabilities


                P2F is a short-term vocational education programme for girls with disabilities aged 14 to 21 years old. Girls participate in an 18-week class in their high schools designed to teach vocational skills. The curriculum covers four broad areas: self-determination, disability knowledge, gender awareness, and career and college readiness.
                University of Oregon, Paths 2 the Future , United States of America