9th May 2013 – 2nd Global Accessibility Awareness Day
The second Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) took place on May 9th! According to the founders of GAAD it “is a community-driven effort whose goal is to dedicate one day to raising the profile of and introducing the topic of digital (web, software, mobile app/device, etc.) accessibility and people with different disabilities to the broadest [...]
3 May 2013: Happy Anniversary, UN CRPD!
Exactly five years ago the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities entered into force. A lot has been achieved already. For example, in all surveyed EU countries now legislation is in place and covers all newly constructed buildings to which there is public access and all disabilities. Browse through our Indicator results [...]
Genashtim – Zero Project Innovative Practice 2013
Genashtim is a socially responsible organization, committed in promoting world-class high quality online learning and support services. Apart from relevance in today’s socially-networked world, online learning helps in the global fight against climate change minimizing commuting, paper usage, and construction materials for classrooms. Thus, less fuel consumption, less emission of pollutants, and a smaller carbon [...]
Tyze – Zero Project Innovative Practice 2013 – placed on Rockefellers Foundation’s list of 100 innovators
Tyze has recently been placed on the Rockefellers Foundation’s list of 100 innovators. Tyze Personal Networks, based in Vancouver, B.C. is a care focused social venture that directly addresses the costs, complexities and challenges faced by caregivers and care providers. Tyze provides an online tool that enables friends, family, neighbours and care professionals to join [...]
F123 Project – Zero Project Innovative Practice 2013 – included in 2013 UNESCO Global Report
The F123 Software has been included as a promising technology in the 2013 UNESCO Global Report: „Opening New Avenues for Empowerment: ICTs to Access Information and Knowledge for Persons with Disabilities“. Project F123 provides all the software a person with a disability needs to use, a computer, including operating system, applications, and assistive technologies (such [...]
News from CHANGE – “My Pregnancy my Choice” available now!
The newest edition of „My Pregnancy My Choice – A Guide to pregnancy and Birth“ will be available as from early May on. The 470 pages book with more than 500 pictures provides becoming parents with information around pregnancy and birth in easy language. “The book has helped to empower parents because they have a [...]
Accessibility will be at the core of our third Zero Project Conference!
The third Zero Project Conference in 2014 will focus the implementation of UN CRPD Article 9 – Accessibility. As in the previous years we will outreach to civil society and disabled peoples’ organizations, CRPD Committee members, academics and policy-makers around the world for nominating innovative practices and policies, and/or for contributing to our global survey [...]
25th March 2013: Statement at the 128th IPU Assembly
On 25th March the 128th IPU Assembly held a panel discussion on the rights of children with disabilities. Speakers included: Ms Susana Sottoli, Deputy Director, Programme Division, UNICEF Mr Xavier Torres, Member of the CRPD Committee, Ecuador, as well as Mr Boukary Savadogo, Director of Solidarité nationale in Burkina Faso The panel as well as [...]
Successful Event at the 22nd Human Rights Council session
Dear friends and colleagues, The side event Promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities: Where are we now and the way forward post-2015 on 7th March at the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council was a great success! It was held by the Permanent Missions of Austria, Finland, New Zealand and Thailand [...]
Wheelmap.org: Innovative Practice 2012 with new features on their homepage
Spring has also arrived on wheelmap.org. The Sozialhelden crew let new features bloom on their interactive website on the accessibility of public places such as restaurants, bars, supermarkets and banks. Users can mark public spaces as accessible, partly accessible or not accessible with a traffic light system for wheelchair users. Besides knowing about a certain [...]