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Incorporating Universal Design into Home Building
Fundación ONCE has developed a prototype for an intelligent, barrier-free and sustainable house to demonstrate how a variety of needs of disabled people can be met and how Universal Design can be integrated into building. Between 2016 and 2017, more than 70,000 people visited the house on its journey across Spain.
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Comprehensive support to entrepreneurs with disabilities
FSC Inserta, has established entrepreneurship as an option for people with disabilities. Support includes counselling, training, guidance, and financial assistance. Some 1,500 entrepreneurial projects have been supported since the programme’s founding in 1988 and approximately 5,000 persons have received support.
ONCE Foundation, Entrepreneurship Programme FSC Inserta, Spain -
A grassroots initiative growing into a large-scale integration agency for inclusion in the open labour market
Access, a DPO in Germany, bridges education and employment for people with disabilities. By 2024, it supported 350 job seekers yearly, leveraging a network of 1,500 employers and 70 staff.
Access - Inclusion in working life, Access – Inklusion im Arbeitsleben, Germany -
Youth House: Empowering vulnerable young people with disabilities not in education, employment, or training(NEET)
Salva Vita Foundation, Hungary: Empowers NEET youth through activities like animal-assisted therapy and job coaching. From 2018 to 2022, supported over 140 participants, with around 70 finding employment. Salva Vita Foundation, Youth House,
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Company- and volunteer-based vocational training model for creating inclusive jobs in the IT sector
Fundación GoodJob's #IMPACT Program: Launched in 2020 for technological and vocational training online for persons with disabilities. By the end of 2022, 518 people participated, achieving an employment rate of over 70%.
GoodJob Foundation, #IMPACT, Spain -
An online platform for the promotion of musicians with disabilities
Handiclapped in Berlin launched Pinc Music, a platform for musicians with disabilities, in 2021. By 2024, it featured 97 acts and attracted 25,000+ visitors annually, promoting inclusive concerts and bookings.
Handiclapped, Pinc Music, Germany -
A small and easy-to-wear mouse to control a computer with head movements
Quha Oy in Finland introduced Zono X, a head-controlled mouse for users with disabilities, in 2022. By 2024, it sold 350 units across 28 countries, improving accessibility in computing.
Quha oy, Quha Zono X head mouse, Finland -
Housing and person-centred support for persons with intellectual disabilities
Union SUMERO is supporting persons with intellectual disabilities to live together in shared accommodations of up to five residents. Assistants support them to carry out daily tasks, and thus enable them to stay in their local communities. Between 2011 and 2018, 80 users moved into 25 houses across the country.
Association Sumero, Bosnia and Herzegovina -
28-week employment training programme
LetsCo! organizes long-term trainings (one day every two weeks for 28 weeks), including traineeships in regular working environments such as for-profit companies (as co-workers), in kindergartens, and in elderly care centres. As a result, participants develop professional skills and discover their talents, and areas in need of improvement.
Konekt vzw, Belgium -
Two restaurants run by persons with disabilities
"Ízlelő Restaurants" are adapted to the needs of employees, with special work procedures and ongoing training. The first restaurant was opened in 2007, and 46 people with various disabilities are now employed in two restaurants and the model has been developed into a social franchise handbook.
Kek Madar Foundation, Ízlelő restaurants – Tasty restaurants, Hungary