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Social and recreational activities for persons with disabilities and their families
Since 2005 the Shekulo Tov Group in Israel has offered ‘SAME’ (Skills, Activity, Mediation, Environment), a large-scale and government-funded social and recreational programme for people with disabilities and their families. Activities take place in real life and online, and range from visits to the cinema to skills training.
Shekulo Tov Group, SAME (Skills Activity Mediation Environment), Israel -
A 10-year plan for a metropolitan city making 10,000 km of sideways accessible
Urban Accessibility Plan in Tehran by Omran Zaveh Engineering Consultants: Started in 2019, focuses on improving accessibility in urban spaces. By 2023, 10% of Tehran's metropolitan area's accessibility implementation was completed.
Bavar Association, Accessibility Comprehensive Plan for Urban Spaces in Tehran, Iran -
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 -
Supporting mainstream employers in hiring highly-educated persons with disabilities
CareER Association Ltd., a Hong Kong DPO, promotes inclusive hiring for educated people with disabilities. Its 2021-launched Disability Inclusion Index (DII) helps 30 employers yearly enhance inclusivity, enabling 200 job placements annually.
CareER Association, CareER Disability Inclusion Index (DII), China - Hong Kong -
Child Development Monitoring for Rural Areas
Yayasan Suryakanti Bandung is a non-profit foundation that specializes in supporting infants and children at high risk for disability through early detection and intervention in rural areas of Indonesia. To that end, it established the Suryakanti Foundation Centre. From 2014 to 2016 approximately 18,000 patients were served.
Suryakanti Foundation Center, Child development monitoring for rural areas, Indonesia -
A countrywide policy framework for lifelong inclusive learning
The policy consists of 43 working policies, 17 strategies and 13 guiding principles and is implemented by programme committees at the local and provincial level, as well as by NGOs under the supervision of MEST. The adoption of specific teaching plans and school implementation are flexible and are based on local circumstances.
Nepalese Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Inclusive Education Policy (2016), Nepal -
Inclusive Post-Earthquake Reconstruction
In April 2015 a strong earthquake struck Nepal, injuring and disabling around 3,000 people. "Inclusive Post-Earthquake Reconstruction: Public Building Safe and Accessible for All," initiated by ADRAD, is committed to inclusive reconstruction in the worst affected areas and reforms for more accessible construction.
Action on Disability Rights And Development-Nepal, Nepal -
How to include regional DPOs in education programmes funded by international development agencies
Sightsavers' Inclusive Futures, Multiple Countries: Integrates children with disabilities aged 4-14 into mainstream schools across five countries. Led by organizations of persons with disabilities, enrolled 1,607 children in 2021 and 2022, modeling international development funding.
Sightsavers, Inclusive Futures, Bangladesh -
IT training for people with disabilities
Since 2007, CRS - jointly with three training institutions in Viet Nam - has been offering IT courses to people with disabilities. Businesses and employers have been involved in the curriculum design, in providing internships and in recruitment (which is vital for the training outcomes). Nearly 70 per cent of the participants find employment.
CRS - Catholic Relief Services, Information Technology Training Programme (ITTP), Vietnam -
Training curricula and staff support to make mainstream kindergartens more disability inclusive
Krembo Wings, Israel: Youth movement supporting persons with disabilities. Developed training for educational teams in kindergartens, promoting inclusive discourse. Curriculum in Hebrew and Arabic expanded from four to twelve kindergartens between 2022 and 2023.
Krembo Wings, Krembo Kindergarten, Israel