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              • A person with visual impairments reading a document with a special magnifier.

                Court verdicts and summonses in easy language

                The Family Court in Oviedo was among the first in Europe to draft copies of verdicts and summonses in easy language for persons with intellectual disabilities. Following a successful pilot, an agreement has been reached to extend the system to all 27 courts in the province. As of late 2017, about 30 documents had been converted.
                Plena Inclusión Asturias, Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Asturias and the Government of the Principality of Asturias, Spain

              • The Italian president meets people with disability.

                A new set of provisions for the further implementation of inclusive education

                Decree No. 66 addresses the issue of inclusion in schools. It was introduced in 2017 and adapted in 2019. It will increase its focus on the evaluation of school inclusiveness, the training of staff, equipment, the promotion of inclusion groups and the improvement of the accessibility of school buildings.
                Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, Law 107/2015 – Good School Reform Act; Legislative decree 66/2017, Italy

              • 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 GmbH, Austria

              • Wheelchair control via smart glasses

                munevo DRIVE is a hands-free wheelchair control system that makes it possible to control a wheelchair with head movements using smart glasses. The glasses can be connected to any wheelchair via a small adapter. It was launched in Germany by the technology company MUNEVO.
                Munevo, munevo DRIVE, Germany

              • Two young women appearing to have down syndrome seated smiling in a long table together with three other persons appearing to also have down syndrome doodling.

                Facilitated self-advocacy groups for people with Down Syndrome

                In 2017 the Down Syndrome Association of Turkey launched the self-advocacy group Voice+1, which organizes regular meetings supported by facilitators. By 2022, Voice+1 has grown to 27 self-advocates in five cities and has resulted in the establishment of a Down syndrome research commission in parliament.
                Down Syndrome Association, My Voice, My Society – Voice+1, Turkey

              • The image shows a hand touching the surface of a touch screen device that depicts a design plan for the Parc de La Villette in Paris with its buildings, parks and streets.

                Inclusive design agency promoting access to arts and culture

                By combining digital and multisensory elements, Tactile Studio, a design agency from France, designs accessible experiences for museums and other cultural institutions aimed at people with visual impairments, combining digital and multisensory elements.
                Tactile Studio France, Inclusive & multi-sensory pathways, France

              • Two actors perform on stage, dressed in period costumes and engaged in expressive gestures. Their exaggerated facial expressions and hand movements emphasize visual storytelling, making the performance accessible to deaf or hard-of-hearing audiences. This inclusive approach to theater underscores the importance of accessibility in the arts.

                A touring arts institution producing performing arts in sign language

                Riksteatern Crea in Sweden creates sign-language performances for deaf audiences. With 6 staff, it is the largest Nordic employer of deaf artists, reaching 7,400 viewers annually.
                Riksteatern, Riksteatern Crea, a unit within Riksteatern, Sweden

              • A women in a white shirt and glasses sits in a library in front of a screen talking to another person by using an online video interpretation service called SIVisual.

                A 24-hour sign language interpretation service via video call

                SVIsual is a free 24-hour video interpreting service that allows deaf people to communicate with hearing people, launched by Fundación CNSE and the National Association of the Deaf. Users communicate through the service via sign language, and lip reading and text chat are also available.
                CNSE Foundation, SVIsual, Spain

              • 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

              • Two women, the one on the left is sitting in a wheelchair, are enjoying a ride on the London tube, conversing and laughing with eachother. The woman on the right is holding a red lollipop.

                Advisory board supporting the London Transport Authority in accessibility matters

                The Independent Disability Advisory Group advises Transport for London, the main provider of public transport in Londong, in identifying and addressing issues and barriers to accessing public transport. In 2020, the 10 members of the group acted as consultants on 53 projects, like reconstruction of train stations.
                Transport for London Authority, Independent Disability Advisory Group, United Kingdom