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              • Labour inclusion index and job platform for disability-inclusive companies

                 

                Alianza Éntrale works to connect talented people with disabilities and employers by supporting companies in a number of ways, including digital training tools and certification. By mid-2020 the initiative included 847 companies and 35 NGOs with more than 9,821 people with disabilities in employment.
                Mexican Business Council, Alianza Éntrale, Mexico

              • Five participants are sitting in an colorful and wide office working on their pcs.

                Providing free space to develop technological skills for young people at risk

                The Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (DIA) Inclusive Lab provides youth with and without disabilities a free space to learn digital and technical skills and to develop new ideas using adaptive and high-end technologies such as 3D printers, laser cutters, screen readers, and voice recognition programmes.
                Trust for the Americas, DIA Inclusive Innovation Lab, Mexico

              • 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

              • Five Fable team members smile and laugh with their arms on each other’s shoulders.

                An accessibility testing platform, powered by people with disabilities

                The online platform helps companies test whether their digital services are accessible to people with disabilities. It offers community testing and community-centred feedback. Since its launch in 2018, Fable has provided employment for 100 people with disabilities. Customers include Walmart, Shopify, and Slack.
                Fable Tech Labs, Fable, Canada

              • 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

              • 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

              • 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 young volunteer teaching archery to a person with disabilities.

                Young Volunteers as Agents for Social Inclusion

                Unidos trains young people as volunteers – called "Allies" –, who then accompany people with disabilities to participate in the various Unidos social programmes. Through social franchising the programme has been rolled-out to six cities across the country, supporting 1,877 people with disabilities in 2017.
                Unidos Somos Iguales, Mexico

              • A diverse group of professionals poses together at an event dedicated to accessibility innovation. A banner for "Access to Success" in the background highlights their commitment to supporting startups focused on disability tech and inclusion. The atmosphere is one of unity, collaboration, and dedication to breaking barriers in accessibility.

                A global and free accelerator programme for start-ups building assistive technologies

                Access to Success in Canada’s ATS Labs supports accessible start-ups. From 2019-2024, it funded 60 entrepreneurs in five countries through mentorship, resources, and funding.
                Access to Success, ATS Labs, Canada