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              • 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

              • A woman, likely from South Asia, is shown on a wheelchair-accessible motorcycle, conveying freedom and empowerment. Her bright orange shirt and helmet suggest safety and preparedness. This image promotes mobility and independence for people with disabilities, highlighting adaptive technology's impact on inclusivity.

                Enabling people with disabilities to work as delivery drivers by adapting their wheelchairs

                NeoMotion in India launched Livelihood on Wheels in 2022, enabling 300+ delivery partners with disabilities with specialized mobility tools. By 2024, 5,000 users accessed its products.
                NeoMotion Assistive Solutions Private Limited, Livelihood on wheels, India

              • An icon of a mobile phone with an index finger pressing on the phone with the disability logo in the background and the letters MRGPA. Logo of MTGPA written on upper left while Tencent Games CROS on the lower left with two other logos.

                Haptic technology to improve mobile app accessibility

                 

                Tencent Holdings is a technology and entertainment company from China that has developed ‘MTGPA Haptics’, a technology that transmits vibro-tactile signals to its users and can be used for notifications or as an orientation aid. By 2022, MTGPA Haptics had been installed in over 240 million smart phones.
                TENCENT Technology Co,. Ltd., MTGPA Haptics, China

              • Freely and globally available software supporting users who are colour blind

                Ryobi Systems´s Visolve, Japan: Visolve helps colour-blind users with iOS simulators, MS Office add-ins and Windows toolbars. The freely available software was downloaded 72,000 times worldwide between 2005 and 2023.
                Ryobi Systems Co., Ltd., Visolve, Japan

              • This photo depicts a modern office setting with several individuals who appear to be engaged in their work. The men are dressed in traditional attire that suggests they might be from the Middle East, likely thobes and keffiyehs or ghutras. One man is on the phone, another is using a tablet, and two others are focused on papers or screens, possibly collaborating or conducting business. The environment suggests a professional atmosphere that values communication and technology. The image is a representation of a diverse workplace where cultural attire is embraced, highlighting themes of inclusion and respect for cultural identities.

                Inclusion of deaf students in higher education

                King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Saudi Arabia: Developed 'We ‘Hear’ You!' to improve Arabic language skills of deaf students. From 2018 to 2023, admissions of deaf students increased from 18 to 100 in fashion design and digital media.
                King Abdulaziz University, We “Hear” You!, Saudi Arabia

              • An Asian man reads a Braille book while wearing smart glasses with audio support. This innovative technology enhances accessibility for people with visual impairments, reflecting dignity, autonomy, and the transformative power of inclusive design.

                Affordable AI wearable transforms reading and independence for visually impaired

                Jyoti AI Pro is an affordable, wearable reader. It uses offline AI to read text and identify 300+ objects, colours and currency in 80+ languages. Priced at ~₹25,000 (€250). It was co‑created with persons with disabilities and has 23,500+ active users.
                Torchit Electronics Private Limited, Jyoti AI Pro, India

              • A Middle Eastern woman wearing a headscarf speaks expressively with her hands while communicating with colleagues. Her confident presence highlights the power of women’s leadership and inclusion in humanitarian work, bridging understanding across communities with empathy and respect.

                Community kitchen run by Deaf persons in the Gaza Strip

                Atfaluna’s Inclusive Community Kitchen in Deir al-Balah employs 20 Deaf cooks and prepares 250 family meals daily (≈1.5 kg), feeding over 1,700 people across Gaza. It offers accessible shelter, WASH, psychosocial support and inclusive training. Funded by CBM and German partners.
                Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children, Community Kitchen, Palestine

              • A person’s hand presses a button on a microwave with clear, tactile controls. The image illustrates thoughtful design that makes everyday appliances easier and safer for all users, promoting accessibility and dignity in daily living.

                Multinational company embedding people with disabilities into product development

                Panasonic’s Inclusive Design Framework embeds people with disabilities into product development. Design teams work with lead users and DPOs, co-create solutions (e.g. 3D-printed attachments) and run user tests. The company provides guides and group-wide training.
                Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Inclusive Design Framework, Japan

              • An accessible playground featuring four multisensory zones

                Adventures Park for All is a 5,000 m² inclusive playground with four multisensory zones. Co-designed with accessibility experts and people with disabilities, it has adaptive swings, tactile guides, audio navigation and wheelchair-accessible treehouses. Publicly funded; hosts 80+ events and ~45,000 visitors/year.
                Ganei Yehoshua Park, Adventures Park for All, Israel

              • Archive and search engine for Asian sign languages

                The Asian SignBank is the first archive for sign language varieties in Asia and has been implemented to facilitate sign language teaching, development, and research. For each participating country signs are collected, filmed, analyzed, documented, and archived. By 2017 the online database contained of over 6,000 signs.
                Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies, China - Hong Kong